Guest author (Dr Julian de Hoog) provides some analysis of what has unfolded over the first year of operation of the new Frequency Performance Payments, (FPP) regime - with a particular focus on solar farms.
This is the 1st of two articles today … this one specifically focused on Large Solar (i.e. the Semi-Scheduled units) and the aggregate Dispatch Error across all 288 dispatch intervals on Tuesday 27th January 2026.
As the 5th article in an evolving series that progressively explores the (apparent self-forecasting glitch and) frequency spike on Tuesday 19th August 2025, we take an early look at Solar Farm performance.