Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
Supporting the whole energy system - Simon Gill
One of the most frustrating features of today’s electricity system is that, at times of high renewable generation in Scotland, we pay Scottish wind farms to reduce their output whilst simultaneously turning up generation elsewhere in Great Britain. And we do that when there are opportunities to make good use of that power in Scotland. […]
Scottish Renewables has published my latest report on Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges. Transmission charging has long been contentious for Scotland. The locational methodology results in high charges for generators in the north, while generators in parts of the south receive credits under the same framework. The scale of the issue is now
I have updated my open-source analysis of Scottish Onshore wind carried out with Regen! … The positive news is that the analysis shows onshore wind farms in north Scotland remain investable in our base case. But this relies on optimistic assumptions about future policy and regulation, particularly locational costs.
Over several months I worked with the brilliant CS team to explore what good consumer outcomes look like for the climate transition, how tensions should be balanced, and how to lay out a framework to support government decision making.
The objective of this paper is to review a wide range of options that could be incorporated into a reformed national market and help the government make a well-informed decision on which market structure to take forward.
Electrical interconnectors linking Britain with our neighbours will be critical in a net zero electricity system. They will enable renewable generation across the country by ensuring a market for an increasing fraction of their generation. Interconnectors will also be essential to ensure a secure supply of electricity, something that will become increasingly important as we
This project explores the question of how much capacity on the national, main transmission network is economically efficient given the likely capacity, type and spatial distribution of generation and the magnitude and location of demand in a decarbonised electricity system.