CM

The energy crisis in the UK is contributing to record clearing prices in the Capacity Market (CM), with the mechanism’s design in turn exacerbating tight capacity margins, EnAppSys director Paul Verrill has said.

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

​During 2019/20, 11 Contracts for Difference (CfD) projects became operational, generating enough low carbon electricity to power Wales.