WPD agrees 1GW of battery storage connections, asks how big can market get?
Network operator Western Power Distribution says interest in connecting storage assets, chiefly batteries, has reached "unprecedented levels". It has agreed connections for more than 1GW...
Network companies must make data from smart trials public
Gas and electricity companies working on smart grid projects must publicly share the data that emerges from them, Ofgem has decided.
The regulator has made...
Free Manchester breakfast seminar: Energy Landscape – 2017 and Beyond
On Tuesday 6 June, Powerstar is hosting a free breakfast seminar at the HSBC UK National Cycling Centre in Manchester. It will discuss how...
Demand-side response and battery storage: Give us your views
Are you involved in demand-side response provision; are you considering how to monetise flexible energy consumption, or whether to invest in battery storage?
The Energyst...
As solar subsidies wane, investors plan 2.3GW of UK battery storage
Subsidy cuts to solar and wind energy are driving investors towards battery storage, with 2.3GW projects announced, according to independent energy firm Smartest Energy.
The...
Three things you need to know before trusting a demand response aggregator
Demand-side response 
is gaining momentum. Aggregator consolidation may be on the cards, increasing 
the importance of picking the right partner, says Restore’s Louis Burford.
The...
Government backs batteries and AI to crack smart grid conundrum
The department for business, energy & industrial strategy (BEIS) will spend some £340m on smart energy technology development over the next four years.
Under the £1bn...
Limejump: Aggregators will need an electricity supply licence to survive
Limejump CEO Erik Nygard believes aggregators without a supply licence will struggle to survive as demand response revenues are commoditised.
Last summer Nygard suggested traditional utilities would...
Demand-side response aggregator market ‘faces significant consolidation’
The number of demand-side response aggregators active in the UK market will reduce significantly over the next 18 months, according to market participants.
Restore UK lead...
Free webinar: How to maximise demand-side response revenue
Demand-side response (DSR) aggregator Enernoc is hosting a free webinar for businesses that want to maximise revenues from harnessing flexible energy consumption from their...
WPD launches local demand-side response aggregator business
Western Power Distribution has launched a demand-side response business to sell flexibility both into National Grid’s schemes as well as balance its own local...
Limejump and Anesco partner to connect 185MW of capacity market battery storage
Aggregator Limejump and renewable energy developer Anesco will team up to deliver 185MW of battery storage by the end of 2018.
The deal is one of...
National Grid plans for 1.8GW more solar in 2017, raising stakes in summer balancing...
National Grid expects embedded solar PV to increase by 150MW a month over 2017, which would take UK installed capacity towards 13.5GW. Meanwhile the...
Why more firms are obtaining electricity supply licences
Consultant Jo Butlin believes a push to obtain electricity supply licences by aggregators, local authorities and renewable generators is set to continue as they try to...
We need to talk about Triad
Smart Grid Consultancy director, Gary Swandells, believes heated debate around proposed cuts to Triad payments is fuelling fear and misunderstanding of the nature of the...
Haven Power signs Kiwi Power as preferred demand-side response aggregator
Drax-owned business energy supplier Haven Power has struck a deal with demand-side response (DSR) firm Kiwi Power so that the aggregator will be recommended...
Former Npower CEO joins blockchain energy firm
Former Npower CEO Paul Massara has joined blockchain energy start-up Electron as a director.
The firm, backed by Innovate UK as well as private funding,...
As solar generation makes history, National Grid starts to feel the burn
Sunny weather on Saturday made history, according to National Grid. Solar PV connected to the distribution system reduced the draw on the main transmission...
Enernoc and Kiwi Power take biggest shares of £14m demand-side response auction
Aggregator Enernoc was awarded contracts worth £3.9m in the capacity market auction specifically for turn down demand-side response (DSR). The aggregator took 86.88MW of...
Demand-side response capacity auction clears at £45/kW
The capacity market auction specifically for turn down demand-side response has cleared between £45 and £50/kW, according to the EMR delivery body. The exact...