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September 28, 2020
EDF’s Sizewell B back to full power as electricity demand continues to return to normal
EDF’s Sizewell B nuclear power plant is now back to full power, as the UK’s energy demand continues to return to normal.
September 21, 2020
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.
August 17, 2020
UK power industry to lose £1.1bn due to COVID-19 lockdown
The UK power industry has lost £1.1 billion due to the impact of COVID-19, according to energy trading company Hartree Solutions.
August 6, 2020
Greater Manchester could reach net zero by 2030 if energy demand is cut by 25%
Greater Manchester could meet net zero by 2038 but only if it acts now as there is “no room for delay or error”.
June 11, 2020
Use of Balancing Mechanism doubles as COVID-19 highlights imperfect system
The Balancing Mechanism (BM) was used twice as much throughout April and May 2020 as the previous year, due to the impact of COVID-19.
June 10, 2020
Coal absent from GB grid for two months as it continues to smash records
Great Britain has gone a staggering two months without coal generation, smashing previous records.
June 5, 2020
BEIS commits to protect suppliers from 80% of obligation payment increases
The government has committed to protect suppliers from 80% of the increases in obligation payments for the second quarter.
June 3, 2020
Network project DINO to manage loads ‘dynamically’ using AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help manage local grids, to ensure that they are not overloaded by rapid growth in 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.
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