Tools & Documents
Zone Data
Access data on flexibility locations, volumes, profiles and ceiling prices - Connected Data Portal
Register to become a Flexibility Provider
Register your orginisation for partcipation - Market Gateway
Postcode Checker
Check if your asset is within a Constraint Management Zone (CMZ) - Postcode Checker
Value Calculation Tool
How much revenue could your asset earn? - Value Calculation Tool
Signposting Map
Find out where we are likely to need flexibility in the future. - NGEDs signposting Map
Update Service
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Downloadable Documents
| Document | Description |
National_Grid Guidance for Electricity Distribution Flexibility Service Providers | Guidance document for flexibility service providers on all aspects of provding flexibility.
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| This document has been designed to give a brief overview of Flexibility, and to give a clear and easy view of how we procure Flexibility Services at National Grid Electricity Distribution. It is aimed at Flexible Service Providers and all Stakeholders. |
| FSP Participation Journey Diagram | This document contains more detailed content surrounding all aspects of participation, through all stages. |
| National Grid On Track To Trade Workshop - Flexibility Services and Participation | In September 2024 we hosted a workshop around our Flexibility Services and Participation. The aim is to provide greater context aroud how we procude Flexibility at NGED and the steps to participation for providers. The recording is also available and can be found here |
The slides from our latest On Track to Trade Webinar where we share information about how to respond to our flexibility needs. A recording of our Webinar for Short Term Trades is here Passcode: 1Oh$37=!
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| National Grid On Track to Trade Webinar - HV Long Term and LV Sustain Trades | A recording of our Webinar for HV Long Term Trades and LV Sustain Trades is here Passcode: dl+U1*X8 |
| Market Gateway - Event Materials | Here we'll publish the slides presented at our Market Gateway events. Market Gateway Launch Event 6th Feb 2023 - an overview of our flexibility strategy and a demonstration of the Commercial Qualification functionality now available. Market Gateway Asset Registration Feature Release 31st May 2023 - an overview of the Asset Registration functionality now avaialable. A recording is also available here. Passcode: eT13b%Lv |
| Other Events | Evolving Flexibility Markets During the first half of 2024, the ENA's Open Networks projects has produced several key outcomes for the standardisation and evolution of UK Flexibility Markets. On the 25th July 2024 we held a webinar to share the changes we have made to our felxibility offereings following on from the Open Networks outcomes across;
We were also joined by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) who shared information on their approach to implementing these changes. You can fnd a recording of the webinar here Passcode: 9w2=b3#H. We have also published the accompanying slides. DSO Joint Consultation with UKPN Over the past few months, UK Power Networks and National Grid Electricity Distribution have been working together to share lessons and align approaches on some of the biggest challenges in local flexibility - from market timings to baselines (and more). We are excited to be able to share the results of this local flexibility consultation, the full Insights Report is now available, along with the Consultation Responses and Charts. The report shares insights from flexibility providers, along with our next steps to create a more unified and accessible flexibility market. Revenue Stacking for Flexibility On the 13th December 2023, we hosted a webinar to launch the report we commissioned Cornwall Insights to produce on flexibility market revenue stackability. We asked them to help us review the current state of stacking within flexibility markets and what can be done to improve things. Here we've published the slides from the webinar and the stackability report. A recording of the webinar can be viewed here. Further to that, on 14th February 2024, we hosted a Stakeholder Workshop along with Cornwall Insights aimed at getting feedback to enable us drive the most benefit from the work. Here we've published the slides from the workshop along with a report detailing the feedback we've recieved. Dispatch API Workshop On 10th May 2024, we hosted a workshop with Electralink about Flexible Power Portal Dispatch API. We coverered the new ENA Products, how and when NGED will be adopting these products, and the potential options for an evolved dispatch API. The workshop was recorded and can be viewed herePasscode: BC=!#8h0. We have also published the accompniying slides. Operational Decision Making Framework On 15th January 2025 we published our first Operational Decision Making Framework report, which is designed to outline the approaches and strategies to support the growth of flexibiity, along with proposals for development. We also hosted a webinar on the 23rd January 2025 so share the details of the report and to gather views from stakeholders that will inform the ongoing development. The webinar recording can be found here, (passcode f9i^KmP3) and we have published the accompanying slides. Following on from our ODM Consultaion, we have now published our ODM Development Roadmap which outlines our development priorities.
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| National Grid - Standard Flexibility Agreement | Our latest version of the T&Cs applicable to our Procurement of Flexibility Services. |
| Flexibility Service Selection Use Cases | This document aims to highligh how we currently make decisions around flexibility service selection and dispatch, including the principles we follow, along with a number of use-cases. |
| Flexibility Payment Mechanics | A document explaining how the payment mechanisms work. |
| Flexible Power Example Event Performance Report | An example of the performance report created post a response event. |
| Flexible Power Example Monthly Invoice | An example of the monthly invoice created at the end of each month. |
| Flexible Power Example Event Earnings Report | An example of the payment breakdown of utilisation earnings created post a response event. |
| National Grid Nominated Baseline Profile Values | A document outlining baseline profile values. |
| National Grid Flexibility Data Catalogue | Catalogue of Flexibility data published by National Grid. |
| Data Locations Table | This document provides links to National Grid’s published data sets in relation to Upcoming, Awarded and Archived procurement for flexibility |
| Glossary | The Glossary of Terms we have published on the Market Gateway. |
| Market Gateway User Guide | Step by step guidance on the functionality of the Market Gateway. |
| Revenue Estimator | This Revenue Estimator tool has been created for Flexibility Service Providers (FSPs). It is designed to provide an estimate of potential revenue in our Short Term (Weekly) Flexibility Markets. |
| Proof of Concept - Flexibility Opportunity Summary | We've developed this proof of concept in order to gather feedback from stakeholders on the level of information they would like to see when engaging with our flexibility market opportunities. |
| Improving our Flexibility Data | This document outlines feedback that we recived from an online stakeholder feedback workshop, and our actions in response. |
NGED Procurement Activities
| Procurement and Engagement Timetable | This document provides timelines for our 2025/2026 planned procuement dates and engagement activities |
| NGED - DSO Annual Flexibility Services Procurement Statement | This document, draws together information to provide a forward-looking overview of how we intend to procure services over the next year (April 25-March 26). It accompanies the Distribution Flexibility Services Procurement Report which will detail services we have procured over the previous year. Our Supporting Data is also availible. |
| Market Insights Report | This report accompanies the results of our Long Term Procurment round for 2024/2025, and provides brief insights into the assets available to us for flexibilty services, along with trades we have awarded and the potential market still available to Flexible Service Providers FSP's). It provides a snapshot of our markets in January 2025 |
| National Grid Procurement Requirements | Since 2023 we publish all flexibility requirements on National Grid's Connected Data Portal. Here you will find data which includes;
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| National Grid Procurement Results 2023-onwards | This is where we publish the results of all of our trades for Long Term, Short Term and LV Winter requirements. |
| National Grid 2022 Procurement Cycle 2 Requirements | The requirements document details in full the flexibility requirements that we are seeking within each procurement cycle. A consolidated data set containing requirement data for all 2022 cycle 2 requirements can be downloaded here. |
| National Grid 2022 Procurement Cycle 2 Results | The results document provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
| National Grid 2021 Procurement Cycle 2 Results | The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. |
| National Grid 2021 Procurement Cycle 1 Results | The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
The results documents provides detailed information on the volumes procured through each cycle. | |
| National Grid Procurement results from the 2017/18 Midlands Trial | Summary of both requirements and results from our initial flexibility trial. |