Terre delayed, France blamed

The launch of the European balancing scheme slated to go live at the end of this year is set to be pushed back until...

Thanks a million: 250k Octopus homes reap flex’s rewards

More than 250,000 Octopus customers have together saved over £1 million by delivering demand flexibility over four paid-for sessions, the energy group announced today. Operating...

Big gas users greet ESO’s extension to 23 December for DSR bids

Representatives of Britain’s heavy gas users in industries such as cement and glass have welcomed the gas grid operator’s decision to extend its deadline...

Grid celebrates success of Demand Flex Service

Britain’s electricity system operator is congratulating itself on delivering flex services at scale for the first time in the nation’s history. Five completed trial events...

NG-ESO puts coal plants on standby again tonight, as suppliers prep DSR cash for...

National Grid ESO has for the second time this winter requested coal-burning power stations to be put on standby, and is asking suppliers to...

Grid celebrates 1.6 million flex players, preps for more

As many as 1.6 million homes and businesses took part in Britain’s biggest exercise to date in flexibility shifting of peak power load, the...

NG flexes to load up with homes, happy to shift loads

National Grid’s electricity distribution arm is flexing its commercial muscle, again seeking to embrace homes – or their aggregators – looking to time-shift their...

Second year for nation’s flex trials, as NG-ESO offers £3 per kWh

Ofgem’s approval on Friday means that today sees a repeat of cash incentives offered to businesses and homes shifting electricity loads outside peak times. National...