Skip Rates
Summary
NESO releases a new dataset calculating skip rates per 30-minute period using methodology developed with LCP Delta. The data shows skip rates following each stage of exclusions as set out in their published methodology. The dataset is accompanied by an online dashboard for market participants.
Why it matters
Skip rates measure how often balancing services are bypassed in merit order, revealing the cost of transmission constraints and generator unavailability. As such, this data exposes the hidden costs of grid bottlenecks and forced dispatch out of merit order — information that generators, traders, and network planners can use to price locational risk.
Key facts
- •Skip rates calculated per 30-minute settlement period
- •Methodology developed with LCP Delta consultancy
- •Data shows multiple stages of exclusions
- •Accompanied by online dashboard
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Memo
A new dataset to calculate Skip Rates using the methodology developed with LCP Delta. For more information on this methodology see the [Skip Rate section](https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/balancing-services/skip-rates) of the website. This dataset provides the skip rates per 30mins of each day following each stage of exclusions as set out in the methodology on the website. For more insights into the data see [Skip Rates Dashboard](https://www.neso.energy/industry-information/balancing-services/skip-rates) on the website.