National Grid to tender for 200MW of superfast balancing services next month

National Grid will invite tenders for its new superfast frequency response service on 15 April. The system operator seeks an initial 200MW, but sees...

Government backs Adonis’ smartgrid plan, £50m for demand response and storage

The government will implement the recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission, according to the Budget statement. The National Infrastructure Commission last week urged Decc, Ofgem...

2MW battery storage facility launches to deliver superfast grid balancing

A 2MW energy storage facility has officially opened today with E.on’s fossil fuel and energy trading division Uniper set to test storage technologies at...

Aggregator Open Energi signs 2MW demand response deal with Hanson

Demand response aggregator Open Energi has signed a deal with construction firm Hanson that will enable the outfit to deliver around 2MW of frequency...

National Grid says impact of solar requires greater system flexibility

National Grid has predicted all-time lows for power demand on the transmission system this summer due to the boom in distribution-connected solar PV. The system...

Utilitywise and Dell sign internet of things energy management deal

Utilitywise and Dell have partnered to sell connected energy management solutions into the UK market. The two firms believe they can open up automated...

REstore aims to go beyond large industrials in demand-response drive

Aggregator REstore is broadening its market focus from large industrial demand response to also target the broader industrial and commercial market. The firm has...

New aggregator targets small firms with UPS to scale demand-side response from ground up

A new aggregator targeting small businesses and households has secured £545,000 to scale its operations. Rather than target the largest firms, Upside Energy is...

Open Energi and Forum for the Future urge firms to join demand-side response ‘movement’

Aggregator Open Energi and sustainable development organisation Forum for the Future have launched The Living Grid, a platform to drive uptake of demand-side response...

SMEs and local authorities urged to use demand-side response energy saving app

Smart energy service provider Voltaware has developed an app that it believes can bring demand-side response (DSR) benefits to small business and local authority...

National Grid, aggregators and suppliers join forces for Demand-Side Response Event 2016

The Energyst is launching a new conference focused on demand-side response and flexible power. The DSR Event 2016 takes place in London on 8 September...

Grid backs plans for DSR aggregator code of conduct

National Grid has backed proposals by the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) to develop a code of conduct for demand-side response aggregators. The code will...
Energy minister Andrea Leadsom says Decc will resist any attempts to take Ofgem's powers

Decc says energy storage ‘a top priority’ ahead of smart systems consultation

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) says it will imminently launch a consultation on smart energy systems such as demand-side response and energy...

Capacity rule changes create opportunity to scale turn-down DSR

Government has decided to only allow turn-down demand-side response (DSR) to bid in the transitional capacity auction. That means generators of any kind will be...

Higher penalties and increased credit cover for capacity market providers

Government plans to increase credit cover requirements to £10k/MW for new build generators awarded capacity contracts, but not at present for unproven DSR. Existing capacity...

Major UK energy storage investment

Camborne Energy Storage has announced a formal collaboration with leading infrastructure fund manager Equitix and leading Building Services Contractor FES Group. The strategic partnership...
Energy secretary Amber Rudd: We can manage winter but we need more power stations.

Hitting on-site generation ‘will drive up bills and fail to incentivise new gas’

Government plans to review incentives for smaller-scale power generators risk driving up power prices without sufficiently incentivising new gas power stations, according to an...

National Grid signs 20MW frequency response contract with battery storage operator

National Grid has awarded a 20MW frequency response contract to a grid-scale battery system operated by Renewable Energy Systems (RES). The system will provide...

Demand-side response: Give us your views

National Grid is attempting to rapidly increase the amount of grid balancing services it procures from businesses. But there are many real and perceived...

Nissan turns on 4.75MW solar plant, ramps up commercial battery storage plans

Nissan's new 4.75MW solar plant is now fully operational. The Sunderland plant now has installed renewable capacity of 11.35MW, the remainder coming from ten wind...