Solar Power and Batteries that store solar energy can replenish the Texas power grid With temperatures climbing over 100 in much of the state, the Texas electric grid set an all-time record for energy demand Tuesday. It may very well do it again on Wednesday. Despite the heat wave, the Electric Reliability Council of
The call forms part of the five yearly review – conducted by the NIC – which sets an agenda for action for UK infrastructure over the next 30 years. Instead, in the assessment, the NIC urges the government to focus hydrogen use on power generation and industrial decarbonisation. Commission chair Sir John Armitt called the
Octopus Energy and UK Power Networks (UKPN) will offer customers free electricity when energy supply exceeds demand due to excess renewable power on the grid. Through the ‘Power-ups’ scheme Octopus will send customers a notification of the times they are able to use their ‘Power-ups’ one day in advance. The scheme aims to tackle
The latest data from MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) shows that the three months to the end of March 2023 has seen the most small-scale renewable installations of solar PV technologies, heat pumps and battery storage since Q4 2015. - More than 60,000 installations completed in Q1 2023, the highest-performing quarter since Q4 2015 - Solar
Survey says 58% of buyers find solar panels add to the appeal of a property A total of 77% of homeowners saved money on energy bills with solar panels More than half of homeowners with solar panels would take panels to new home Solar panels make a property more appealing to buy, a new
Octopus Energy has called on the National Grid ESO to stop burning coal and instead use consumer energy consumption flexibility to reduce demands on the energy grid. The company implemented its ‘Saving Sessions’ – enabled by the National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) in October 2022. The scheme offered financial incentives for consumers to reduce electricity demand over peak
Move welcomed as a way to get more renewable energy sites connected to grid National Grid ESO is introducing further targeted reforms to speed up connections to the electricity network. The ESO has written to parties seeking to connect to the transmission system to ask for updates on progress and project milestones, so that
A battery storage system in the UK has begun delivery of reactive power services to the grid in what has been claimed as a world first contract of its kind. Developer-investor Zenobe Energy also said that its 100MW/107MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Capenhurst, Chester, is currently the largest battery project directly connected to
While there is a risk of blackouts due to electricity shortages over the coming winter, National Grid ESO is ”cautiously confident”. The operator has released its Winter Outlook report, which this year models both the Base Case for the period 31 October 2022 to 31 March 2023, and an alternative scenario. This alternative is new for
The power network's electricity system operator (ESO) said it expects supply to be tight at times this winter, most likely in the first half of December. The UK could face "very high prices" with experts warning household bills could rise to £3,850 this winter due to electricity supply shortages - but the lights will