National Grid plays down blackout fears but calls for more demand response
National Grid has disputed figures that suggest the UK will face a significant power capacity shortfall next winter. However, it underlined the need to scale...
National Grid to launch two new demand side tools, urges firms to sign up
Demand Side Response (DSR) is breathing new life into the UK’s energy system. It offers lucrative incentives to businesses that can reduce - or...
National Infrastructure Commission to focus on energy storage and demand response
The new infrastructure body led by Lord Adonis has made balancing the UK’s power system a national priority.
The National Infrastructure Commission will publish three...
Rudd: Price spikes from tight winter margins will not hurt customers
The lesson learned from last week’s tight margin call by National Grid is that security of supply must be the government’s core focus, according to...
National Grid: Tight power margin call ‘business as usual’ not blackout indicator
National Grid has moved to play down blackout fears following a notice of insufficient margin (NISM) yesterday.
The system operator issued its first NISM for...
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...
Free master class: Master the energy category in one day
The energy category is one of the most complex and demanding spend areas for most businesses. It’s hard to understand, difficult to negotiate and...
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...
SSE brings 735MW gas plant back online for winter
SSE has confirmed that its 735MW Keadby gas-fired power station will be back online for winter. The plant had been mothballed since 2013 but...
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...
Regulation of UK energy consultants, or how to save 3p per kilowatt hour
Ian White, Director of Strategy at alfaenergy writes in this sponsored post about a different trilemma for the energy market to tackle, regulation of consultants.
The majority...
Think you’re ready for a power cut?
Data centre UPS systems are inherently reliable. The chances of a catastrophic failure and load crash are extremely rare but they can occur and...
Wasted energy: Business groups urge government to do something about losses
More than half of the UK’s energy is lost in the transition from generation to end use and government needs to address those losses...
2016 Sustainable City Awards
The City of London Corporation has announced that the 2016 Sustainable City Awards are now open for entries. For 14 years, the awards have...
Government to axe CRC, moots subsidies for energy efficiency
The government is set to axe the carbon reduction commitment (CRC) as part of a purge on green tape. It plans to scrap the...
Haven Power on REGOs: Sustainable energy businesses can trust
Following the Chancellor’s recent announcement that the government would be removing the CCL exemption from renewable electricity generation, sustainable energy has been at the...
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...
Local authority energy companies to drive down business energy costs?
Local authority energy companies could be the next wave of competition to business energy suppliers.
Nottingham City Council officially launched its energy supply company yesterday....