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National Grid: Costs

Asked by Claire CoutinhoConservativeDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 8 June 2026UIN 5437

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the cost of frequency response services in the electricity grid in each year since 2000.

Answered by Michael Shanks

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) procures frequency response services as part of a wider suite of balancing services to maintain system frequency within statutory limits.

This data is published by NESO in the Monthly Balancing Services Summary.

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