Long Term
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
United Kingdom
NIEN procures long term flexibility on an annual basis, for delivery in the winter ahead.
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Service details
Service type
Load reduction
Eligible technologies
All DER types
Competition frequency
Annual
Locational scope
Location-specific
Seasonality
Year-round
Eligibility
Direct
Aggregated
Residential
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Commercial & Industrial
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
Front-of-the-Meter
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
This participation route is eligible.
This participation route may be eligible
This participation route is not eligible.
NIEN publishes details of Flexibility Managed Zones (FMZs), flexible capacity needed, and service windows. Providers wishing to participate must have eligible assets within these zones and express their interest.
Key details
Availability windows will be determined via long term forecasting. NIEN run network forecast >24h ahead and send utilisation instruction based on forecast.
Half hourly meter data must be submitted for baseline and settlement calculations. The provider is paid an availability fee and a utilisation fee.
Listing last updated on
23 July 2025
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