NESO called a Turn Down event on 16 Oct 2026, running from 16:00 to 21:00 across 12 half-hour settlement periods. 282.0 MW was procured against a 500.0 MW requirement (56% 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
282.0 MW
56% of requirement
Bid Cost
£28.7k
Bids
188 / 207
accepted / total
Participants
8
Accepted Volume by Participant
Aggregated across 12 half-hour periods, sorted by accepted volume
All bids rejected (1)
OCTOPUS 314.6 MW @ £245/MWh
Half-Hour Periods
16:00
16:30
17:00
17:30
18:00
18:30
19:00
19:30
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 | 226.6 MW | £45.5k | £200/MWh |
| HILDEBRAND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | 20.7 MW | £4.1k | £186/MWh |
| ENGIE POWER LIMITED | 16.1 MW2.3 MW rejected | £3.5k | £219/MWh |
| EQUIWATT LIMITED | 16.0 MW | £3.8k | £235/MWh |
| OAKTREE POWER LIMITED | 1.6 MW | £356 | £223/MWh |
| U ENERGY GROUP LIMITED | 0.8 MW | £168 | £210/MWh |
| Bryt Energy Limited | 0.2 MW | £47 | £235/MWh |
| OCTOPUS ENERGY LIMITED | 0.0 MW314.6 MW rejected | £0 | £245/MWhrej |