Learning from the August 9 power cut: Can demand response now provide higher levels of dependability than nuclear?

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The August 9 power cut has clearly shown that demand response has already helped the system to recover quickly and cheaply, argues Tim Rotheray of the Association for Decentralised Energy

Over the last couple of weeks there has been a great deal of media and industry comment on the blackout that hit England and Wales last month. A lightning strike on the transmission network triggered a...

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