Kodak Alaris cuts energy costs 11% as Dong steps up demand-response push
Imaging and data firm Kodak Alaris says it has cut its UK energy bill by 11% using Dong's energy management platform.
The cloud-based software takes...
National Grid to extend demand turn-up running hours, procure more
National Grid will extend the period for its demand turn-up (DTU) service to run from March to October next year. The system operator (SO)...
UK manufacturers say Esos not working, DSR too complicated and Triad needs reform
Only 13% of UK manufacturers think the government’s flagship energy efficiency policy, Esos, is helping to improve the business case for energy efficiency investment....
Capacity market remains too low for new gas, but gigawatts of DSR, CHP and...
The latest capacity market auction cleared at £22.50/kW, securing 52.4GW of winter power from 2020 at a total cost of £1.2bn. The outturn was...
National Grid mulls rolling all frequency response services into single scheme
National Grid has mooted rolling together its fastest system balancing programmes into a single pre-fault service. The system operator shared its thinking on simplification of...
Ofgem embedded benefits update adds to uncertainty ahead of capacity market auction
Smaller power generators hoping to secure capacity market contracts in this week’s auction will take little comfort from Ofgem’s update on the review of...
Nissan and Eaton to rollout commercial-scale battery storage units in 2017
Automaker Nissan has outlined plans to upscale its battery storage unit from household to commercial scale.
Alongside electrical partner Eaton, the firm also today announced...
Electric vehicle energy storage range ‘cuts costs, emissions and grid congestion’
Sponsored post: Powerstar is officially launching its Virtue energy storage range for electric vehicles. The firm says the system cuts costs, network congestion and...
Government sets out UK smart grid plan, moots 5GW of DSR by 2020 –...
Government is paving the way for all businesses and households to pay more for using electricity at peak times - and less when there is...
SSE urges smart meter rethink as costs spiral and benefits tank
SSE has urged government to reconsider the 2020Â deadline for completion of the UK-wide smart meter rollout or risk further costs being piled on to...
Capacity market call sees £2,500MWh price spike, Grid says market working
National Grid’s second capacity market notice saw day ahead prices spike to £800MWh and balancing market prices soar towards £2,500MWh.
The system operator issued the...
Rewrite rules for energy storage demand response and power networks, urges think tank
A new report urges policymakers to rewrite power system rules to unlock the full potential of demand-side response and energy storage and save billions of...
National Grid issues first capacity market notice
National Grid issued its first capacity market notice on Monday, warning of a potential capacity crunch in early evening.
Grid issued the warning just after midday,...
Flexing your site’s energy muscle pays off
Sponsored:Â Smart technology deployed to monitor the energy consumption of industrial buildings and facilities is enabling ScottishPower customers to earn additional revenue. Head of Energy...
Tempus Energy closes energy supply business
Tempus Energy has closed its supply business. The company, which supplied energy to small businesses and traded the flexibility in their energy usage in...
Energy suppliers step up demand response aggregation efforts
Energy suppliers have been most active in targeting industrial and commercial firms in order to build demand-side response (DSR) portfolios, Ofgem data suggests.
The regulator’s...
Set 2020 energy storage target and subsidise turn down demand response over diesel, MPs...
The energy and climate change committee has urged the government to create policy that favours turn-down demand side response over decentralised diesel generation.
The committee,...
National Grid: No problem keeping lights on this winter
National Grid remains confident of doing its job this winter. The system operator said the margin of generation over supply has increased by 2.9GW...
National Grid urges Scottish firms to provide demand response, hosts free Edinburgh workshop
National Grid wants industrial and commercial firms based in Scotland to help balance the grid. It is inviting end-user organisations to find out more...
Public sector unconvinced by demand-side response
The bulk of the UK’s public sector estate remains unconvinced by demand-side response (DSR), shrugging off the best efforts of aggregators and energy suppliers,...