Demand

October 15, 2020

Winter Outlook 2020: COVID-19 uncertainty and margin variability to shape winter period

Whilst power demand has started to recover, the impact of COVID-19 continues to be uncertain as the country moves into the winter period.

October 15, 2020

National Grid ESO warns of tight margins across weekend

National Grid ESO has warned of tighter margins than usual due to a mix of low wind and generator outages.

UK government invests further £1.3 billion into Sizewell C construction. Image: EDF Energy.

September 28, 2020

EDF’s Sizewell B back to full power as electricity demand continues to return to normal

EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear power plant is now back to full power, as the UK’s energy demand continues to return to normal.

September 21, 2020

National Grid ESO fails to hit benchmarks as COVID-19 and extreme weather impact August

Throughout August, almost all of National Grid ESO’s performance indicators showed it falling below expectations.

Business and the energy crisis: have the measures gone far enough? Image: Pixabay NC.

August 17, 2020

UK power industry to lose £1.1bn due to COVID-19 lockdown

The UK power industry has lost £1.1 billion due to the impact of COVID-19, according to energy trading company Hartree Solutions.

August 6, 2020

Greater Manchester could reach net zero by 2030 if energy demand is cut by 25%

Greater Manchester could meet net zero by 2038 but only if it acts now as there is “no room for delay or error”.

‘I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads next year

June 11, 2020

Use of Balancing Mechanism doubles as COVID-19 highlights imperfect system

The Balancing Mechanism (BM) was used twice as much throughout April and May 2020 as the previous year, due to the impact of COVID-19.

Research by Cornwall Insight into Britain’s power market predicts highs of £150/MWh in winter 2025. Image: Getty.

June 10, 2020

Coal absent from GB grid for two months as it continues to smash records

Great Britain has gone a staggering two months without coal generation, smashing previous records.

June 5, 2020

BEIS commits to protect suppliers from 80% of obligation payment increases

The government has committed to protect suppliers from 80% of the increases in obligation payments for the second quarter.

June 3, 2020

Network project DINO to manage loads ‘dynamically’ using AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) could help manage local grids, to ensure that they are not overloaded by rapid growth in demand.

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