Demand Side Response
Quentin Scrimshire from KiWi Power will be explaining the opportunities for businesses at The Energy Solutions Show (TESS)
Flex Assure seeks to ensure greater transparency and give businesses confidence in the services being offered to them
The flexibility to be traded could be provided from a range of sources, including energy storage and demand side response
The Japanese firm will be using the UK energy giant’s DSR platform to provide the transmission system operator with flexibility services for the reserve market
The firm manages one of the largest portfolios of batteries through its “virtual power plant” system
The companies will supply DSR services to more than 900 industrial, commercial and public sector sites in the North West of England
The government said the decision ‘poses no issues for our security of supply’ and is working to reinstate it ‘as soon as possible’
The European Court of Justice has suspended the scheme which means the UK cannot hold any auctions either until it receives clearance
That’s the verdict from npower Business Solutions, which suggests 69% of energy managers aren’t aware of its use