Three nuclear units drop out of Capacity Market auction

Three of EDF’s nuclear units – one each at the Dungeness B, Heysham 2 and Torness power stations – have dropped out of the latest four-year-ahead (T-4) Capacity Market auction before it cleared at an annual price £18/kW. Meanwhile, agreements have been secured by three new open-cycle gas turbines being developed by Drax.

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