Households across the country have taken part in an optional energy blackout - and there’s another one running tomorrow
The Tuesday session of the Demand Flexibility Service will come just 24 hours after the first live run took place between 5pm and 6pm on Monday., the National Grid Electricity System Operator said.
It comes as recent cold weather and bad conditions for wind turbines have left the grid with less supply to meet demand than it would have liked.There have been several test runs in the past, but Monday was the first time that the Demand Flexibility Service was used to ensure that the grid is balanced.
Several other suppliers also bid for higher contracts than usual, meaning they could be paying their customers more to take part.Households with these suppliers have to sign up in advance and opt in to the system each time. The sites, owned by Drax and EDF, had been meant to permanently close as Britain phased out coal. But they were kept on standby this winter in a deal struck with Government amid the ongoing energy crisis. None have needed to be used yet.
Expert Adam Bell, who is head of policy at consultancy Stonehaven, said the system was working as it should."This is all fine and just the grid doing its job," Mr Bell said, adding that the demand flexibility side is "interesting".The National Grid has introduced the scheme to encourage Brits to save on energy at a time when supplies are squeezed.
"We see this as a world leading step forward into a space where we can only grow and drive forward towards Net Zero.”
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