Long Term Trades

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National Grid DSO

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United Kingdom
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Long Term Trades is an annual flexibility procurement for Scheduled Availability, Operational Utilisation (SAOU) & Operational Utilisation 15 (OU_15).

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Service details

Service type
Load reduction and load increase
Eligible technologies
All DER types
Competition frequency
Annual
Locational scope
Location-specific
Seasonality
Year-round

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Standard pre-qualification required including technical qualifaction of assets; operational assets only; annual tenders via Piclo.

Key details

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Pay-as-bid model; bids submitted via Piclo platform.
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Dispatch instructions via platform UI, email or API forwarded 15 minutes ahead of dispatch start time.
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Utilisation & Availability payments are calculated in line with ENA Open Networks guidelines; HH metering data; performance-based pricing; monthly settlement cycle.
Listing last updated on
26 June 2025

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