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🔊 New podcast episode of PowerCast: Powering Down - How Solar Cannibalisation is Shaping Summer 2025 This is the second episode in our series exploring how solar is reshaping the GB power market. ☀️📉 Following on from our first discussion, we now delve deeper into: ◾ Why solar capture rates have dropped to record lows this summer ◾ The knock-on effect on cannibalisation and shaping costs ◾ The role of European interconnection and increased solar capacity ◾ What this all means for PPA pricing and offtakers ◾ How future renewables growth could shape market dynamics 🎧 Join EDF’s Dan Wilkinson and David Edmonds from our Wholesale Market Services team as they unpack what this summer’s solar data tells us and what’s coming next. 📲 Listen now and follow for more insights: https://lnkd.in/exSPtWPu #EnergyMarkets #SolarGeneration #PPA #CleanPower2030 #Renewables #WholesaleEnergy #PowerCast #EDF

We’ve signed a landmark long-term agreement with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund, the UK’s largest owner of operational battery energy storage systems (BESS). Covering 737MW across operational and pipeline assets, this partnership gives Gresham House greater revenue certainty, while enabling EDF to optimise battery performance using our market-leading Powershift platform. Here’s what Stuart Fenner, our Commercial Director for Wholesale Market Services, had to say: “This is a really exciting step forward. Partnering with Gresham House not only helps accelerate the rollout of battery storage across the UK – it shows the power of long-term collaboration in supporting the energy transition. We’re proud to bring our trading expertise to the table and deliver real value through the Balance Mechanism.” Take a look at the full story here: https://lnkd.in/gugfPqda Find out more about our asset optimisation solutions :https://lnkd.in/grd9-8E9 #NetZero #BatteryStorage #EnergyTransition #BESS #EDFWholesaleMarketServices #GreshamHouse #EnergyStorage #RouteToMarket

🚇⚡Powering a greener London⚡🚇 We’re proud to announce that EDF has signed an agreement with Transport for London (TfL) to provide balancing and shaping services in relation to their first Corporate Power Purchase Agreement. Under the agreement, EDF will manage the renewable electricity that TfL is purchasing from Longfield Solar Energy Farm Limited in Essex, transforming the intermittent solar output into a firm block of power. Through sophisticated trading and risk management, we will balance, shape, and "sleeve" that renewable energy directly into TfL’s supply contract, enabling clean, renewable electricity to be used to power Tube journeys. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/TsX050WwQuQ #NetZero #GreenTransport #CPPA #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #London #CleanPower #EnergyTransition #TfL

In Part One of our two-part blog, we explore why the Capacity Market was introduced, the challenges it addresses, and how it underpins the long-term security of electricity supply in Great Britain. ✅ Why generators need a retainer payment ✅ The nature of electricity demand ✅ How the market ensures reliability, even during peaks ✅ Key policy decisions behind the scheme 🔗 Read Part One now: https://ow.ly/sMJB50Wuu7t 📘 Part Two coming soon: how the Capacity Market works in practice. #EnergySecurity #ElectricityMarket #CapacityMarket #NetZero #EnergyTransition #GBPowerMarket

DESNZ's Clean Flexibility Roadmap is out, and it aligns closely with EDF’s priorities. Here’s what stood out: ✔️ Flexibility is critical to a net-zero grid Smarter energy use in homes and businesses will cut costs, reduce bills and avoid expensive grid upgrades. ✔️ Tech, incentives and trust are key Smart heat pumps, EVs and better incentives can only work if backed by clear protections and consumer confidence. ✔️ Data and coordination will unlock scale Standardised data, streamlined consent, and coordination between DESNZ, Ofgem and NESO will be supported by a new Flexibility Commissioner as part of Clean Power 2030. EDF welcomes the roadmap’s focus on: ◾ Grid-scale batteries - recognised as essential for short-duration flexibility and balancing intermittent renewables ◾ Co-location - improvements needed for storage and renewable assets sharing a site, particularly around metering and Contracts for Difference ◾ Consumer let flexibility – helping customers saving on their energy costs and help balancing the grid ◾ Planning and grid connections - delays acknowledged as a key bottleneck; support for NESO’s grid connection reforms and prioritisation of firm battery connections is positive ◾ Market access and revenue stacking - clearer and more consistent access to revenue streams, improved Balancing Mechanism performance, and better access to local markets ◾ Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) - acknowledged as important to the future system; investment viability will depend on cap-and-floor scheme design and treatment of upside risk You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/evfghMNV #NetZero #SmartEnergy #Flexibility #CleanPower2030 #EnergyStorage #EDF

🎙️ New PowerCast Episode Alert: From Ambition to Action: Unpacking FES 2025 with EDF In this latest episode, David Edmonds from EDF’s Wholesale Market Services is joined by Rachel Murphy (Strategy Analyst) and Edward Bryan (Flexibility Product Design Lead) to dive into the National Energy System Operator’s Future Energy Scenarios 2025 report. 🔍 The team explores: • The four key energy transition pathways • The future of flexibility, electrification & infrastructure • The growing impact of EVs, heat pumps & data centres • How EDF is enabling large-scale delivery through innovation Discover how platforms like PowerShift and technologies like Vehicle-to-Grid are shaping demand-side flexibility and what it means for your business or household. Whether you're an energy professional, a battery developer, or just energy curious, this episode is packed with actionable insight on the UK’s journey to net zero. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e93_mggD #PowerCast #FES2025 #NetZero #Flexibility #EnergyTransition #FES

📢 Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm has reached commercial operations ⚡ We’re pleased to announce that the 54-turbine project, jointly owned by EDF power solutions UK and Ireland and ESB has gone live and is now generating clean, renewable power! The 15-year Contract for Difference (CfD) PPA that EDF signed to buy the power from NnG complements the Contract for Difference that NnG has with the UK Government, and will secure stable, inflation-linked pricing for the green energy it will produce. 📍 Located 15.5 km off the coast of Fife, NnG will generate up to 448 MW of renewable energy – enough to power around 375,000 homes and offset over 400,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually. 🔋 This is a significant step forward in supporting Britain’s journey toward net zero and a huge achievement for everyone involved! #NNG #OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #NetZero

"It’s not just about solving problems - it’s about doing it together." - Carly Tancock, PPA Management Service Analyst From data queries to payment issues, our PPA Management & Service team sees it all. But what makes the real difference? 🔑 Knowing the contracts inside out 🔑 Building strong relationships across teams 🔑 Keeping everyone informed along the way 🔑 Never underestimating the power of great communication Carly and the team are the calm in the storm - resolving issues with clarity, care, and collaboration. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e4DrihDV #PPA #EnergySupport #Renewables #CustomerExperience #EDF #CleanEnergy #EnergyMarkets #TeamEDF

Future Energy Scenarios 2025 are here! This week, National Energy System Operator (NESO) released its latest vision for how the UK could reach net zero by 2050 and it’s all about scale, speed, and smart systems. 🔍 The report outlines four potential pathways: ◾ Holistic Transition – A balanced mix of electrification and hydrogen, with strong consumer engagement ◾ Electric Engagement – Electrification-led, with the highest electricity demand and bioenergy with CCS ◾ Hydrogen Evolution – Hydrogen-led, lower consumer engagement, highest hydrogen demand ◾ Falling Behind – A stress-test scenario showing the risks of insufficient progress Key takeaways: 🔄 The overarching message has shifted, it’s no longer just about acting fast, but about delivering at scale. The focus is now on building the infrastructure, flexibility, and consumer engagement needed to achieve net zero. 🔋 To balance growing renewable generation, battery and long-duration energy storage will be essential. By 2050, total storage capacity is projected to surge to between 56–96 GW, supporting up to 248 GW of predicted renewable capacity and ensuring system stability. ⚡ All pathways rely on electrification as the primary decarbonisation route. Electricity demand is forecast to more than double, reaching between 705–797 TWh by 2050. To keep the system balanced, flexible capacity must triple from current levels. 🚗 Electric vehicles and smart heating could deliver nearly 40% of total system flexibility. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology alone could provide up to 51 GW of peak capacity, transforming how we manage demand. 💡 To fully realise the potential of demand-side flexibility, a diverse range of consumer-centric tariffs will be needed. This will enable households and businesses to participate across wholesale, balancing, and local energy markets. We’re proud to be supporting the transition to a low carbon, electric future through delivering value for our customers with cutting-edge optimisation strategies and flexible energy solutions. Our PowerShift platform is at the heart of this, unlocking the full revenue stack for flexible assets through our industry leading Virtual Power Plant. As a Virtual Trading Party (VTP), we’re enabling the scale of demand-side flexibility that all net zero pathways depend on. 🎙️ Stay tuned for our next Powercast podcast episode where we’ll unpack what these pathways mean for our customers, partners, and the wider energy ecosystem. #FutureEnergyScenarios #FEC #NESO

Tom Abbott, PPA Director at EDF Wholesale Market Services, joins the Talking Power podcast, an EDF Business Solutions production, alongside Andrew Peyman, Head of Sales from Innova and Tim McManan-Smith, from The Energyst to unpack CfD vs Corporate PPAs, recent policy reforms, and the challenge of power price cannibalisation. 🎧 Whether you're an energy buyer, developer or market strategist, this episode delivers industry-leading insight. Listen to the short clip below or catch the full episode on Spotify by searching “Talking Power EDF” or via this link: https://ow.ly/7lfJ50WpmNa #PPA #CfD #CPPA #RenewableEnergy #TalkingPower #PowerPurchaseAgreements