Research07 Jul 2022In recent months, we’ve seen hugely volatile prices in Dynamic Containment (DC). This volatility has been driven by National Grid ESO’s changing volume requirements, and by dynamic (or elastic) price caps in the DC buy curves. In this piece, we explore...
Research30 May 2022Nodal pricing - also known as Locational Marginal Pricing (or LMP) - is a way of determining the price of electricity that varies locationally. In Part One, we looked at the implications of nodal pricing for the whole energy system in Great Britain. Th...
Research18 May 2022Nodal pricing is a way of determining the price of electricity that varies locationally. But what would it mean for battery energy storage systems? In this piece, we examine how nodal pricing might impact frequency response services, wholesale trading, battery optimisation, and the investment case for co-location of solar and storage.
Research05 Apr 2022The Energy Systems Catapult has recently published a report recommending that GB power markets move to nodal pricing. Policy Exchange is similarly advocating locational pricing, and National Grid ESO has also shared similar opinions. So what do we mean by 'nodal pricing'? Could it incentivise intelligent dispatch and system design? And what are the pros and cons?