NESO called a Turn Down event on 5 Aug 2026, running from 17:00 to 22:00 across 10 half-hour settlement periods. 362.0 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (72% 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
362.0 MW
72% of requirement
Bid Cost
£25.6k
Bids
185 / 185
accepted / total
Participants
7
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 10 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
Half-Hour Periods
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
20:00
20:30
21:00
21:30
ProcuredSettledReq: 500.0 MW per period
Requirement vs Procured by Period
Participants
| Participant | Volume | Cost | Avg Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 155.0 MW | £22.5k | £145/MWh |
| HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 100.3 MW | £13.8k | £137/MWh |
| INFINIS LIMITED | 83.5 MW | £10.4k | £129/MWh |
| AXLE ENERGY LIMITED | 20.0 MW | £4.1k | £203/MWh |
| U ENERGY GROUP LIMITED | 1.6 MW | £207 | £131/MWh |
| Shuffle Energy Limited | 1.0 MW | £210 | £210/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 0.6 MW | £68 | £114/MWh |