Yes, but also greater transmission capacity. And dinorwig style hydro batteries are also super cool.

This is part of Octopus's push for regional pricing so that demand can be encouraged local to the generation by dropping the local price. They argue that the saved money on curtailment and repurchasing power in a different location would mean prices could drop across the country

I don’t think Octopus are a DNO so don’t have any infrastructure. Aren’t they merely a reseller of electricity?

There are a number of projects to add additional HVDC links for power sharing and also a couple of battery storage stations.

The issue with National Grid is that it is subject to funding cycles, currently 5 years and the next one starting April 2026, so have to present justification for government money to improve the grid. They can present white papers during the funding cycle for re openers and sometimes money is spent at risk.

There is a £60bn investment going in to the grid over the next 5 years.

The flow of electricity is now controlled by NESO who are now a government entity, and currently in a separation period from National Grid.