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Coal units at both West Burton (pictured) and Ratcliffe-on-Soar have warmed. Image: Richard Croft.

March 7, 2023

ESO warms four of five coal units, issues rare EMN and eyes DFS as capacity gets constrained

National Grid ESO has called on four of its contingency coal units to warm, as well as issuing an electricity margin notice (EMN), as capacity margins for this evening’s peak look tight.

In total the Demand Flexibility Service tests have procured over 1.5GWh of capacity. Image: Getty.

October 6, 2022

National Grid ESO ‘cautiously confident’ there will be adequate margins for winter

While there is a risk of blackouts due to electricity shortages over the coming winter, National Grid ESO is ”cautiously confident”.

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