NESO

Capacity Market contract holders can secondary trade their contracts with other market participants through the Piclo marketplace.

The DFS helps households and businesses participate in the electricity market by providing incentives, through suppliers and aggregators, for reducing or shifting demand.

NESO stabilises the electricity system by keeping frequency around 50Hz within a 1% range, ensuring sufficient power is available to manage expected fluctuations in supply and demand.

The Local Constraint Market (LCM) tackles thermal constraints across the Scotland - England border transmission link, by procuring distribution connected flexibility, providing an alternative to the national Balancing Mechanism.

NESO procures reactive power to manage voltage levels and maintain system reliability across the transmission network.

NESO procures additional power at specific times of the day, either through increased generation or reduced demand, through Reserve Services. This allows them to balance higher than expected electricity demand on Britain’s transmission system.

NESO uses a range of approaches to maintain the security and quality of electricity supply on Britain’s transmission system. This includes balancing activity through the market, trading, and contractual arrangements for essential services.