'Sleeping potential': Industry urged to embrace flexible grid cost savings

James Murray
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New study suggests businesses could cut their energy bills by up to 10 per cent by embracing demand response services

UK industry is still failing to take full advantage of the huge cost and carbon savings on offer from demand response and flexible grid services, leading to higher costs for business and households...

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