Upcoming trades
Summary
NESO publishes real-time data on upcoming electricity trades used for system balancing, refreshed every ten minutes. The dataset shows trades scheduled for delivery to meet forecast balancing requirements at minimum cost. Trade details are provisional and subject to confirmation with counterparties.
Why it matters
Transparency into NESO's balancing actions provides market participants with visibility of system stress and pricing signals, though the provisional nature limits immediate commercial use. The ten-minute refresh creates information asymmetries between those monitoring the feed and those relying on settlement data.
Key facts
- •Data refreshed every ten minutes
- •Trade details are provisional
- •Published 2019-11-13
Areas affected
Memo
This dataset displays all upcoming electricity trades due to be delivered. To meet our forecast balancing requirements at minimum cost, we trade energy-related products. The data is refreshed every ten minutes. The trade details should be considered provisional and subject to correction in particular following the usual trade confirmation process with the counterparty, and should not therefore be relied upon. We draw your attention to the disclaimers in our [terms and conditions](https://trades.nationalgrid.co.uk/terms-and-conditions).