NESO called a Turn Down event on 11 May 2026, running from 17:00 to 21:00 across 8 half-hour settlement periods. 240.3 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (48% 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
240.3 MW
48% of requirement
Bid Cost
£13.6k
Bids
52 / 105
accepted / total
Participants
5
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 8 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (3)
OCTOPUS 155.7 MW @ £1943/MWhEQUIWATT 11.4 MW @ £160/MWhU 0.5 MW @ £139/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
ProcuredSettledReq: 500.0 MW per period
Requirement vs Procured by Period
Participants
| Participant | Volume | Cost | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFINIS LIMITED | 236.3 MW | £26.7k | £115/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 4.0 MW | £440 | £110/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW155.7 MW rejected | £0 | £1846/MWhrej |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 0.0 MW11.4 MW rejected | £0 | £160/MWhrej |
| U ENERGY GROUP LIMITED | 0.0 MW0.5 MW rejected | £0 | £139/MWhrej |