National Grid ESO: Electricity markets 'need reforming' to ensure future grid stability
Great Britain’s electricity markets need wide-ranging reforms in order to sustain the country’s transition to renewable energy resources.
Networks
Northern Powergrid targets green jobs with £50m network investment
Only three weeks remain for councils, developers and businesses to have their say on £50 million of energy investment for the North East, Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.
UKPN launches real-time operation data platform the ‘DSO Dashboard’
Network operator UK Power Networks (UKPN) have launched a new, real-time operational data platform to provide customers with Net Zero energy insights.
Gore Street anticipates 'significant uplift' in revenues as it enters Dynamic Containment
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is the latest to begin participating in National Grid ESO’s Dynamic Containment service.
Budget lacks ‘watershed moment’ for green business despite welcome infrastructure support
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the eagerly anticipated Budget this afternoon, including support for a “world-first” infrastructure bank and at least £15 billion in green bonds.
SSEN Transmission to appeal Ofgem RIIO-T2 plans
SSEN Transmission has revealed its plans to appeal various aspects of Ofgem’s RIIO-T2 price control settlement to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
T-1 Capacity Market auction clears at record £45/kW/year given tighter generation
The T-1 Capacity Market (CM) auction has cleared at a record high price of £45/kW/year on day one.
National Grid ESO issues frequency risk and control proposals following 2019 blackout
National Grid ESO has published its Frequency Risk and Control report, issuing four proposals in light of the 9 August 2019 blackout.
Head of markets Kayte O’Neill explains how the markets National Grid ESO manage are evolving and why the industry needs to work together to deliver further progress.