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ESC is responsible for financial transactions relating to the energy Capacity Market, including making capacity payments to capacity providers, controlling collateral and managing auction bid bonds.


The Electricity Settlements Company (ESC) is a private limited company owned by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. It was established to play a key role in the delivery of Electricity Market Reform (EMR), the biggest change to the electricity market since privatisation.

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