A year in the life of DSOs Electricity networks have now completed the first year of delivering distribution system operator (DSO) functions under the ED2 price controls. In a new Utility Week series, we speak to some of those networks to assess what progress has been made and how their approaches differ. In this extract, we explore the role of flexibility services and curtailable connections on the distribution network

Georgiopoulos says there are currently 25,000 customers signed up for the service, which got a response rate of 80% when called upon: "As far as I understand, this is the highest availability or the highest response from any domestic flflexibility product, including the Demand Flexibility Servi...

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Published inUtility Week p. 5
Main Author Grimwood, Tom
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sutton NLA Media 06.06.2024
Subjects
Customer services
Electric power distribution
Electricity
Flexibility
Markets
Solar energy
Solar farms
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Summary:Georgiopoulos says there are currently 25,000 customers signed up for the service, which got a response rate of 80% when called upon: "As far as I understand, this is the highest availability or the highest response from any domestic flflexibility product, including the Demand Flexibility Service." National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has taken a slightly different approach to the other DNOs, developing its own Market Gateway platform to host its tenders. [...]NGED announced in January that it would be integrating its Market Gateway platform with Piclo Max. "What we intend on doing is keep looking at the market because it's a brand-new world," he remarks.
ISSN:1356-5532