NESO called a Turn Down event on 16 Mar 2026, running from 17:00 to 20:00 across 6 half-hour settlement periods. 98.0 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (20% fill rate), with 8 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
98.0 MW
20% of requirement
Bid Cost
£6.3k
Bids
29 / 73
accepted / total
Participants
8
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 6 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (5)
OCTOPUS 280.2 MW @ £4738/MWhEQUIWATT 28.8 MW @ £225/MWhHILDEBRAND 6.0 MW @ £147/MWhGRIDIMP 4.0 MW @ £180/MWhUTILITA 3.0 MW @ £340/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
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 | 52.0 MW233.1 MW rejected | £7.0k | £135/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 40.0 MW8.0 MW rejected | £4.6k | £115/MWh |
| GRIDBEYOND LIMITED | 6.0 MW12.0 MW rejected | £900 | £150/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW280.2 MW rejected | £0 | £5073/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW28.8 MW rejected | £0 | £225/MWhrej |
| HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW6.0 MW rejected | £0 | £147/MWhrej |
| GRIDIMP LTD | 0.0 MW4.0 MW rejected | £0 | £180/MWhrej |
| UTILITA ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW3.0 MW rejected | £0 | £340/MWhrej |