Capacity Market Notice

National Grid ESO has called on four of its contingency coal units to warm, as well as issuing an electricity margin notice (EMN), as capacity margins for this evening’s peak look tight.

While there is a risk of blackouts due to electricity shortages over the coming winter, National Grid ESO is ”cautiously confident”.

In this week’s issue of our Current± Price Watch series – powered by LCP Enact – we take a look at what drove the rare capacity market notice (CMN) issued by National Grid ESO, and whether these could become a common sight over the summer?

​National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has issued a capacity market notice for this evening.

​National Grid ESO has issued its first Electricity Capacity Market Notice (EMN) of the winter for this evening (3 December).

​National Grid ESO has issued a Capacity Market (CM) notice for this afternoon, with the margin set to fall below the set threshold.