Claire Perry announces plan to auction 46.3GW of power for 2022/23 period and 4.6GW for 2019/20 to ensure enough power in case of any surges in demand
Review will look at penalties, contract lengths, and potentially opening up capacity market to new technologies such as renewables, Minister tells energy sector conference
New report argues that allowing all renewables technologies top bid for a new form of capacity contract could slash costs for consumers by £600m
Do we have a capacity problem, or a flexibility problem, on the UK grid?
Power plant announces closure after gas and demand response projects squeeze coal's role in latest capacity auction
Market could see five-fold growth by the 2030s, according to new Aurora report highlighting the 'new economics' for offshore wind
New analysis details how plummeting renewables prices, cheap gas and rising compliance costs mean over half of EU coal plants already lose money
But rule changes mean there's a sting in the tail for battery developers bidding for a Capacity Market auction
Thirteen industry leaders, including Statoil, Siemens, Shell and Iberdrola, launch joint initiative to set emissions cap for new energy capacity
New research reveals £180m Supplemental Balancing Reserve system was never called on during its three-year lifetime, sparking fears UK may have over-invested in energy security measures