Record low clearing price for capacity market auction sparks questions over scheme's future

Madeleine Cuff
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Do we have a capacity problem, or a flexibility problem, on the UK grid?

The latest capacity market auction, which contracts extra power for delivery to the UK grid for 2021-22, has this week cleared at a record low price, prompting fears it may prove redundant as a mechanism...

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