Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR)
Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) is a service for the provision of additional active power from generation and/or demand reduction.
For more detailed information on the STOR service please view the information in our Balancing Services Contracts Information Pack.
If you believe you would like more information on becoming a STOR provider please contact us via e-mail on energy.operations@uk.ngrid.com
Invitation to Tender (ITT) Pack:
The Short Term Operating Reserve service Invitation to Tender ('the ITT Pack') is now available below. This invitation is for Tender Round 17 - for contracts commencing 20 August 2012. Please note that the deadline for tender submissions (received by post or delivered by hand) is no later than 17:00 hours on Friday 8 June 2012.
Previous STOR documentation is located at Archived Material.
Tender Round 17 Documentation
04 May 2012
Invitation to Tender Letter
04 May 2012
General Description of Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Service
04 May 2012
Explanation and Tender Guidance
04 May 2012
Tender Sheets
04 May 2012
Tenderer's Contact Details
04 May 2012
Generic Aggregation Short Term Operating Reserve Framework Agreement
04 May 2012
Generic Short Term Operating Reserve Framework Agreement
STOR Documentation
16 December 2011
General Description of Current STOR Service
22 November 2011
STOR Standard Contract Terms Issue #6 (Effective from 1 April 2012)
22 November 2011
Short Term Operating Reserve Cure Plan Template
22 November 2011
STOR Tender Round Dates for 2012
26 October 2010
STOR Standard Contract Terms Issue #5 (Effective from 1 April 2011)
30 July 2010
Indexation Principles Document
16 April 2010
STOR Supplemental Information
16 April 2010
Assessment Principles
23 December 2008
STOR Despatch Procedure v1.3
31 March 2008
Fax Form to notify changes to STOR Service
13 February 2008
Short form version of SRD Summary User Manual for reference only. Copyright © 2007 Scomagg Ltd
14 December 2007
Specimen Acceptance Letter
Market Information & Tender Round Results
20 April 2012
STOR Market Information for TR16
20 April 2012
STOR Market Information for TR16 - Appendix 2b
09 March 2012
STOR Market Information for TR16 - Appendix 2a
21 December 2011
STOR End of Year Report 2010/11
11 November 2011
STOR Market Information for TR15
11 November 2011
STOR Market Information for TR15 - Appendix
19 August 2011
STOR Market Information for TR14 (revised)
05 August 2011
STOR Market Information for TR14 - Appendix
15 April 2011
STOR Market Information for TR13
15 April 2011
STOR Market Information for TR13 - Appendix 3
STOR Annual Review
22 November 2011
Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Development - Detailed Change Proposals Document (DCP-03)
22 November 2011
STOR Standard Contract Terms Delta View Issue #6 (Effective from 1 April 2012)
22 November 2011
Responses to Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) - Outline Change Proposals Document (OCP-03)
27 September 2011
Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR) Development - Outline Change Proposals Document (OCP-03)
Relevant Communications
21 November 2011
Canterbury Club Letter: “Money for Nothing? A Review of National Grid’s Contracting Criteria”
18 November 2011
National Grid Response to “Money for Nothing? A Review of National Grid’s Contracting Criteria”
05 October 2011
Canterbury Club Publication: “Money for Nothing? A Review of National Grid’s Contracting Criteria”
01 June 2011
Short Term Operating Reserve: Assignment or Transfer of Contracts – Open Letter
19 April 2011
Short Term Operating Reserve: Long-Term STOR Update April 2011 - Open Letter
27 October 2010
Short Term Operating Reserve: 2011 Tender Rounds - Open Letter
STOR Costs & Volumes
14 November 2011
STOR Cost & Volume
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