Short Term (Month Ahead)

Northern Powergrid

Automated

United Kingdom

NPG's summer tender is followed by a series of monthly bidding rounds during autumn and winter to top up capacity as required, for delivery in the next month.

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Service details

Service type

Load reduction

Eligible technologies

All DER types

Competition frequency

Monthly

Locational scope

Location-specific

Seasonality

Year-round

Eligibility

Direct

Aggregated

Residential

Commercial & Industrial

Front-of-the-Meter

NPG publishes details of Constraint Management Zones (CMZs), flexible capacity needed, and service windows on Piclo. Providers wishing to participate must have eligible assets within these zones and complete company qualification.

Key details

Bidding takes place on Piclo every month. Ceiling prices are displayed alongside each CMZ. When decisioning bids, NPG prioritises operational assets over planned assets.

NPG uses the SA+OU product (variable dispatch dependent on network need) for their month-ahead procurement. Providers receive dispatch instructions from Piclo via API, UI or email.

Submit half hourly meter data via Piclo. The provider is paid an availability fee and a utilisation fee.

Listing last updated on

25 July 2025

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