Project
Creyke Beck Power
Cottingham, Humberside
Strategically located near National Grid’s Creyke Beck substation, the project is comprised of 11 gas fired reciprocating engines.
The site can turn on, reaching its full output capacity in less than 5 minutes, and provide a sustained delivery of electricity to the grid according to system needs, whether that be due to a shortage in network connected generation or an increase in overall UK demand.
Our gas generators are chosen for maximum efficiency and designed for minimum cost per unit of energy produced, reducing the cost of electricity to all consumers, whilst also meeting all current emissions legislation.
Services
Capacity Market
Two auctions are held yearly to disburse capacity contracts 1 and 4 years ahead of delivery for keeping generation capacity ready for response.
Providers are paid an availability payment for being connected. New build generators can apply for a 15-year contract in the T-4 auction while existing generators or those able to reduce demand can apply for a one-year contract in the T-1 auction. To ensure delivery, there are stringent rules to prequalify and meet the various milestones required to participate in the Capacity Market.
All of Statera’s assets are designed to deliver this reserve service to National Grid.
Wholesale power markets
The Wholesale Market is the primary market for wholesale electricity trading between generators and suppliers. Electricity can be traded from years ahead up to one hour ahead of the delivery. Flexible technologies such as batteries and gas reciprocating engines are mainly targeting short-term trading by providing real-time flexibility to help balance the system. Therefore, they trade mainly in day-ahead to intraday markets.
Day-ahead hourly, half-hourly and intraday auctions
Within-day power markets on the intraday exchange
Balancing Mechanism
This is to respond to events including power station trips, demand surges and intermittent renewable generation. Flexible technologies such as batteries and gas reciprocating engines are well placed to provide real-time flexibility in the BM to help.
