Constraint costs

PM Liz Truss announced the Energy Price Guarantee on 8 September

August 19, 2022

Regen outlines recommendations to reduce balancing, manage constraint costs in new paper

Regen has released a new insight paper identifying seven potential solutions to reduce the cost of balancing and managing constraints, which has already reached £1.2 billion in the last 12 months.

April 1, 2022

National Grid ESO awards 15 ‘post fault’ contracts to help manage grid constraints

National Grid ESO has awarded 15 contracts to ten companies to provide new ‘post fault’ services.

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June 30, 2021

Constraint costs could hit £2.5bn as renewable capacity continues to grow

Constraint costs could hit £2.5 billion per year over the next decade, as the generation mix continues to change rapidly.

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