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The Marginal Generator's

Daily Dispatch

${dateref}${dateref2} ${dateref3}

Generation

 NuclearGasCoalBiomassWindPump StorageImports

Ave:

${nuc_apshare}

${gas_apshare}

${coal_apshare}

${biomass_apshare}

${wind_apshare}

${ps_apshare}

${ic_apshare}

Peak:

${nuc_pshare}

${gas_pshare}

${coal_pshare}

${biomass_pshare}

${wind_pshare}

${ps_pshare}

${ic_pshare}

Interconnectors

 FranceIrelandNetherlandsNorthern IrelandBelgiumFrance

Ave:

${fave}

${eave}

${nave}

${iave}

${nemoave}

${f2ave}

NDF:

${fsum}

${esum}

${nsum}

${isum}

${nemosum}

${f2sum}

Peak Demand logo

Peak Demand

Yesterday: ${apeak} MW (${tpeak})

Today: ${fpeak} MW (${ftpeak})

Frequency logo

Frequency

High: ${fhighv} Hz (${fhighper}% NSF)

Low: ${flowv} Hz (${flowper}% NSF)

Margin logo

Margin

Yesterday's low: ${outdemarm} MW (${outdemarmt})

Today's low: ${warning_image} ${fordemar} MW (${fordemart})

Spreads logo

Spreads

Dark: £${alldark}/MWh

Spark: £${medspark}/MWh

Balancing logo

Balancing

High: £${hsb}/MWh (${hsbtime})

Low: £${lsb}/MWh (${lsbtime})

Offers & Bids logo

Offers & Bids

High Offer: £${hop}/MWh

Low Bid: £${lbp}/MWh

Base Power logo

Base Power

£${n2base}/MWh

D: ${n2image} £${n2change} (${n2pchange}%)

W: ${n2image_t7} £${n2change_t7} (${n2pchange_t7}%)

Peak Power logo

Peak Power

£${n2peak}/MWh

D: ${n2peimage} £${n2pechange} (${n2pepchange}%)

W: ${n2peimage_t7} £${n2pechange_t7} (${n2pepchange_t7}%)

Oil logo

Oil

$${bc_p}/barrel

${bc_image} $${bc_dc} (${bc_dpc}%)

Gas logo

Gas

D.A. ${uknbpda}p/therm

${uknbpda_image} ${uknbpda_c}p (${uknbpda_pc}%)

M.A. ${ng_p}p/therm

${ng_image} ${ng_dcp}p (${ng_dpc}%)

Carbon logo

Carbon

€${eu_p}/MT

${eu_cimage} €${eu_pc} (${eu_pc}%)

Company symbol

${maxspn}

${maxsp_closing}p

${maxsp_image} ${maxsp_absolute}p (${maxspc}%)

Electricity Generation

Yesterday peak transmission generation was ${peak_gen} MW at ${peak_gen_time}.

 

Fuel

Peak share (%)

Daily share (%)

Max (MW)

Nuclear

Nuclear

${nuc_pshare}

${nuc_apshare}

${nucmax}

Coal

Coal

${coal_pshare}

${coal_apshare}

${coalmax}

Gas

Gas

${gas_pshare}

${gas_apshare}

${gasmax}

Biomass

Biomass

${biomass_pshare}

${biomass_apshare}

${biomax}

Wind

Wind

${wind_pshare}

${wind_apshare}

${windmax}

Interconnectors

Interconnectors

${ic_pshare}

${ic_apshare}

${ictotalmax}

Pump Storage

Pump Storage

${ps_pshare}

${ps_apshare}

${pumpmax}

Hydro

Hydro

${nps_pshare}

${nps_apshare}

${npumpsmax}

Other

Other

${other_pshare}

${other_apshare}

${othermax}

Total Transmission

Total

${peak_gen} MW

 

 

Date:

Trans Generation by fuel type chart 1
Trans Generation by fuel type chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.1

Peak solar generation was ${solpeak} MW, peak offshore wind generation was ${offpeak} MW, peak onshore wind generation was ${onpeak} MW. Yesterday, at each technologies peak generation ${urccgt}% of CCGT capacity was utilised, ${urnuc}% of Nuclear capacity was utilised, ${ursolar}% of Solar capacity was utilised, ${uroffw}% of Offshore Wind capacity was utilised.

Generation by fuel type chart 1
Generation by fuel type chart 2
Generation by fuel type chart 3
Generation by fuel type chart 4

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.2

Country

Interconnector

Ave per SP (MW)

Net daily flow (MWh)

France

IFA

${fave}

${fsum}

Ireland

East West

${eave}

${esum}

Netherlands

BritNed

${nave}

${nsum}

Northern Ireland

Moyle

${iave}

${isum}

Belgium

Nemo Link

${nemoave}

${nemosum}

France

IFA2

${f2ave}

${f2sum}

Date:

Interconnector chart 1
Interconnector chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.3

Yesterday wind provided ${windsm} MWh of electricity, averaging ${windav} MW a settlement period, with a high of ${windmx} MW and a low of ${windmn} MW.

Today peak wind generation is forecast to be ${wpeak} MW at ${wpeakt} (${wcappk}% of Total Metered Capacity).

Tomorrow peak wind generation is forecast to be ${twpeak} MW at ${twpeakt} (${twcappk}% of Total Metered Capacity).

Wind Generation chart

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.4

 

Daily (MWh)

Peak (MW)

Peak Time

Solar

${solfor}

${solforg}

${solfort}

Offshore

${offfor}

${offforg}

${offfort}

Onshore

${onwfor}

${onwforg}

${onwfort}

Date:

Wind/Solar Forecast chart

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.5

Electricity Demand & Margin

Yesterday peak demand was ${apeak} MW at ${tpeak}.

Today peak demand is forecast to be ${forpdem} MW at ${forpdemt}.

Peak Generation is forecast to be ${forpgen} MW at ${forpgent}.

Demand forecast chart

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.6

Today ${imbforp} settlement periods are forecast to have a positive imbalance. ${imbforn} settlement periods are forecast to have a negative imbalance.

The maximum imbalance is ${imbformx} MW at ${imbformxt}.

The minimum imbalance is ${imbformn} at ${imbformnt}.

Imbalance forecast chart

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.7

Yesterday the minimum derated margin (1hr forecast) was ${outdemarm} MW at ${outdemarmt}.

${warning_image}: ${warning_text}. ${shortfall_value} ${shortfall_time}.

Today the minimum de-rated capacity margin is forecast to be ${fordemar} MW at ${fordemart}. The maximum is ${fordemarm} MW at ${fordemarmt}.

De-rated Margin

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.8

Yesterday the average system frequency was ${favev} Hz with a high of ${fhighv} Hz (${fhighper}% above nominal system frequency) and a low of ${flowv} Hz (${flowper}% below nominal system frequency).

System Frequency

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.9

Electricity Balancing

Over the last 24 hours there were ${posc} settlement periods where the system was short (NIV>0), the total amount of energy purchased by the system operator during those settlement periods was ${poss} MWh, with a high of ${posm} MWh and an avearge of ${posa} MWh.

There were ${negc} settlement periods where the system was long (NIV<0), the total amount of energy purchased by the system operator during those settlement periods was ${negs} MWh, with a low of ${negm} MWh and an avearge of ${nega} MWh.

Net Imbalance Volume chart 1
Net Imbalance Volume chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.10

Over the last 24 hours the average system price was £${asb}/MWh. The highest settlement period system price was £${hsb}/MWh between ${hsbtime}, the lowest £${lsb}/MWh between ${lsbtime}.

System Price chart 1
System Price chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.11

Over the last 24 hours the highest accepted offer price was £${hop}/MWh, paid to ${hnm} a ${htc} plant at ${hotime}. The lowest accepted offer price was £${lop}/MWh, paid to ${lnm} a ${ltc} plant.

Accepted Offers chart 1
Accepted Offers chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.12

Over the last 24 hours the highest accepted bid price was £${hbp}/MWh, paid by ${hbnm} a ${hbtc} plant. The lowest accepted bid price was £${lbp}/MWh, paid by ${lbnm} a ${lbtc} plant at ${lbtime}.

Accepted Bids chart 1
Accepted Bids chart 2

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.13

Over the last 24 hours ${bmstor} MWh of Non-BM STOR volume was instructed. Peak volume was ${bmstorp} MWh at ${bmstorpt}.

Non-BM STOR chart

Source: BM Reports
Notes: See note.14

Wholesale Energy Markets

The ICIS power index price on ${icisdv} was £${icispv}/MWh, a ${icispvp}% change on the previous day.

ICIS Power Index chart

Source: ICIS
Notes: See note.15

The baseload electricity price on ${n2date}, based on the previous days N2EX day-ahead auction, is £${n2base}/MWh, £${n2change} (${n2pchange}%) ${n2des} than the previous days baseload price and £${n2change_t7} (${n2pchange_t7}%) ${n2des_t7} than the same day the previous week. Peak prices are £${n2peak}/MWh, £${n2pechange} (${n2pepchange}%) ${n2pedes} than the previous day's peak price and £${n2pechange_t7} (${n2pepchange_t7}%) ${n2pedes_t7} than the same day the previous week.

EPEX/APX baseload day-ahead electricity prices on ${adadate} are £${aukbaseda}/MWh and peak prices £${aukpeakda}/MWh.

Marex Spectron baseload day-ahead electricity prices on ${mdadate} are £${ukbaseda}/MWh.

GB DA Power Prices chart 1
GB DA Power Prices chart 2

Source: N2EX
Notes: See note.16

ICE Month ahead (${pc_month}) baseload power prices on ${pc_date} were £${pc_base}/MWh. Peak prices were £${pc_peak}/MWh. Note data availability lags by two trading days.

Marex Spectron baseload month-ahead electricity prices for delivery in ${mmadate} are £${ukbasema}/MWh.

Power Futures chart

Day-ahead spark spreads based on trading on the ${spreaddate}, were £${lowspark}/MWh (low efficiency (45%)), £${medspark}/MWh (Medium efficiency (50%)) and £${highspark}/MWh (High efficiency (60%)). Dark spreads were £${alldark}/MWh (35% efficiency).

Note spreads are calculated from underlying source data with a two trading day lag.

Spreads chart 1
Spreads chart 2

Marex Spectron day-ahead UK (NBP) and European (TTF) Natural Gas prices on ${mdadate} are ${uknbpda}p/therm and ${euttfdas}p/therm (€${euttfdae}/MWh).

European wholesale day-ahead electricity prices:

 

Base
£(€)/MWh
(epex)

Peak
£(€)/MWh
(epex)

Base
£(€)/MWh
(Marex)

Peak
£(€)/MWh
(Marex)

GB

${aukbaseda}

${aukpeakda}

${ukbaseda}

N/A

Germany

${agebasedas}
(${agebasedae})

${agepeakdas}
(${agepeakdae})

${gebasedas}
(${gebasedae})

${gepeakdas}
(${gepeakdae})

France

${afrbasedas}
(${afrbasedae})

${afrpeakdas}
(${afrpeakdae})

${frbasedas}
(${frbasedae})

N/A

Netherlands

${anlbasedas}
(${anlbasedae})

${anlpeakdas}
(${anlpeakdae})

N/A

N/A

Belgium

${ablbasedas}
(${ablbasedae})

${ablpeakdas}
(${ablpeakdae})

N/A

N/A

Switzerland

${aswbasedas}
(${aswbasedae})

${aswpeakdas}
(${aswpeakdae})

N/A

N/A

Date: epex: ${adadate} | marex: ${mdadate}

European energy chart 1
European energy chart 3
European energy chart 4

The closing price of Brent Crude oil on ${bc_date} was $${bc_p}/barrel, prices ${bc_dcd} $${bc_dc} (${bc_dpc}%) from the previous day's closing price.

Oil chart 1
Oil chart 2

Source: Quandl
Notes: See note.20

The closing price of ICE UK Natural Gas on ${ng_date} was ${ng_p}p/therm, prices ${ng_dcd} ${ng_dcp}p (${ng_dpc}%) from the previous day's closing price.

Marex Spectron NBP day-ahead Natural Gas prices on ${mdadate} are ${uknbpda}p/therm. Month ahead prices for delivery in ${mmadate} were ${uknbpma}p/therm.

Gas chart 1
Gas chart 2

Source: Quandl
Notes: See note.21

The closing price of ICE EUA Futures (Dec ${eu_yearref} contract) on ${eu_dv} was €${eu_p}/MT, a €${eu_c} (${eu_pc}%) ${eu_cdescription} on the previous day's closing price. During ${eu_dv} prices reached a high of €${eu_ph}/MT and a low of €${eu_pl}/MT.

EUA Futures chart
Retail Energy Markets

On ${petdate} the pump price of unleaded petrol was ${petprice}p/litre, ${petchange}p/litre ${petdes} (${petpchange}) than the previous week. The pump price of diesel was ${dieprice}p/litre, ${diechange}p/litre ${diedes} (${diepchange}) than the previous week.

Road Fuel chart

Source: Gov.uk
Notes: See note.23

Capital Energy Markets

The largest change in energy company share prices was a ${maxspc}% ${maxspdes} in ${maxspn}'s closing share price.

 

 

Closing price (p)

30 day change (%)

90 day change (%)

180 day change (%)

National Grid

National Grid

${spngp}
(${spngpc}%)

${spng30}

${spng90}

${spng180}

Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

${spshp}
(${spshpc}%)

${spsh30}

${spsh90}

${spsh180}

BP

BP

${spbpp}
(${spbppc}%)

${spbp30}

${spbp90}

${spbp180}

Drax

Drax Group

${spdrp}
(${spdrpc}%)

${spdr30}

${spdr90}

${spdr180}

SSE

SSE

${spssp}
(${spsspc}%)

${spss30}

${spss90}

${spss180}

Centrica

Centrica

${spcep}
(${spcepc}%)

${spce30}

${spce90}

${spce180}

Date: National Grid: ${spdateng} | Royal Dutch Shell: ${spdatesh} | BP: ${spdatebp} | Drax Group: ${spdatedx} | SSE: ${spdatess} | Centrica: ${spdatece}

Share Price chart