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I knew that Reactive Power support was required by the grid operator.It was explained to me many years ago by the senior engineer at a hydro-electric ...
That isn't the dominant factor in the case of Derril Water and its neighbours on the 132kV Route-K.It isn't a matter of supply & demand, whatever ...
What you state @jamespa would be entirely sensible. The intention was to divide GB into Regions, each of which would have a body called the Regional...
This 'story' is indeed fast moving. NESO has just released two News Updates which are relevant: Management of Frequency during extreme weather, we...
No. Even if Members of a Planning Committee believed that there was substantial excess generation in the area, they are very unlikely to state that as...
Yesterday, Thurs 16th July, the Planning Committee for Cornwall Council (unitary authority) voted against the advice of their officers, and rejected a...
Yesterday the UK Government published its response to the public consultation on plug-in solar and an accompanying Interim Product Specification (IPS)...
No. Neither a Council Planning Committee, nor the grid operator may instruct an Applicant what power mechanism they wish to install. In any case, ...
@mk4 - perhaps I should clear up some of those 'unknowns': 1: There is a mechanism called Active Network Management (ANM) which is used to...
Are you talking about the Guardian financial support scheme, or the Derril Water solar plant? If it's about Derril Water, can we please com...
@etchedpixels - as these are provisions which DNOs are required to implement, then it is they who have to provide for this in their budgets. RIIO is...
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