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Energy communities have the potential to accelerate the energy transition, by providing affordable energy, democratising access to markets, and supporting energy independence and security of supply. Last year saw a greater focus on energy communities due to drivers such as the energy crisis. After the European normative introduced Renewable energy communities and Citizen energy communities,...
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On a sunny Friday afternoon, I found myself pondering fast-acting ancillary services and the barriers they face. Since I’m sure most other normal people also think about such things, I decided to share some of my musings on the topic. Starting with the ‘basics’ – we know having more renewables on the grid and the...
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“The way that residential customers pay for distribution networks is set to change. In summary, we’re likely to see more charges based on capacity (kW), compared to the current system which is largely based on energy (kWh).” This blog article will discuss how the opinions captured in December’s online survey regarding network tariffs compare with...
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Historically, network tariffs job has been to finance the maintenance, upgrade and operation of the electricity grid. However, as the energy transition unfolds, tariffs are starting to have another job as an additional instrument for DSOs (distribution system operators, also known as distribution network operators) to operate the electricity grid by influencing consumers’ consumption. At...
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Sometimes it takes a crisis to spur innovation and change. The Covid-19 pandemic, tragic in so many ways, has seen dramatic changes in working practices that are now embedded in many companies. Will the same be true of the Texas blackouts earlier this year, another tragic event that led to 5 million homes without power,...
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These are two hot topics that have currently been making headlines across the industry. Let’s take a closer look. ‘DSO flexibility’ refers to the specific value products created by DSOs to incentivise flexibility providers to offer demand-side flexibility services. These services are used to help manage network constraints and/or maintain security of supply. The ‘flexibility’...
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In late 2019 we completed a major study into the market status, challenges and lessons learnt for European Distribution System Operators (DSOs) using demand side flexibility to manage their networks. The study identified that the UK is the leading market in Europe – and probably the world – in terms of DSOs utilising demand side...
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Managing domestic energy assets for the benefit of households and networks Homes of the future will increasingly have multiple energy assets such as electric vehicles (EVs), , solar PV and battery storage systems. The MADE (Multi Asset Demand Execution) project is all about understanding how to manage these multiple energy assets in a way that...

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