National Grid predicts 'manageable' winter margins, but demand management push stalls

James Murray
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National Grid secures 2.4GW of additional balancing services, but just 133MW comes from businesses offering to manage demand at peak times

National Grid has today sought to downplay perennial fears about a winter energy shortage, publishing a Winter Outlook Report for 2015/16 that concludes electricity margins are "manageable" and gas supplies...

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