BM Start-Up
The BM Start-up Service gives National Grid on-the-day access to additional generation BMUs that would not otherwise have run, and which could not be made available in Balancing Mechanism timescales due to their technical characteristics and associated lead-times. The service contains two elements, BMU Start-Up and Hot Standby.
For more detailed information on BM Start-Up please view the information in our Balancing Services Contracts Information Pack.
Please contact either your Account Manager or Andy Walden of our Contracts team (+44 (0)1926 655087, andy.walden@uk.ngrid.com), at your earliest convenience to discuss the potential to provide this service.
Information on the utilisation of BM Start-Up Contracts is available through SONAR (System Operator Notification & Reporting System). SONAR is a web based bulletin board for the provision of near to real time data on information and actions taken outside the Balancing Mechanism with respect to system operation.
Further Service Information
BM Start-Up Contract Terms
BM Start-Up Service Summary
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