25 - Keeping the lights on (Faye Relton and Neil Morgans - Ancillary Services Development Manager and Balancing Services Optimisation Manage

Making sure the entirety of Great Britain has enough energy, all the time, is a mammoth task, and doing this whilst simultaneously transitioning to a new suite of services in order to reach a zero carbon electricity system is even more of a challenge. In this bumper episode Quentin chats to Faye Relton (Ancillary Services Development Manager) and Neil Morgans (Balancing Services Optimisation Manager) from National Grid ESO. The conversation covers the following topics plus much more.

• An overview of frequency response in Great Britain, the history and a peek into the future.
• All about NGESO’s new suite of services - Dynamic Containment, Dynamic Moderation, Dynamic Regulation and how they are being used.
• Frequency standardisation and how it supports the system.
• Changes to the Auction. Defining the problems and highlighting the benefits.
• A look at the reasoning behind the implementation of price caps.
• and of course how the National Grid ESO plays an integral part in all of this.

Mentioned in the show - National Grid Roadmap to 2025: https://www.nationalgrideso.com/document/247136/downloadNational Grid ESO is the electricity system operator for Great Britain. Making sure the country has the essential energy it needs by ensuring supply meets demand every second of every day. To find out more head to: https://www.nationalgrideso.com/Find Faye on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/fayereltonFind Neil on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/neil-morgans-866ab273Modo’s all-in-one Asset Success Platform provides data, research and benchmarking tools to help you get the most out of your energy storage assets. To find out how we can help you build the future energy system, check out: https://modo.energy/To keep up with all of our latest Insights, follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/modo-energy/ Find us on Instagram: @modo_energy