By Dieter Holger

BP PLC (BP.LN) said Monday that it has become the first U.K. company to provide reactive power from a solar plant at night.

Reactive power maintains voltage on the power line by reducing or increasing levels, BP said.

Lightsource BP, the solar developer unit of the British energy company, completed a trial on Nov. 4 at one of its solar plants in East Sussex, BP said.

"We have proven that solar plants can play a larger role across the electricity network--even at night," said Kareen Boutonnat, chief operating officer at Lightsource BP.

Write to Dieter Holger at dieter.holger@wsj.com; @dieterholger

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 25, 2019 10:55 ET (15:55 GMT)

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