Centrica Business Solutions to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW battery
Centrica Business Solutions is to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW Leverton storage project.
Articles tagged with: balancing
National Grid ESO issues supply assurances despite maintaining Electricity Margin Notice
An Electricity Margin Notice detailing a margin shortfall of 740MW was issued last night (3 November), although National Grid ESO has now said the margin has been restored to an "adequate level".
GridBeyond to enable I&C customers to access Dynamic Containment auctions in first for service
GridBeyond is to become the first company to enable industrial and commercial (I&C) access to Dynamic Containment.
As Ofgem works with industry to review electricity system balancing this Spring and Summer National Grid Energy System Operator (ESO) chief engineer Roisin Quinn looks back over this period and offers her thoughts on the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the lessons learned.
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Balancing challenges created by COVID-19 key to National Grid ESO missing benchmarks
In National Grid Electricity System Operator’s (ESO) most recent Forward Plan 2020-21 monthly report, the operator fell short of a number of benchmarks.
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.
Renewable generation jumps 32% in Q2 driving down Britain’s carbon intensity
Renewable generation was up 32% year-on-year during Q2 2020, as the COVID-19 lockdown made Britain’s electricity ‘cleaner and cheaper, but harder to control’.
Ofgem launches evaluation of balancing costs as they soar by 39% during lockdown
Ofgem is evaluating it balancing costs system after costs rose by 39% during lockdown.
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.