A ~24 year trend of Regulation FCAS services, in two charts
A couple recent reasons prompt this long-range trend of Regulation FCAS services.
Trend of FCAS Services
A collation of articles pertaining to a trend of FCAS (Regulation and/or Contingency) services delivered and/or price outcomes.
New FCAS resources dominate enabled levels in 2025
We find the trend for increasing enablement of the 'new' resources has only continued, that the new FCAS resources are the dominant providers of all FCAS services nowadays.
Who killed FCAS?
Alex Leemon looks at how FCAS bidding and enablement volumes have shifted over the past decade — drawing on New South Wales data — to unpack what’s been driving the post-2023 collapse in FCAS prices.
Battery bidding is reshaping FCAS — But Demand Response remains a strategic asset
Paul Moore of Viotas look at recent supply-demand dynamics within the contingency FCAS markets and whether demand response can play a role.
New FCAS resources dominate enabled levels in 2024
Using the latest GSD – GSD2024 – we take the opportunity to reflect on FCAS enablement and how enabled levels are changing between technology types.
GSD 2023 Uncovers Features in FCAS Enablement and Bidding
The release of GSD2023 supports a deep dive into its 10-year FCAS history section. We inspect three units of differing technology and make use of the data extract to uncover trends in participation.