Markets Forum events
Our events help attendees learn about how the ESO is developing new and existing markets to enable the transition to net zero, as well as provide a view of electricity market change.
Markets Forum aims to:
- communicate our strategy for developing new and existing markets as we transition to net zero
- hear first-hand perspective from other industry players and promote valuable discussion and perspectives ranging from the upcoming winter to full market reform
- allow market participants the chance to discuss with the ESO any blockers or opportunities you identify
- show market participants how ESO is co-creating with industry in how we develop, design and implement our market solutions
- enable informal collaborative discussions amongst market participants
- continuously improve our events so they remain valuable to all our stakeholders
Review the Markets Forum – November 2023
Thanks to all those who joined us at the Markets Forum event on 8 November 2023.
The forum covered:
- How the current market is structured and is operating now
- How our markets are being developed
- Longer-term market reform
- In-person breakout collaborative sessions
- Industry panel
If you want to find out more on the topics from the stands or breakout sessions, you can find the information below:
- ESO game: the interactive balancing the grid game is now available to play on our website.
- Charging and market insights: contact details can be found at the end of the slide packs.
- Promoting wider access to our markets and ancillary services reform: contact the FoBS team.
- Connections: contact transmission connections.
- For connection updates, you can register for Customer Connection Agoras.
- For code change and CUSC queries, you can contact our CUSC team.
If you have any feedback or questions from the day, please contact the team.
You can download the material from each session using the links below.
| Document title | Description |
|---|---|
| Back to basics charging – breakfast session | This session covered ‘the building blocks of the charging regime.’ |
| Markets Forum – main session | This session focused on our key priorities across the following market time-horizons: how the current market is structured and is operating now, how our markets are being developed, and longer-term market reform. |
| Charging reform – breakout session | This session covered an overview of the work to date and current scope of the TNUoS taskforce, and provided a high-level explanation of the ten-year TNUoS projection. |
| Markets insights – breakout session | This session covered an overview of the data that we provide to the market, with some data insights from the past 2 years since the launch of dynamic services in 2021. |
| Markets Forum Q&A | This document includes the responses to the unanswered questions from the live Q&A. |
| Video title | Description |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Karen Thompson-Lilley (Customer & Stakeholder Strategy Manager) introduces the team and provides an overview of engagement. |
| Introduction and welcome from Head of Markets | Claire Dykta (Director of Markets) provides an overview of the Market. |
| How the current market is structured and is operating now | This session focused on how the current market is structured and is operating now. |
| How our markets are being developed | This session focused on how our markets are being developed. |
| How longer-term market clarity is provided to the industry | This session focused on longer-term market reform. |
| Panel session - Q&A | Merlin Hyman (Chief Executive of Regen) hosts a panel of industry experts. |
| Summary - General Q&A | ESO senior team answer questions from the audience. |
| Close | Claire Dykta provides closing remarks for the day. |
Previous Markets Forum events
November 2022
Thanks to all those who joined us both in-person and on the livestream at the Autumn Markets Forum event on 28 September 2022.
The forum covered:
- Short-term priorities: Approach to Winter 2022
- Medium-term priorities: Updates on new projects such as Demand Flexibility and Upward Firm Regulating reserve
- Long-term priorities: Net Zero Market Reform
- In-person breakout collaborative sessions
If you have any feedback from our Autumn event, please use the feedback form or email us.
The unanswered Slido questions from the event are found here.
| Title | Video | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome from Head of Markets and Short-term Priorities: Approach to Winter 2022 | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Medium-term Priorities: Updates on New Projects | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Long-term Priorities: Net Zero Market Reform | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Summary, Q&A and Close from Head of Markets | Watch the video | |
March 2022
Thanks to all those that joined us at the Markets Forum event called “Enabling Britain’s Clean Energy Future: Markets Forum and Roadmap" on 22 March 2022.
The forum covered:
- The Markets Roadmap
- Stability and reactive power markets
- Net Zero Market Reform
- Key notes from Fintan Slye
| Title | Video | Presentations and Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Markets Roadmap Overview and Response & Reserve breakout session | Download the slides | |
| Stability and Reactive Power Markets – breakout session | Download the slides | |
| Net Zero Market Reform Session | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Enabling Britain’s Clean Energy Future | Watch the video | Read the article |
| Concluding panel discussion | Watch the video | |
| Responses to Menti questions | Download the responses | |
November 2021
Thanks to all those that joined us at the Markets Forum event on 18th November 2021.The forum included the following topics:
- Markets Roadmap: What next?
- Net Zero Market Reform
- Energy Code Review
| Title | Video | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and Introduction | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Markets Roadmap: what next? | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Net Zero Market Reform | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Energy Code Review | Watch the video | Download the slides |
June 2021
We held a stakeholder event so that we could keep discussing our progress with you. This interactive Markets Forum covered the following topics:
- Net Zero Market Design
- Pathfinders: Opportunities for customers and discussing the challenges so far
- Strategic code change: Offshore transmission, storage, and the road to 2025
- Becoming a better buyer: an introduction to the Single Markets Platform
You can find feedback from the pathfinders update here, other Q&A sessions can be found at the end of the slide packs.
| Title | Video | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome and markets updates | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Pathfinders update | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Single Markets Platform | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Net zero market reform | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Strategic Code Change | Watch the video | Download the slides |
March 2021
Below you can find the deep dive sessions, slides and podcasts from our March 2021 workshop.
| Title | Video | Presentations |
|---|---|---|
| The road to net zero electricity markets launch | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Market reform insights | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Code change roadmap to 2025 | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Capacity Market and Contracts for Difference | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Net Zero Market Design | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| DSO Markets | Watch the video | Download the slides |
| Podcast 1: NOA Pathfinders | Listen to the podcast | |
| Podcast 2: Reactive Power | Listen to the podcast | |
| Podcast 3: Reserve Reform | Listen to the podcast | |
| Podcast 4: Response Reform | Listen to the podcast | |
| Podcast 5: Auctions and closer to Real-Time Procurement | Listen to the podcast | |
Get involved
As the energy landscape evolves, so must we. Our ambition is to work with industry and we intend to regularly update the roadmap based on feedback from our stakeholders.
If you're interested in attending future Market Forums and receiving updates on our progress please subscribe to our Markets events mailing list.
If you’d like to work with us and help inform our future plans, please email us.