NESO called a Turn Down event on 26 Jan 2026, running from 17:00 to 19:00 across 4 half-hour settlement periods. 22.1 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (4% 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
22.1 MW
4% of requirement
Bid Cost
£1.3k
Bids
2 / 45
accepted / total
Participants
6
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 4 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (5)
OCTOPUS 325.9 MW @ £150/MWhOAKTREE 32.0 MW @ £140/MWhEQUIWATT 14.4 MW @ £150/MWhGRIDBEYOND 12.0 MW @ £175/MWhUTILITA 3.0 MW @ £340/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
ProcuredSettledReq: 500.0 MW per period
Requirement vs Procured by Period
Participants
| Participant | Volume | Cost | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFINIS LIMITED | 22.1 MW116.5 MW rejected | £2.6k | £118/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW325.9 MW rejected | £0 | £150/MWhrej |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 0.0 MW32.0 MW rejected | £0 | £140/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW14.4 MW rejected | £0 | £150/MWhrej |
| GRIDBEYOND LIMITED | 0.0 MW12.0 MW rejected | £0 | £175/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |