Businesses could make money from signing up to the demand side response (DSR) scheme yet 75% haven’t enrolled as they don’t know enough about it. DSR is a scheme that contacts businesses at times of high energy demand, asking them to lower or stop using their electricity at peak times to take the pressure off […]
Emergency electricity measures employed by National Grid
With increasing numbers of coal-fired power plants being shut down and an unusually low output of electricity from wind farms, National Grid were forced to take desperate measures on Wednesday. Under threat of blackouts, National Grid had to rely on large businesses to cut their electricity demand to ensure the UK would not be in […]
Demand Side Response (DSR) service for businesses from Smartest Energy
Smartest Energy is preparing to offer a Demand Side Response (DSR) service to businesses in the new year. Businesses will receive payments for reducing consumption in periods of high demand through the Capacity Market auction. They may even receive money just for taking part even if they are not called upon to cut their usage. […]
Demand-side response is the future say National Grid
With demand-side response (DSR) being cast aside in recent months with the introduction of other energy market reforms and policies, it comes as a surprise that it’s now back in the limelight. Demand side response is the scheme where customers are incentivized financially to lower or shift their electricity use at peak times. This helps […]
Government schemes wreck demand-side response intentions
Changing energy market schemes have undermined the value that customers could be receiving from demand side response (DSR) says electricity balancing and settlement company Elexon. Demand side response is the scheme where customers are incentivized financially to lower or shift their electricity use at peak times. This helps to manage load and voltage profiles on […]