day ahead prices

National Grid ESO's new balancing service introduces day-ahead procurement for energy reserves saving consumers £639 million over four years.

National Grid ESO has put out a call for input regarding its Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) as the trial period comes to an end.

Longer term market signal are the key focus of this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – taking a look at the T-4 Capacity Market results, the new default tariff price cap and incoming weather fronts.

In this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at the caution suggested by the high T-1 Capacity Market clearing price, the changing face of nuclear in Britain and the saving seen by industrial participants in the ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service.

In this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a forward look at potentially tight margins as the relative stability of recent weeks is savoured, as well as check in with SMS about demand reduction and Open Energi about the growing role of batteries in the Balancing Mechanism.

In this week's Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at the use of the DFS, as well as the energy mix and the warming of coal units.

In this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at the use of National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) and contingency coal units, as well as how interconnectors were key to managing a fault on the electricity network.

In today’s Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at the ESO Enhanced Measures, as well as the cut in generation from EDF amid strike action in France and the growth of Dynamic Containment.

​Power prices reached record highs in 2022, with average day-ahead electricity prices 70% higher than in 2021, according to EnAppSys.

In this week’s Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at wind generation records, import records and one of the last Triad warnings.