Demand

June 2, 2020

Sunny skies help make May Britain’s greenest month yet

With no coal on the grid and surging renewables, May was the greenest month ever on Great Britain’s electricity grid.

May 22, 2020

Dampened demand forecast over bank holiday as grid balancing costs soar

Over the bank holiday weekend, the UK's electricity demand is set to drop to an all-time low of just 13.8GW while the cost of balancing soars.

May 21, 2020

Surging wind helps renewables overtake fossil fuels in Q1

For the first time ever, more electricity came from renewables than fossil fuels throughout the whole of Q1 2020.

ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty. Image: Pxhere (NC).

May 20, 2020

SSE calls on National Grid ESO to defer additional balancing costs due to COVID-19

SSE Generation has put in a request to National Grid ESO to defer the additional Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) costs caused by COVID-19.

May 19, 2020

Arenko and National Grid ESO launch 'first of its kind' flexibility trial

Battery software company Arenko has teamed up with National Grid ESO to provide upward and downward reserve flexibility in a ‘first of its kind trial’.

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

May 11, 2020

Britain hits coal-free month milestone as demand remains low

In a significant milestone for Britain, Sunday marked the country's first coal-free month since the industrial revolution.

May 7, 2020

National Grid ESO unveils new contracts to reduce renewables output

National Grid ESO is ramping up its toolkit for reducing demand as it launches a Downward Flexibility Management service for renewables and announces a new contract with EDF.

May 5, 2020

Ofgem approves urgency of National Grid ESO Grid Code modification

National Grid ESO's Grid Code modification request regarding disconnecting embedded generation is urgent, Ofgem has ruled, with a final decision expected before the end of the week.

The report cautioned that the increased risk to investors in new generation energy capacity paired with the cost of capital involved in implementing an LMP system could negate any potential benefits. Image: Getty.

May 1, 2020

National Grid ESO makes plans to disconnect embedded generation due to low demand

National Grid ESO has raised an urgent Grid Code modification that would allow it to disconnect embedded generation.

Flexibility strategy: game changer or simply warm words?

April 30, 2020

Global power demand to fall 5% but renewables to avoid ‘historic shock’

Global electricity demand is on track to drop 5% over 2020, eight times the reduction seen in 2009 as a result of the financial crisis.

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