National Grid ESO
Coal loses out in latest auction for winter back-up grid supply contracts
Capacity Market clears at record high price of £45/kW with gas, demand side response, and battery storage projects sweeping up lion's share of contracts
Ofgem calls for new independent body to lead net zero energy transition
Energy regulator argues National Grid should be stripped of responsibility for managing Britain's power grid due to conflict of interest concerns
Clean power drives Britain's grid to record low CO2 intensity in 2020
National Grid ESO data for 2020 confirms raft of new records for wind and solar generation, as well as longest coal-free run since the Industrial Revolution
Ørsted secures green light for mammoth 2.4GW Hornsea Three offshore wind farm
UK's Planning Inspectorate grants consent for major wind farm despite concerns over potential impact on local seabird populations
Britain's wind turbines deliver new record amid blustery weather
Wind power generation hit a new high of 17.3GW last week during short period when zero carbon electricity produced nearly three-quarters of output, National Grid ESO reveals
Energy giants urge Prime Minister to set net zero power target
Johnson urged by major energy companies to emulate US president-elect Joe Biden and set a deadline for the decarbonisation of Britain's power system ahead of 2050 net zero goal
Major Cornwall green grid trial cuts bills and CO2, Centrica finds
UK's largest smart grid trial saw 200 homes and businesses fitted with solar panels and batteries trade electricity to offer local grid flexibility
Britain's biggest battery storage project to date goes live
Flexitricity has begun optimising Gresham House’s 50MW asset in South Yorkshire for a number of grid services markets
Storm Ellen powers UK wind farms to new generation record
Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry
Ofgem to probe record £718m grid balancing costs during Covid-19 lockdown
Energy regulator's three month review geared at better managing UK grid costs in future as more renewables and green technologies come online
Government to ease energy storage planning woes
Ministers hope that move to cut red tape and streamline planning processes could help treble UK energy storage capacity
Flexitricity bags deal to manage Europe's 'largest' battery storage site
Firm will move the Gresham's lithium-ion 50MW/75MWh Thurock battery storage site's outputs between different markets from its Edinburgh control room.
'Another milestone for Britain': UK grid completes first coal-free month
National Grid ESO confirms UK has completed 30 days and counting without coal power
British food firm serves up smart grid first
Demand response specialist Flexitricity enables first company to take advantage of new real time grid balancing mechanism
Green grid: Surging renewables and low demand cause UK power prices to plummet
Sunny and breezy weather coupled with lower demand for power due to lockdown prompted negative electricity prices on Sunday
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