Elexon, the electricity systems administrator, was hit by a cyberattack on Thursday (14 May), although no key systems are thought to have been affected.
Industry trade body Energy UK has said renewables should be fast-tracked into the Capacity Market and new, ‘revenue stabilisation’ Contracts for Difference auctions put into place as part of the Electricity Market Reform’s (EMR) five-year review.
A significant number of battery storage assets representing multiple gigawatts of capacity have cleared the first hurdle towards competing in forthcoming Capacity Market auctions.