Energy price spikes or not, flexibility unviable for major users
Large industrial and commercial businesses have most to lose from spiky winter energy prices, but there is not much more they can do in...
Keep calm and scale demand response, says Scottish energy security inquiry
There is no need to panic about blackouts, an inquiry into Scotland’s energy security has been told. However, the committee has called for an...
Ofgem boss flags rule changes to speed demand response
Ofgem boss Dermot Nolan has hinted at “radical” reform to speed the uptake of services such as demand response aggregation.
Perhaps he should revisit half...
Winter is coming, says National Grid as Flexitricity warns demand response cannot be rushed
National Grid has reiterated faith in its ability to keep the lights on over winter despite thin margins. The system operator’s winter outlook shows...
National Grid plots superfast grid balancing service
National Grid is planning a grid balancing service an order of magnitude faster than current operations. The system operator seeks expressions of interest from...
National Grid flags demand response changes, urges TPIs and suppliers to deliver
National Grid has indicated that changes to demand side response mechanisms may come as early as next year.
Speaking at a breakfast briefing hosted by...
Demand side response: Free breakfast briefing with National Grid for Energyst readers
National Grid wants more businesses to help balance the UK power system via demand side response (DSR) programmes. The system operator has committed to...
National Grid must simplify demand side response to bring in UK businesses
National Grid must simplify demand side response programmes if it is to meet its ambitious targets, according to business leaders.
The system operator has set...
Smart grids ‘require local control and businesses must play or pay’
The UK energy market is on the cusp of major structural change and the majority of businesses will need to consider how and when...
Tempus Energy: A five year old can see capacity market is anticompetitive, the billion...
Ahead of a verbal hearing, Tempus Energy boss Sara Bell is “very confident” that the legal challenge filed with the European Court of Justice...
National Grid moots demand side response rule changes as winter power margins tighten
National Grid is consulting on whether to change the rules around demand side response participation as the UK faces several winters of tight power...
National Grid launches major demand-side response push
National Grid has launched a major push to embed demand side response within the heart of the UK’s energy system. The system operator has...
Demand response: Aggregators and electricity suppliers ignoring 80% of firms
Electricity suppliers and aggregators are failing to tap the full potential of demand response from UK firms. Almost 80% of businesses surveyed by theenergyst.com...
Decc urges firms considering energy efficiency measures to bid for demand reduction funds
The department of energy and climate change has called on businesses considering implementing energy efficiency measures to bid for funds under the second phase...
Is Triad past its peak?
National Grid’s 'Triad' peak charging methodology has helped reduce demand peaks since the early nineties. Will it still be effective as the market changes,...
Supply not demand: Capacity market design risks higher decarbonisation bill
The government’s demand reduction pilot auction has not delivered value for money because the department of energy and climate change (Decc) excluded projects incentivised...
UK firms with CHP generators could be paid to stop exporting power
Firms operating combined heat and power plants could be paid to keep their power off the local grids at times of network stress, in...