NESO called a Turn Down event on 19 Jan 2026, running from 16:00 to 20:00 across 8 half-hour settlement periods. 30.8 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (6% fill rate), with 5 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
30.8 MW
6% of requirement
Bid Cost
£2.0k
Bids
2 / 63
accepted / total
Participants
5
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 8 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (4)
OCTOPUS 337.0 MW @ £180/MWhOAKTREE 64.0 MW @ £156/MWhGRIDBEYOND 24.0 MW @ £200/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 | 30.8 MW125.1 MW rejected | £4.0k | £130/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW337.0 MW rejected | £0 | £180/MWhrej |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 0.0 MW64.0 MW rejected | £0 | £156/MWhrej |
| GRIDBEYOND LIMITED | 0.0 MW24.0 MW rejected | £0 | £200/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |