Long Term (Season Ahead)

SSEN Distribution

Automated

United Kingdom

SSEN procures long term flexibility in 3 bidding rounds a year, for delivery in 1-3 months.

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Service details

Service type

Load reduction

Eligible technologies

All DER types

Competition frequency

Ongoing

Locational scope

Location-specific

Seasonality

Year-round

Eligibility

Direct

Aggregated

Residential

Commercial & Industrial

Front-of-the-Meter

SSEN publishes details of Constraint Management Zones (CMZs), flexible capacity needed, and service windows. Providers wishing to participate must have eligible assets within these zones.

Key details

Bidding takes place in January, May and September every year.

SSEN uses the VAOU product for their long term procurement, which has month-ahead availability confirmation and week-ahead dispatch instructions. Dispatch instructions are sent by phone, email and API.

The provider is paid an availability fee and a utilisation fee.

Listing last updated on

23 July 2025

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