Low carbon generation

O come all ye flexible – the challenges of getting into the Capacity Market

We reflect on the many (many) requirements that potential participants have had to meet in order to just enter the upcoming auctions.

Low carbon generation

Capacity Market: guess who’s back, back again!

In our latest podcast, experts Emma Burns and Tom Edwards discuss the recent developments on the Capacity Market since its reinstatement announcement on 24 October 2019. The Capacity Market (CM) is a mechanism that ensures there is electricity available by providing payments to generators. Consequently, this encourages continued investment in...

Energy storage and flexibility

Fully charged: Storage in the GB electricity sector

In our ninth podcast, the modelling and consultancy teams at Cornwall Insight discuss electricity storage in the GB electricity sector. Paul Anderson, Tom Edwards and Tom Palmer explore: what electricity storage is what role it plays the available revenue streams what is next for electricity storage in the GB power...