Every battery storage system of 1 MW or larger operating in Germany, from the federal register — 500 systems, 4,028 MW, 6,774 MWh.
Market
Europe
The continent furthest into the transition, and the first to hit its costs: negative prices, curtailment, grid fees, and the market design being redrawn in response.
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Ofgem approves P511, barring large generators from the VTP wholesale market route built for consumer flexibility. Ofgem has approved BSC modification P511, which introduces a Trading Eligibility Threshold to stop large-scale generators using the P415 Virtual Trading Party route intended for consumer-led flexibility.
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RenewablesOEG wins ICCP corrosion protection contract for Skyborn's 976.5 MW Gennaker wind farm in the German Baltic Sea
OEG will supply impressed current cathodic protection systems for all 63 monopile foundations at Skyborn Renewables' 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm, with offshore installation due in 2027.
10 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem consults on allowing unused biomethane connection funding to move between networks in the same corporate group
Ofgem is consulting on modifications to Special Condition 3.21 of the gas transporter licence that would let GDNs shift unspent biomethane reinforcement funding across networks within the same corporate group.
10 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem publishes interim RRP and PCFM guidance for gas distribution under RIIO-3, with full templates due July 2027
Ofgem has finalised interim Regulatory Reporting Pack templates and PCFM guidance for gas distribution networks under RIIO-3, covering the 2026 Annual Iteration Process.
8 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem publishes consumer protection guidance for the SSES load control licence ahead of end-2026 application window
Ofgem has issued compliance guidance for Flexibility Service Providers under the incoming Smart Secure Electricity Systems load control licence, with applications due to open by end-2026.
8 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem publishes approved R0207 modification text, closing a two-year gap in export supplier MOA charging rules
Ofgem has published the approved Retail Energy Code modification R0207, which clarifies how Meter Operator Agents charge export suppliers - a fix timed to the MHHS migration window closing in May 2027.
8 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem approves amended interconnection agreement between Interconnector Limited and National Gas at Bacton
Ofgem has issued a decision approving proposed amendments to the interconnection agreement between Interconnector Limited and National Gas, governing the Bacton connection point on the UK's National Transmission System.
7 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem approves REC R0207, settling export supplier MOA charging rules ahead of MHHS migration
Ofgem has approved Retail Energy Code modification R0207, clarifying how Meter Operator Agents charge export suppliers - a fix timed to the ongoing MHHS migration.
7 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem proposes to update EBIT allowance input to reflect RPI reform taking effect in February 2030
Ofgem is consulting on a targeted update to one input in the energy price cap's EBIT allowance calculation, ahead of the UK Statistics Authority's planned alignment of RPI with CPIH in February 2030.
7 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem's Energy Redress Scheme crosses £250 million and one million customers served since 2018
Ofgem's Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme has reached £250 million in total funding and one million customers supported - a record for the enforcement-backed grant programme running since 2018.
7 Aug 2026
Data CentresPartners Group takes majority stake in AVK Power Solutions with more than $1 billion equity commitment
Swiss private equity firm Partners Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based AVK Power Solutions, committing more than $1 billion of equity to scale its microgrid and energy-as-a-service offering for data centers.
7 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem proposes to exempt small electricity suppliers from Universal Service Obligation in new retail innovation consultation
Ofgem has opened a consultation proposing to exempt electricity suppliers with fewer than 50,000 domestic customers from the Universal Service Obligation, the latest step in a multi-year effort to lower regulatory barriers for retail innovators.
6 Aug 2026
Markets & PolicyOfgem launches investor engagement forum as data centre commitment fee consultation closes 16 September
Ofgem has set up a new monthly Connections Investor Delivery Engagement Forum and is consulting on a £237,500-£712,500/MW data centre commitment fee, with responses due by 16 September 2026.
6 Aug 2026Germany · Marktstammdatenregister
Operating capacity
235.6GW
Solar
127.6GW
Wind
81.3GW
Storage
26.6GW
Registered operating capacity in Germany as of 10 August 2026. Storage covers every technology the register files as storage — 6.3 GW of that is pumped hydro rather than batteries. Source: Bundesnetzagentur — Marktstammdatenregister.
Battery projects of 1 MW or larger registered as planned but not yet operating — 562 projects, 11.08 GW, 31.56 GWh.
Every operating wind turbine in Germany by nameplate capacity and OEM — 32,136 turbines, 81.3 GW.
Operating solar plants of 1 MW or larger — 8,901 plants, 44.2 GW of the country's 127.6 GW total.
Network usage charges vary 4.4 ct/kWh between the cheapest and most expensive German state — the single biggest driver of where storage pencils out.