Conventional generation

Octopus calls for extended DFS to end coal use

Octopus Energy has called for customer flexibility to be a permanent solution for balancing the energy system and an end to the reliance on back-up coal generators. It comes after Uniper was instructed to fire up two back-up coal-fired power units this week to cope with additional electricity demand during the ongoing heatwave. Octopus claims that making the service available to all 17.3 million UK homes with smart meters would be enough to entirely replace coal as a back-up source of power.

Gas generator profits rose substantially during crisis

French nuclear woes to keep power prices high beyond 2030

Drax ends coal generation

Electricity market review risks investment hiatus

EDF and Drax rule out using back-up coal plants next winter

ESO balancing reserve proposals rejected by Ofgem

ESO puts back-up coal plants to work for first time this winter

Ofgem seeks to create world’s first distributed energy supermarket

Record capacity auction to cost consumers £5.7bn

T-4 capacity auction clears at record high price

Capacity Market secures record year-ahead power

New generation licence condition to stop ‘excessive’ balancing profits

Capacity Market changes set out exit strategy from gas

Tougher penalties for Capacity Market non-delivery proposed