NESO called a Turn Down event on 16 Jan 2026, running from 16:00 to 20:00 across 8 half-hour settlement periods. 172.0 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (34% fill rate), with 6 participants submitting bids. The merit order chart below shows accepted and rejected volumes by participant, sorted by who delivered the most.
Requirement
500.0 MW
Procured
172.0 MW
34% of requirement
Bid Cost
£10.8k
Bids
28 / 65
accepted / total
Participants
6
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 8 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (4)
OCTOPUS 332.7 MW @ £180/MWhGRIDBEYOND 24.0 MW @ £178/MWhEQUIWATT 14.4 MW @ £335/MWhUTILITA 3.0 MW @ £340/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
ProcuredSettledReq: 500.0 MW per period
Requirement vs Procured by Period
Participants
| Participant | Volume | Cost | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFINIS LIMITED | 140.0 MW | £17.4k | £121/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 32.0 MW32.0 MW rejected | £4.2k | £133/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW332.7 MW rejected | £0 | £180/MWhrej |
| GRIDBEYOND LIMITED | 0.0 MW24.0 MW rejected | £0 | £178/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW14.4 MW rejected | £0 | £335/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |