NESO called a Turn Down event on 30 Jan 2026, running from 16:00 to 19:00 across 6 half-hour settlement periods. 119.3 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (24% 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
119.3 MW
24% of requirement
Bid Cost
£6.5k
Bids
16 / 61
accepted / total
Participants
6
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 6 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (4)
OCTOPUS 310.6 MW @ £129/MWhGRIDBEYOND 18.0 MW @ £203/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 | 103.3 MW138.0 MW rejected | £11.2k | £107/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 16.0 MW32.0 MW rejected | £1.9k | £117/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW310.6 MW rejected | £0 | £129/MWhrej |
| GRIDBEYOND LIMITED | 0.0 MW18.0 MW rejected | £0 | £203/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW14.4 MW rejected | £0 | £335/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |