National Grid buys 475MW of demand response to cover next winter
National Grid has procured almost 803MW of extra power capacity to cover winter 2016/17, when the system is expected to be at its tightest...
The capacity market Transitional Arrangements: A tradeoff, not a trap
As the first round of demand response capacity auctions close, Enernoc's Pete Holzaepfel argues in this sponsored post that the Transitional Arrangements, while not perfect,...
Energy Technologies Institute: Let private firms lead smartgrid trials
Private companies should be put in charge of energy innovation projects rather than energy network operators, according to the head of the Energy Technologies...
Esos, demand response and brokers before the beak: top stories in 2015
Stories about Esos, thin power margins, demand response and energy brokers rapped for poor business practices were the most read articles on the energyst.com...
One ring to rule smartgrid
The UK needs a single body to plan and optimise the overall energy system and it needs to stop trying to reinvent the wheel...
A finger on the energy pulse
It was refreshing to see a new entrant – and a modest-sized one at that – take centre stage at the 2015 Energy Awards...
40% of firms say they could shift energy use times as National Grid asks...
Some 40% of UK company directors say their business could be more flexible in its shift patterns or when it consumes energy, according to...
Npower fined £7 for service failings, agrees to pay £26 million
RWE Npower's seven energy supply companies have been slapped with a fine of £1 each by energy regulator Ofgem, on the proviso the suppliers...
Government to consult on DSR in spring, aggregator Open Energi signs big deal
As government confirms it will consult in spring on bringing down the barriers to demand side response (DSR), battery storage and smarter grids, DSR...
Power only half the story as volatility hits energy bills in 2016
Wholesale power prices declined for 2015 with anticipated softening into 2016. Yet bills are expected to rise and the market to become increasingly volatile....
Capacity market closes with no new gas as aggregators warn of £75 per MWh...
The latest capacity auction has delivered a lower premium for keeping the UK’s lights on over winter 2019, but has once again largely failed...
Treasury consults on VAT hike for energy efficiency and microgeneration kit
Installing small wind turbines and solar panels may become more expensive from August 2016 as the Treasury is forced to implement VAT changes by...
Value judgement: Npower talks up transitional capacity market, Flexitricity talks it down
Npower is trying to drum up more interest from retailers in demand response provision ahead of the transitional capacity auction next month. The problem...
Demand response provider teams with Honeywell, touts for new business
Honeywell and demand response aggregator Pearlstone Energy have announced plans to build a 200MW demand response portfolio within five years. The aggregator will deploy Honeywell's...
National Grid buys 3.6GW of back-up power to meet winter demand, DSR tender to...
National Grid has procured some 3.58 GW of back-up power for next winter at a cost of £122.4 million.
The system operator ran the supplemental...
Ian Bitterlin: Data centres being singled out by EU over energy efficiency
In this blog post, Ian Bitterlin says making use of waste heat and 'smarter' grids is a good thing, but wonders why data centres are...
UK firms plan major energy efficiency push ahead of power price spikes
More than nine out of ten (93%) company directors plan to implement energy efficiency or demand response measures in 2016.
Surveyed by The Energyst ahead of...
Green Grid: Data centres ‘must become like mobile app developers’
Data centre operators must adopt the mindset of mobile phone software developers or risk the wrath of regulators for wasting energy.
That was the message...
Are you ready for Triad season?
The clocks going back signalled the start of the Triad season. In this sponsored post, SmartestEnergy key account manager Mark Cox explains why both...
Business energy firm BES hit with million pound penalty for bad practices
Small business energy supplier BES has been hit with a penalty just shy of £1 million by energy watchdog Ofgem.
The regulator's investigation found the...