The System Operator has asked one coal-fired generator to warm in case it is needed to help cover evening peak demand on Tuesday 24 January and has activated the Demand Flexibility Service for the second day in a row.
NGESO said the measures were taken “to ensure we continue to have adequate operational reserves tomorrow evening”. The ESO said it would activate the Demand Flexibility Service – which pays domestic and business customers to reduce demand – for slightly longer on Tuesday evening than on. Monday. It would ask customers to turn down between 4:30pm and 6pm, compared with between 5pm and 6pm on Monday.”
NGESO added, “We have taken this decision as we currently see a similar operational picture to the one available on Sunday. The use of these additional services is not an indication that electricity supplies are at risk, but that we require greater options to manage the network as normal”.