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June 24, 2024

Only 20% of renewables projects in planning reach fruition, phantom projects to blame

Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker shows that only 20% of projects submitted for planning between 2018 and 2023 remain in development statuses that could see projects coming to fruition.
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June 11, 2024

ESO winds down Demand Flexibility Service for coming winter

The UK's Electricity System Operator (ESO) has announced changes to the Demand Flexibility Service (DFS).
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April 17, 2024

ESO proposes retrospective application of grid connection reforms

The UK’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) has proposed applying the ‘First Ready, First Connected’ approach to the existing grid connection queue.
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April 3, 2024

‘30-minute rule’ introduction increases battery dispatch duration

Modo Energy has published new research which revealed that after the launch of the ’30-minute rule’, batteries are being dispatched for longer.
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March 25, 2024

ESO’s Balancing Reserve accounts for 12% of battery revenues

New research from Modo Energy has revealed that 12% of total battery revenues are now coming from the National Grid ESO’s (ESO) Balancing Reserves (BR).
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March 22, 2024

Current±’s most read stories of the week: ESO’s investment plan and plans for a new UK-US interconnector

Interconnectors and ESO's £58 billion network investment plan feature as Current±'s top stories of the week.
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March 20, 2024

Trial’s success in adding EVs to BM hints at annual savings of almost £100 million

The success of the trial between Octopus Energy and National Grid ESO, which uses electric vehicles (EVs) in the Balancing Mechanism (BM) hints that the integration could reduce system costs by almost £100 million.
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March 19, 2024

National Grid ESO proposes £58 billion grid investment plan

National Grid ESO has proposed a £58bn investment in the electricity grid so it can meet the demands of being fully decarbonised by 2035.
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March 11, 2024

SMS, Oxfordshire Council receive £5.3 million for domestic flexibility

SMS and Oxfordshire County Council have received £5.3 million from the UK Government to improve smart and flexible energy in UK households.
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March 8, 2024

Carbon intensity of Britain’s electricity in February ‘the lowest achieved in the last year’, says ESO

The high volume of renewables in Britain's electricity mix saw generation average at 133gCO2/kWh - "the lowest achieved in the last year" - the National Grid ESO has said.

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