National Grid ESO proposes 'year-round' Demand Flexibility Service

Stuart Stone
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National Grid ESO sets out initial plan to make 'flexibility part of everyday life' by offering money back on bills during off peak hours all year round

The National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has announced it intends to pay UK households to use less energy when supply is tight at any time of the year, not just in the winter months, in what...

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