NESO called a Turn Down event on 29 Jan 2026, running from 16:00 to 19:00 across 6 half-hour settlement periods. 154.6 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (31% 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
154.6 MW
31% of requirement
Bid Cost
£9.4k
Bids
31 / 55
accepted / total
Participants
5
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 6 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (3)
OCTOPUS 326.6 MW @ £180/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
ProcuredSettledReq: 500.0 MW per period
Requirement vs Procured by Period
Participants
| Participant | Volume | Cost | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFINIS LIMITED | 114.6 MW138.0 MW rejected | £13.7k | £120/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 40.0 MW8.0 MW rejected | £5.1k | £127/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW326.6 MW rejected | £0 | £180/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW14.4 MW rejected | £0 | £335/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |