The idea that, instead of selling kilowatt hours, market participants of all kinds could sell their flexibility remains new. In this new thought leadership report, CGI and New Power investigate how to win value in the fast-changing environment of power…
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System Operator seeks BM and non-BM reactive power providers for South Wales and Mersey
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National Grid’s Electricity System Operator (ESO) has opened the process of contracting for reactive power services over the next two winters, publishing ‘requests for information’ from providers. For the first time the service can be offered by providers that do…
Industry governance: a risk-based approach could cut reliance on slow ‘code panels’
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The UK energy industry is undergoing huge change. In this thought leadership piece, Gemserv asks proposes a new ‘two-state’ approach that focuses on managing risk appropriately and lifts the burden of ‘code panels’:
Companies to use ‘shared’ street power supplies to deliver EV points in London
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Seven companies have been named in a London-wide framework contract hosted by TfL, London councils and Greater London Authority to provide innovative on street electric vehicle charging. Four companies will install stand-alone charging points with dedicated power supplies. They are Allego…
Industry governance: a golden opportunity?
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The UK energy industry is undergoing huge change. In this thought leadership piece, Gemserv asks whether it is a ‘golden opportunity’ to transform industry governance. Join the debate:
End-users: what’s your view on demand-side response?
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National Grid’s Power Responsive initiative and the Energyst are looking for views from energy users for their 2018 report on battery storage and demand side response. The aim is to provide a snapshot of the challenges and opportunities from an…
SO seeks reserve providers to help assess prequalification process
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National Grid wants smaller companies who provide reserve and response services to the network to join a Working Group that considers changes in how the network operates. These types of working group look at proposed modifications to the Grid Code and assess their implications for the system and participants. In this case, the modification…
Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission
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Ofgem has opened in investigation into National Grid’s electricity transmission arm (NGET). The regulator said that it would examine whether NGET breached rules relating to its duty to operate the system in an economic and efficient manner. “This includes but…
Elexon offers online ‘dashboard’ to help prepare for cashout changes next winter
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Ban Mac, market analyst at Elexon, invites readers to make use of the settlements company’s new ‘dashboard’ to prepare for next winter’s system cash-out price changes The way in which Elexon’s system price (cash-out price) is calculated is changing. Expect…
How much cash would you need to ‘go dark’ for an hour? Take ACER’s survey
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ACER (the Agency for Co-ordination of Energy Regulators) is asking European electricity customers whether they would swap a short power outage for cash – and if so, how much. It is part of a research effort to try to find…