NESO called a Turn Down event on 4 Aug 2026, running from 18:00 to 21:00 across 6 half-hour settlement periods. 133.5 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (27% fill rate), with 7 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
133.5 MW
27% of requirement
Bid Cost
£10.6k
Bids
90 / 165
accepted / total
Participants
7
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 6 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (2)
OCTOPUS 143.6 MW @ £155/MWhAXLE 19.4 MW @ £180/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
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 | 76.7 MW67.4 MW rejected | £12.1k | £158/MWh |
| HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 44.0 MW21.9 MW rejected | £7.1k | £162/MWh |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 11.7 MW3.9 MW rejected | £1.8k | £155/MWh |
| U ENERGY GROUP LIMITED | 0.9 MW | £127 | £143/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 0.2 MW0.4 MW rejected | £32 | £160/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW143.6 MW rejected | £0 | £155/MWhrej |
| AXLE ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW19.4 MW rejected | £0 | £180/MWhrej |