What is the Balancing Mechanism & the Role Battery Energy Storage can play?
In the United Kingdom, it’s the responsibility of the National Grid SEO to keep the lights on across the country. The balancing mechanism plays a key role in ensuring the maintenance of the grid, and the government is currently in discussions with various companies to look for ways of improving the frequency response to the way that our electricity is managed. The importance of the Balancing Mechanism for power in the UK In October 2021, a frequency response ancillary service was...