T-1 Capacity auction

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    Chart of the week | Out with the old? Capacity Market Prequalification

    On 11 December 2020, the EMR Delivery Body (National Grid ESO) published the prequalification registers for the T-1 (2021-22) and T-4 (2024-25) Capacity Market (CM) auctions. In this 'Chart of the week', we explore the prequalification picture for the T-4 auction and what this could mean in terms of pricing...

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    Chart of the week | What might compete in upcoming Capacity Market auctions?

    The next round of Capacity Market (CM) auctions are set to take place in March 2021, starting with the T-1 (Delivery Year 2021-22) on 2 March followed by the T-4 (Delivery Year 2024-25) on 9 March. The prequalification window for these auctions have been open since 20 July 2020 and...

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    Chart of the week | Swamped – the T-1 Capacity Auction

    National Grid issued its Electricity Capacity Report (ECR) on 9 July 2018. The Secretary of State replied to this on 9 July confirming the amount of capacity to be procured. This totals 4.6GW in the 2019-20 T-1 Capacity Auction. This week's chart of the week highlights our initial analysis which...