Stor extended to help promote demand side options
National Grid has announced plans for an extension of its short term operating reserve (Stor) procurement activity, referred to as Stor Runway.
National Grid has announced plans for an extension of its short term operating reserve (Stor) procurement activity, referred to as Stor Runway.
National Grid is to offer contracts to three power stations to provide additional reserve during winter 2015/16. The plants are Centrica’s South Humber Bank (40MW) and Barry (227MW) stations, and Corby Power’s Corby station (353MW).
Delays in the Western HVDC link was the principal factor that slowed capital investment by National Grid by £109 million to £1,579 million in the six months to 30 September, the company said in a trading update.
"The risk of disruption to energy supplies this winter is no higher than it has been in recent years," Rachel Fletcher, senior partner for markets at Ofgem, told attendees at the regulator's winter outlook seminar at the end of October.
"The risk of disruption to energy supplies this winter is no higher than it has been in recent years," Rachel Fletcher, senior partner for markets at Ofgem, told attendees at the regulator's winter outlook seminar at the end of October.