On Wednesday 5 April, National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) announced the completion of the first phase of its Stability Pathfinders program, which aimed to support the development and delivery of new technologies to generate important system characteristics, such as inertia.
National Grid ESO published its annual Operability Strategy Report for 2023, explaining the challenges in operating a rapidly changing electricity system to enable a zero-carbon electricity system in 2035
On 18 July, the government opened its consultation on the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) in which it aims to identify reforms needed to ensure electricity market design is fit for the purpose of maintaining energy security and affordability for consumers as the electricity sector decarbonises.