National Grid ESO’s new Downward Flexibility Management service was brought into play this weekend to cut embedded generation, along with the Grid Code modification which was also approved.
Great Britain has now gone more than 18 days without coal-fired generation, thanks to sunny weather and low demand.
In Q1 2020, renewables became Britain’s main power source for the first time ever, according to new analysis by EnAppSys.
Low demand and a sunny weekend sent power prices plunging into negative figures on the day-ahead hourly market for the third time as generation hit a new record.
The UK’s electricity system price spiked to £2,242/MWh last night (4 March 2020) following lower than expected wind generation during the evening peak.
Renewables are “on the brink” of becoming Britain’s main electricity source, according to research by EnAppSys.
Current± spoke to Phil Hewitt, EnAppSys founder and executive director, about this week's event, how the grid reacted and negative pricing as the future of the energy sector.
Electricity generated from renewables almost doubled nuclear as coal fell to a record low in the second quarter of this year, EnAppSys found.
Wind generation toppled several records in Q1 2018, contributing towards a record high of 25TWh of renewable generation.
