Report: Ditch coal earlier, forget small nuclear and mandate energy storage and DSR targets
Government should phase out coal by 2023 to better incentivise new gas plant and mandate 10GW of energy storage and demand-side response by 2030,...
National Grid boss: Future of energy is demand not supply
Outgoing National Grid boss Steve Holliday has warned that the transition to a demand-driven energy system will not be smooth.
Speaking at a Green Alliance...
National Grid to tender for two lots of enhanced frequency response
National Grid will tender two enhanced frequency response (EFR) specifications next month.
EFRÂ will become the fastest form of frequency response, with providers delivering 100% of...
Ofgem: Power flexibility will become more important than energy efficiency
The value of flexibility within the power system could increase tenfold over the coming years according to Ofgem’s Andrew Wright. The regulator’s senior partner...
Infrastructure chief: UK could be energy storage world leader if government acts now
The chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission has urged government to act on the recommendations of its reports or miss the financial benefits...
Major power users call for simplified approach to demand-side response
Major power users Anglian Water and Inovyn have urged policymakers, regulators and the system operator to simplify demand-side response (DSR) markets to enable greater...
REstore obtains ISO 27001 for Information Security
Demand response aggregator REstore has obtained a global ISO 27001 certificate for Information Security. In this sponsored post, the firm says ISO27001 accreditation highlights its position as...
National Grid warns UK will miss 2020 targets, predicts big battery future
Lack of progress in decarbonising heat and transport will see the UK miss its 2020 renewable energy targets, according to National Grid.
The system operator...
80% of firms would provide demand-side response if business not disrupted
More than 80% of businesses would be interested in earning revenue through demand-side response (DSR) programmes – provided their business operations are not adversely...
Restore signs 25MW demand turn-up deal with National Grid
Demand-side response aggregator Restore has agreed a deal with National Grid to provide 25MW of demand turn-up (DTU).
The scheme pays companies to increase power consumption...
Decc, Ofgem and National Grid must make battery storage stack up
Battery storage will remain hamstrung unless National Grid, Ofgem and government make the changes outlined in its new report, says Scottish Renewables
The lobby group called for...
Three energy policy tweaks ‘could unlock 10GW’ of demand-side response
UK firms could deliver almost 10GW of demand-side response within the next four years if policymakers level the playing field for providers, according to...
Tesla: People don’t engage with energy bills. But they will have to
Tesla Energy has warned that businesses will soon bear the full costs of a rapidly changing energy market. Boardrooms may face a rude awakening. Meanwhile...
Open Energi strikes deal with controls firm to unlock 8MW of university demand-side response
Aggregator Open Energi has struck a deal with controls firm Prefect Controls that it says will unlock 8MW of demand-side response capability from water...
Revenue and complexity limiting demand-side response but price spikes may drive uptake
Many businesses see the demand-response market as too complex and think higher revenues or incentives are required to increase uptake, according to a new...
Limejump boss: Big six will have to acquire demand-response aggregators ‘or fall by the...
Traditional utilities risk obsolescence in the face of more nimble competition, according to Limejump CEO Erik Nygard. He thinks they may not have much time to...
Can National Grid hit its 2020 demand-side response target?
In June last year National Grid committed to procuring 30-50% of balancing services from demand-side sources rather than power stations. Since then the system...
What’s after enhanced frequency response for batteries, SmartestEnergy asks National Grid
SmartestEnergy has urged National Grid to set out a roadmap for batteries within the balancing services market.
Ahead of the results of the first Enhanced...
National Grid gets more money for demand-side response
National Grid will be allowed to spend more money promoting and simplifying demand-side response, the regulator has said.
The company's regulated spending and return is...
National Grid calls time on Demand-Side Balancing Reserve
National Grid will not procure further reserve services from demand-side response providers via the Demand-Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR).
In a notice to stakeholders, Cathy McClay,...