Digitalisation
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Britain restricted electricity exports during July heatwave system stress periods. NESO reduced day-ahead export capacity to zero on selected European interconnectors as domestic operating margins tightened during several morning and evening peaks.
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Litgrid is accelerating transmission upgrades as Lithuanian generation expands rapidly. Harmony Link design work, increased LitPol Link capacity, and LiDAR monitoring form part of a wider programme supporting renewable growth and regional power flows.
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NESO plans to combine margin and constraint flexibility across Britain. The Local Constraints Market will progressively move into one national service.
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ABB has invested in LevelTen’s clean-energy procurement and transaction platform. The partnership connects renewable contracting with industrial electrification and advisory services.
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Red Eléctrica expects Spain’s eclipse to reduce solar output substantially. The system operator forecasts a 5GW maximum reduction on 12 August.
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Texas has paused data-centre grid approvals pending a comprehensive audit. Developers must disclose electricity, water, ownership, incentives, and community impacts before projects can progress through ERCOT’s connection process.
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Slovakia’s distribution networks gain further EIB funding for modernisation works. The latest €50 million tranche lifts the package to €400 million for lines, substations, transformers, smart meters, and automation.
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New Zealand’s regulator has opened consultation on a grid-frequency event. Its draft finding attributes the October 2025 incident to system-operator omissions involving outage assessment and voltage-angle conditions.
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Everything-to-grid technology could turn distributed assets into coordinated grid resources. The WEF says vehicles, buildings, batteries, and industrial loads could provide flexibility, although standards, market rules, and cybersecurity remain substantial barriers.
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Veolia will operate Ohio’s 350MW grid-independent data centre microgrid project. The system combines on-site generation, linear generators, 430MWh of batteries, and medium-voltage infrastructure.