National Grid ESO is required to keep the lights on - at the least cost to consumers. In the Balancing Mechanism, this means that the cheapest available action should always be taken first. When a more expensive action is taken, it means a Bid or Offer has been “skipped”.

Balancing Mechanism: how much are batteries actually getting skipped?

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