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Capacity Market parameters for auctions 2019 to 2020, and 2022 to 2023

Government has published the parameters for the next Capacity Market auctions to ensure the UK has sufficient capacity to meet electricity demand.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 9 July 2018
• Last updated: 13 May 2019 — See all updates

Documentation includes:

• letter from the Secretary of State to National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) of determination to rearrange the postponed T-1 auction for the 2019 to 2020 delivery year
• letter from the Energy Minister to National Grid setting out the volume of capacity to be secured through the T-1 auction for 2019 to 2020 and the T-4 Capacity Auction for 2022 to 2023, including the de-rating factors for interconnectors
• the Panel of Technical Experts report: the final auction targets are based on the advice provided by National Grid in their Electricity Capacity Report, which is scrutinised by the Panel of Technical Experts
• letter from the Energy Minister to National Grid informing them that the auctions will take place
• a report by Poyry on de-rating interconnectors
• the Auction Monitor’s reports for the most recent Capacity Market auctions

Documents

• Capacity Market auction parameters: open letter from BEIS to National Grid ESO, May 2019
  • 13 May 2019
  • Correspondence
• Capacity Market determination: letter from BEIS to National Grid ESO, April 2019
  • 11 April 2019
  • Correspondence
• Capacity Market auction parameters: open letter from BEIS to National Grid, July 2018
  • 9 July 2018
  • Correspondence
• National Grid Electricity Capacity report 2018: findings of the Panel of Technical Experts
  • 9 July 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Capacity Market auction determination: letter from BEIS to National Grid, July 2018
  • 9 July 2018
  • Correspondence
• Capacity Market and interconnectors: an update of historical de-rating factors for Great Britain interconnectors
  • 9 July 2018
  • Research and analysis
• Capacity Market auction: Auction Monitor’s reports for 2018 to 2019, and 2021 to 2022
  • 9 July 2018
  • Research and analysis

Published 9 July 2018
Last updated 13 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 13 May 2019

   Letter from SoS to National Grid, May 2019 added.

2. 11 April 2019

   Added letter from Secretary of State to National Grid ESO of determination to rearrange the postponed T-1 auction for the 2019 to 2020 delivery year.

3. 9 July 2018

   First published.