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​National Grid is celebrating a reduction in the impact of COVID-19 on its underlying operating profits in a year with strong operational performance and the "transformational" acquisition of Western Power Distribution (WPD).

​Ofgem has issued its final decision on the financial penalty National Grid ESO must pay following its failure to provide accurate and unbiased electricity demand forecasts.

​Electricity prices have been driven up by the re-launch of Short-Term Operating Reserve (STOR) as a day-ahead service, according to new data from EnAppSys.

​National Grid ESO has awarded eight contracts for Electricity System Restoration Services, as part of the system operator's new approach to Black Start services.

​With another bank holiday has come another renewable generation record, with wind power hitting a new high of 17.6GW.

​Electricity demand in Great Britain returned to pre-COVID-19 levels in Q1 2021, with tight margins being a common feature of the quarter.

​National Grid ESO has agreed to pay £1.5 million to Ofgem’s voluntary redress fund after it failed to provide unbiased and accurate seven-day ahead electricity demand forecasts in 2017.

​Demand is forecast to continue to be low this summer, although some resurgence is expected in comparison to levels seen in 2020.

​Great Britain’s grid hit the greenest it has ever been on Monday 5 April at 1pm, with carbon intensity dropping to 39gCO2/kWh.

​National Grid ESO has launched the second phase of its Power Available (PA) project in a bid to support a smarter, more flexible energy system.