Name of the Future System Operator announced
On Monday 22 January, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) announced that the name of the forthcoming Future System Operator (FSO) will be the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
On Monday 22 January, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) announced that the name of the forthcoming Future System Operator (FSO) will be the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
The UK Government published a consultation on Thursday 11 January seeking views on potential changes to Allocation Round 7 (AR7) and future allocation rounds of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme.
On Tuesday 9 January, the UK Government published a Scenario Deployment Analysis for long-duration electricity storage (LDES).
On Tuesday 9 January, the UK Government announced that it has issued a consultation on policy framework designed to enable investment in long duration electricity storage (LDES).
On Monday 8 January, Ofgem issued a consultation on its Ten-Year Review of the Capacity Market (CM) Rules. Specifically, the regulator is seeking input on the appropriateness of the CM’s intended objectives, which include the promotion of investment in capacity to ensure security of electricity supply and the facilitation of the efficient operation and administration of the CM.
DESNZ published its annual report to Parliament on Tuesday 19 December, setting out the progress made on the Contracts for Difference (CfD) and Capacity Markets scheme in 2023.