BSUoS and the Cost of Balancing Britain's Power System

BSUoS (Balancing Services Use of System) charges are increasing as balancing costs rise and system volatility continues across Britain’s electricity market.

Our report breaks down what’s driving these changes and what they mean for your business, including:

• Rising balancing costs: How greater price volatility and increased reliance on flexible generation are pushing up BSUoS charges.

• Network constraint pressure: Why congestion and local supply-demand imbalances are leading to more redispatch actions and higher costs.

• Energy transition impact: How rising renewable generation is increasing variability, making the system harder to balance and adding uncertainty to the BSUoS forecast.

• Tariff under-recovery risk: Why current assumptions may be insufficient, increasing the risk of future BSUoS tariff increases or adjustments to the BSUoS fixed tariff.