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We hold regular meetings with our balancing services providers to discuss the operation and performance of balancing and capacity. Here, you can find presentation material from previous meetings, as well as the details of upcoming meetings.

We issue an invitation to attend the forum approximately four weeks in advance of the meeting date. All attendees are required to register prior to the event.

Next forum meeting

Instead of the March 2021 Operational Forum, Markets will be holding six Stakeholder events during week commencing 23 March 2021 - 25 March 2021. Please register your interest via the following page on our website.

Venue: MS Teams via the Internet

Forum documents

November 2020

Name
Electricity Operational Forum - Questions and Answers
Electricity Operational Forum - presentation package - 11 Nov 2020
Electricity Operational Forum - Recording of the event - 11 Nov 2020
Useful Links for your information
Agenda Electricity Operational Forum - 11 November 2020

October 2019

Name
Electricity Operational Forum - presentation package - Oct 2019 EXT
Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 23 October 2019

July 2019

Published Sort ascending	Name
12 Jul 2019	Platform for Ancillary Services (PAS) Update
12 Jul 2019	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
12 Jul 2019	Operability Strategy Report
12 Jul 2019	Control Room - Difficult Day Analysis
1 Jul 2019	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 01 July 2019

March 2019

Published Sort ascending	Name
27 Mar 2019	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
27 Mar 2019	Forward Plan for Balancing Services
27 Mar 2019	Control Room - Difficult Day Analysis
27 Mar 2019	Operability
27 Mar 2019	Summer Outlook
21 Mar 2019	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 26 March 2019

October 18

Name Sort descending
Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
Coming soon ...
Electricity Operational Forum Agenda 15 October 2018
Electricity System Operator (ESO) Incentives Industry Update
Weekend Review
Winter Outlook

July 2018

Published Sort ascending	Name
5 Jul 2018	Product Roadmap for Reactive Power
5 Jul 2018	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
5 Jul 2018	Constraints and Voltage
5 Jul 2018	Vector Shift
26 Jun 2018	Electricity Operational Forum Agenda 4 July 2018

April 2018

Published Sort ascending	Name
25 Apr 2018	Industry Update
25 Apr 2018	Transparency Update - Trading and Tendered Services
25 Apr 2018	New Incentive Arrangements
25 Apr 2018	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
25 Apr 2018	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 24 April 2018
25 Apr 2018	Summer Outlook

October 2017

Published Sort ascending	Name
20 Oct 2017	Industry Updates
20 Oct 2017	Indexed Contracts with National Grid
20 Oct 2017	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS)
20 Oct 2017	System Needs and Product Strategy
20 Oct 2017	Trading with National Grid
20 Oct 2017	Winter Outlook
20 Oct 2017	Tendering with National Grid
20 Oct 2017	On the day decisions in the Control Room
16 Oct 2017	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2017

June 2017

Published Sort ascending	Name
22 Jun 2017	General Industry Updates
22 Jun 2017	System Operation (Part 1) - The fundamental interconnectedness of all things
22 Jun 2017	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
22 Jun 2017	System Operation (Part 2) - Anatomy of a Day
22 Jun 2017	System Needs and Product Strategy
20 Jun 2017	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 21 June 2017

March 2017

Published Sort ascending	Name
25 Aug 2017	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUos) Forecasting
30 Mar 2017	Visibility of Actions: Trading
30 Mar 2017	System Needs and Product Strategy
30 Mar 2017	General Industry Update
30 Mar 2017	Visibility of Actions: Forecasting
30 Mar 2017	Future of the System Operator
22 Mar 2017	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 29 March 2017

October 2016

Published Sort ascending	Name
20 Oct 2016	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
20 Oct 2016	2016-17 Winter Outlook Report
20 Oct 2016	Summer Operability
20 Oct 2016	Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
20 Oct 2016	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2016
20 Oct 2016	Market Flexibility
20 Oct 2016	Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR)

September 2016

Published Sort ascending	Name
29 Sep 2016	Electricity Margin Notice Overview
29 Sep 2016	Met Office Link - re: contigency planning
29 Sep 2016	Supplemental Balancing Reserve
29 Sep 2016	National Grid Winter Preparation Overview
29 Sep 2016	Capacity Market Notice Process
27 Sep 2016	Special Electricity Operational Forum - 28 September 2016 - Agenda

June 2016

Published Sort ascending	Name
30 Jun 2016	Notification of Insufficient System Margin (NISM) overview
30 Jun 2016	Electricity Balancing System (EBS) update
30 Jun 2016	Look Ahead to Winter 2016-17 and Winter Case Study - Long Notice Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR)
30 Jun 2016	Summer Outlook 2016
30 Jun 2016	Balancing Services Developments and Tender Procurement Update
30 Jun 2016	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
30 Jun 2016	Summer Operability Case Study
30 Jun 2016	Review of Winter 2015-16
23 Jun 2016	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 29 June 2016

March 2016

Published Sort ascending	Name
3 Mar 2016	Market Operation Data Interface System (MODIS) overview
3 Mar 2016	Solar Growth
3 Mar 2016	Power Responsive Update
3 Mar 2016	Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
3 Mar 2016	Customer Demand Management
3 Mar 2016	Balancing Services Developments and Tender Procurement Update
3 Mar 2016	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
3 Mar 2016	Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update
3 Mar 2016	Tagging (System v Energy Actions)
29 Feb 2016	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 02 March 2016

October 2016

Published Sort ascending	Name
20 Oct 2016	System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
20 Oct 2016	2016-17 Winter Outlook Report
20 Oct 2016	Summer Operability
20 Oct 2016	Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
20 Oct 2016	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2016
20 Oct 2016	Market Flexibility
20 Oct 2016	Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR)

June 2015

Published Sort ascending	Name
23 Jun 2015	Demand Side Response - Power Responsive (conference held 18 June 2015)
18 Jun 2015	Agenda Electricity Ops Forum 22 June 2015
18 Jun 2015	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Stability
18 Jun 2015	Stakeholder Workshops
18 Jun 2015	Summer Outlook, System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
18 Jun 2015	Balancing Services Developments / Tender Procurement Update
18 Jun 2015	Summer Operation and Low Demand System Warnings
18 Jun 2015	Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update

March 2015

Published Sort ascending	Name
18 Jun 2015	Special Operational Forum - Balancing the System on Difficult Days
23 Mar 2015	Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 18 March 2015
19 Mar 2015	System Operator (SO) Incentives(1)
19 Mar 2015	Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update
19 Mar 2015	Managing the system in Winter 2014-15 and Summer Outlook Preview
19 Mar 2015	Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
19 Mar 2015	Balancing Services Developments
19 Mar 2015	Electricity Balancing Significant Code Review Update

October 2014

Published Sort ascending	Name
16 Oct 2014	System Operator (SO) Incentives
16 Oct 2014	Tender Procurement Update
16 Oct 2014	Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Runway
16 Oct 2014	Embedded Generation Behaviours and Customer Demand Management
16 Oct 2014	System Operability Framework (SOF) Update
16 Oct 2014	Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Outline Change Proposal (OCP06)
16 Oct 2014	Operational and System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use Of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
16 Oct 2014	Winter Outlook
16 Oct 2014	Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) and Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) Update
13 Oct 2014	Electricity Ops Forum - 15 October 2014 - Agenda

June 2014

Published Sort ascending	Name
25 Jun 2014	Summer Outlook
25 Jun 2014	System Operability Assessment (SOF)
25 Jun 2014	Agenda - 24 June 2014
25 Jun 2014	Tender Procurement Update
25 Jun 2014	Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Workshop
25 Jun 2014	Balancing Services Incentive Scheme, Balancing Services Use of System and Future SO Incentives
25 Jun 2014	Improved Photovoltaic (PV) and Embedded Forecasting
25 Jun 2014	Useful Information

February 2014

Published Sort ascending	Name
3 Mar 2014	Operational and System Operator Cost Update and BSUoS Forecasting
3 Mar 2014	Tender Procurement Update
3 Mar 2014	Firm Frequency Response Service Developments
3 Mar 2014	Balancing Services Use of System Charging Further Update
3 Mar 2014	Balancing Services Incentive Scheme Update
3 Mar 2014	EMR Contingency Products
3 Mar 2014	Business Outlook 2014-15
3 Mar 2014	Electricity Market Reform Update

October 2013

Published Sort ascending	Name
14 Oct 2013	Transmission Operational Forum Update - October 2013
14 Oct 2013	Electricity Operational Forum – Wednesday 7 February 2007
11 Aug 2013	Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Outline Change Proposal - OCP 05
11 Aug 2013	Winter Consultation - Outlook
11 Aug 2013	Operational and System Operator Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
11 Aug 2013	E-Tendering Update
11 Aug 2013	Tender Procurement Update
11 Aug 2013	Firm Frequency Response Service (FFR) Review
11 Aug 2013	Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Contingency Products
11 Aug 2013	Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Charging Changes

June 2013

Published Sort ascending	Name
26 Sep 2013	Presentations from the Interim Electricity Operational Forum held on 26 June 2013
26 Sep 2013	Transmission Operational Forum Update - June 2013
10 Feb 2013	Interim_Ops_Forum_Audio_26Jun2013

April 2013

Published Sort ascending	Name
26 Sep 2013	Transmission Operational Forum Update - April 2013
26 Sep 2013	System Operator Incentives Development Update
26 Sep 2013	Summer Outlook
26 Sep 2013	Electricity Operational Forum – Wednesday 7 February 2007
26 Sep 2013	Space Weather
26 Sep 2013	Operational and System Operator Cost Update
26 Sep 2013	Frequency Management Update
26 Sep 2013	System Operator Cost Update - Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Graph and Data
26 Sep 2013	Electricity Ten Year Statement
26 Sep 2013	Useful Links from Operational Forum held on 10 April 2013

February 2013

Published Sort ascending	Name
26 Sep 2013	Transmission Operational Forum Update - February 2013
26 Sep 2013	European Balancing Code from 2014
26 Sep 2013	System Operator Cost Update - Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Graph and Data
26 Sep 2013	Frequency Management
26 Sep 2013	Electricity Operational Forum – Wednesday 7 February 2007
26 Sep 2013	Operational and System Operator Cost Update

October 2012

Published Sort ascending	Name
30 Jan 2014	03 - Electricity Market Reform Update
30 Jan 2014	02 - Management of the GB System Overnight
30 Jan 2014	04 - Future Energy Scenarios
30 Jan 2014	01 - Operational and SO Cost Update

August 2012

Published Sort ascending	Name
30 Jan 2014	SO Incentives Current and Future
30 Jan 2014	August 2012 - Industry News
30 Jan 2014	London 2012 Operational Experience
30 Jan 2014	GB Winter Outlook Consultation
30 Jan 2014	Operational and SO Cost Update for August

June 2012

Published Sort ascending	Name
30 Jan 2014	04 - Ops Forum - BSIS Update
30 Jan 2014	03 - Ops Forum - Summer Outlook
30 Jan 2014	05 - Ops Forum - Special Actions
30 Jan 2014	02 - Ops Forum - Olympic Preparation

April 2012

Published Sort ascending	Name
29 Jan 2014	Operational and SO Cost Update
29 Jan 2014	IS Developments Update
29 Jan 2014	Audio_12 Apr 2012

February 2012

Published Sort ascending	Name
29 Jan 2014	04 - Ops Forum - 11 February 2012
29 Jan 2014	01 - SO Cost Update Operational Update
29 Jan 2014	03 - SYS Consultation
29 Jan 2014	05 - SO Incentives
29 Jan 2014	02 - High System Voltage