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ESO operational forum

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

Feedback and agenda items

We value your feedback. If you have any comments or would like to request an agenda item for the next forum, please download and complete the feedback form.

Feedback Form - Operational Forum
November 2020October 2019July 2019March 2019October 18July 2018April 2018October 2017June 2017March 2017October 2016September 2016June 2016March 2016October 2016June 2015March 2015October 2014June 2014February 2014October 2013June 2013April 2013February 2013October 2012August 2012June 2012April 2012February 2012

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
5

October 2019

Name
Electricity Operational Forum - presentation package - Oct 2019 EXT
Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 23 October 2019
2

July 2019

Published Sort ascending Name
12 Jul 2019Control Room - Difficult Day Analysis
12 Jul 2019Platform for Ancillary Services (PAS) Update
12 Jul 2019Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
12 Jul 2019Operability Strategy Report
1 Jul 2019Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 01 July 2019
5

March 2019

Published Sort ascending Name
27 Mar 2019Summer Outlook
27 Mar 2019Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
27 Mar 2019Forward Plan for Balancing Services
27 Mar 2019Control Room - Difficult Day Analysis
27 Mar 2019Operability
21 Mar 2019Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 26 March 2019
6

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
6

July 2018

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

April 2018

Published Sort ascending Name
25 Apr 2018Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 24 April 2018
25 Apr 2018Summer Outlook
25 Apr 2018Industry Update
25 Apr 2018Transparency Update - Trading and Tendered Services
25 Apr 2018New Incentive Arrangements
25 Apr 2018System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) update
6

October 2017

Published Sort ascending Name
20 Oct 2017Tendering with National Grid
20 Oct 2017On the day decisions in the Control Room
20 Oct 2017Industry Updates
20 Oct 2017Indexed Contracts with National Grid
20 Oct 2017Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS)
20 Oct 2017System Needs and Product Strategy
20 Oct 2017Trading with National Grid
20 Oct 2017Winter Outlook
16 Oct 2017Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2017
9

June 2017

Published Sort ascending Name
22 Jun 2017System Needs and Product Strategy
22 Jun 2017General Industry Updates
22 Jun 2017System Operation (Part 1) - The fundamental interconnectedness of all things
22 Jun 2017System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
22 Jun 2017System Operation (Part 2) - Anatomy of a Day
20 Jun 2017Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 21 June 2017
6

March 2017

Published Sort ascending Name
25 Aug 2017System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUos) Forecasting
30 Mar 2017Visibility of Actions: Forecasting
30 Mar 2017Future of the System Operator
30 Mar 2017Visibility of Actions: Trading
30 Mar 2017System Needs and Product Strategy
30 Mar 2017General Industry Update
22 Mar 2017Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 29 March 2017
7

October 2016

Published Sort ascending Name
20 Oct 2016Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2016
20 Oct 2016Market Flexibility
20 Oct 2016Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR)
20 Oct 2016System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
20 Oct 20162016-17 Winter Outlook Report
20 Oct 2016Summer Operability
20 Oct 2016Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
7

September 2016

Published Sort ascending Name
29 Sep 2016National Grid Winter Preparation Overview
29 Sep 2016Capacity Market Notice Process
29 Sep 2016Electricity Margin Notice Overview
29 Sep 2016Met Office Link - re: contigency planning
29 Sep 2016Supplemental Balancing Reserve
27 Sep 2016Special Electricity Operational Forum - 28 September 2016 - Agenda
6

June 2016

Published Sort ascending Name
30 Jun 2016System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
30 Jun 2016Summer Operability Case Study
30 Jun 2016Review of Winter 2015-16
30 Jun 2016Notification of Insufficient System Margin (NISM) overview
30 Jun 2016Electricity Balancing System (EBS) update
30 Jun 2016Look Ahead to Winter 2016-17 and Winter Case Study - Long Notice Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR)
30 Jun 2016Summer Outlook 2016
30 Jun 2016Balancing Services Developments and Tender Procurement Update
23 Jun 2016Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 29 June 2016
9

March 2016

Published Sort ascending Name
3 Mar 2016System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
3 Mar 2016Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update
3 Mar 2016Tagging (System v Energy Actions)
3 Mar 2016Market Operation Data Interface System (MODIS) overview
3 Mar 2016Solar Growth
3 Mar 2016Power Responsive Update
3 Mar 2016Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
3 Mar 2016Customer Demand Management
3 Mar 2016Balancing Services Developments and Tender Procurement Update
29 Feb 2016Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 02 March 2016
10

October 2016

Published Sort ascending Name
20 Oct 2016Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 19 October 2016
20 Oct 2016Market Flexibility
20 Oct 2016Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR)
20 Oct 2016System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
20 Oct 20162016-17 Winter Outlook Report
20 Oct 2016Summer Operability
20 Oct 2016Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
7

June 2015

Published Sort ascending Name
23 Jun 2015Demand Side Response - Power Responsive (conference held 18 June 2015)
18 Jun 2015Summer Operation and Low Demand System Warnings
18 Jun 2015Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update
18 Jun 2015Agenda Electricity Ops Forum 22 June 2015
18 Jun 2015Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Stability
18 Jun 2015Stakeholder Workshops
18 Jun 2015Summer Outlook, System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
18 Jun 2015Balancing Services Developments / Tender Procurement Update
8

March 2015

Published Sort ascending Name
18 Jun 2015Special Operational Forum - Balancing the System on Difficult Days
23 Mar 2015Agenda Electricity Operational Forum 18 March 2015
19 Mar 2015Balancing Services Developments
19 Mar 2015Electricity Balancing Significant Code Review Update
19 Mar 2015System Operator (SO) Incentives(1)
19 Mar 2015Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Service Update
19 Mar 2015Managing the system in Winter 2014-15 and Summer Outlook Preview
19 Mar 2015Electricity Balancing System (EBS) Update
8

October 2014

Published Sort ascending Name
16 Oct 2014Operational and System Cost Update and Balancing Services Use Of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
16 Oct 2014Winter Outlook
16 Oct 2014Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) and Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) Update
16 Oct 2014System Operator (SO) Incentives
16 Oct 2014Tender Procurement Update
16 Oct 2014Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Runway
16 Oct 2014Embedded Generation Behaviours and Customer Demand Management
16 Oct 2014System Operability Framework (SOF) Update
16 Oct 2014Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Outline Change Proposal (OCP06)
13 Oct 2014Electricity Ops Forum - 15 October 2014 - Agenda
10

June 2014

Published Sort ascending Name
25 Jun 2014Balancing Services Incentive Scheme, Balancing Services Use of System and Future SO Incentives
25 Jun 2014Improved Photovoltaic (PV) and Embedded Forecasting
25 Jun 2014Useful Information
25 Jun 2014Summer Outlook
25 Jun 2014System Operability Assessment (SOF)
25 Jun 2014Agenda - 24 June 2014
25 Jun 2014Tender Procurement Update
25 Jun 2014Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR) Workshop
8

February 2014

Published Sort ascending Name
3 Mar 2014EMR Contingency Products
3 Mar 2014Business Outlook 2014-15
3 Mar 2014Electricity Market Reform Update
3 Mar 2014Operational and System Operator Cost Update and BSUoS Forecasting
3 Mar 2014Tender Procurement Update
3 Mar 2014Firm Frequency Response Service Developments
3 Mar 2014Balancing Services Use of System Charging Further Update
3 Mar 2014Balancing Services Incentive Scheme Update
8

October 2013

Published Sort ascending Name
14 Oct 2013Electricity Operational Forum – Wednesday 7 February 2007
14 Oct 2013Transmission Operational Forum Update - October 2013
11 Aug 2013Firm Frequency Response Service (FFR) Review
11 Aug 2013Electricity Market Reform (EMR) Contingency Products
11 Aug 2013Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Charging Changes
11 Aug 2013Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Outline Change Proposal - OCP 05
11 Aug 2013Winter Consultation - Outlook
11 Aug 2013Operational and System Operator Cost Update and Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Forecasting
11 Aug 2013E-Tendering Update
11 Aug 2013Tender Procurement Update
10

June 2013

Published Sort ascending Name
26 Sep 2013Presentations from the Interim Electricity Operational Forum held on 26 June 2013
26 Sep 2013Transmission Operational Forum Update - June 2013
10 Feb 2013Interim_Ops_Forum_Audio_26Jun2013
3

April 2013

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

February 2013

Published Sort ascending Name
26 Sep 2013Electricity Operational Forum – Wednesday 7 February 2007
26 Sep 2013Operational and System Operator Cost Update
26 Sep 2013Transmission Operational Forum Update - February 2013
26 Sep 2013European Balancing Code from 2014
26 Sep 2013System Operator Cost Update - Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) Graph and Data
26 Sep 2013Frequency Management
6

October 2012

Published Sort ascending Name
30 Jan 201404 - Future Energy Scenarios
30 Jan 201401 - Operational and SO Cost Update
30 Jan 201403 - Electricity Market Reform Update
30 Jan 201402 - Management of the GB System Overnight
4

August 2012

Published Sort ascending Name
30 Jan 2014GB Winter Outlook Consultation
30 Jan 2014Operational and SO Cost Update for August
30 Jan 2014SO Incentives Current and Future
30 Jan 2014August 2012 - Industry News
30 Jan 2014London 2012 Operational Experience
5

June 2012

Published Sort ascending Name
30 Jan 201405 - Ops Forum - Special Actions
30 Jan 201402 - Ops Forum - Olympic Preparation
30 Jan 201404 - Ops Forum - BSIS Update
30 Jan 201403 - Ops Forum - Summer Outlook
4

April 2012

Published Sort ascending Name
29 Jan 2014Audio_12 Apr 2012
29 Jan 2014Operational and SO Cost Update
29 Jan 2014IS Developments Update
3

February 2012

Published Sort ascending Name
29 Jan 201405 - SO Incentives
29 Jan 201402 - High System Voltage
29 Jan 201404 - Ops Forum - 11 February 2012
29 Jan 201401 - SO Cost Update Operational Update
29 Jan 201403 - SYS Consultation
5
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