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Asked by Claire CoutinhoConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 13 June 2025UIN 57731

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the total cost of procuring frequency control services was in each month since January 2022.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The data requested is a matter of public record and is published by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) here under the headings “MBSS” and “MBSS Archive”.

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