opportunities for energy users in demand side response

Demand Side

Flexibility: System

Operator view

Paul Lowbridge Power Responsive Manger

National Grid

GB Electricity Transmission

SPTL

SHET

NGET Ireland

Netherlands

France

OFTOs

Multiple TSOs One NETSO

National Grid

Electricity

Transmission

System Operator

Northern

Ireland

GB Electricity Distribution

Image: ENA (Electricity Networks Association)

Energy Industry Undergoing Significant Change

Decar-

bonisation

Fewer synchronous

generators and increased

renewables

Decen-

tralisation

Generation units decrease

in size and move closer to

consumption

Digiti-

sation

New electricity assets such

as distributed storage and

Electric Vehicles

…resulting

in:

greater system

uncertainty

Changing GB Electricity Landscape

National Grid’s Planning

Operational

Challenges

Solutions &

Opportunities

Performance

Requirements

Future Energy

Scenarios Electricity Ten

Year

Statement

System

Operability

Framework

Transmission System

Infrastructure

Requirements

A range of technologies can provide Flexibility

Inter-connectors

Energy Storage

Demand Side

Response

Async.

Generation

Sync. Generation

Embedded /

Distributed Generation } Flexibility

What are the Demand Side opportunities?

Cost Savings

Revenue Potential Firm Frequency Response (FFR)/Bridging

Frequency Control by Demand Management (FCDM)

Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR)

Short Term Operating Reserve (STOR)/Runway

Demand Turn-up

Fast Reserve

Triad Avoidance Red Zone Management

Balancing: Reserve

Balancing: Frequency Response

Capacity Mechanism Transitional Arrangements

Capacity Market

0 – 30 Secs

30 Sec – 2 hrs

Up to 4 hours

Local Distribution Network Trials

Next Steps for Participating

1 2 3 4 5

Driving Growth: Power Responsive

Customer Engagement: Raising Awareness &

Clarity

Increasing Confidence in Flexibility

Evolution of Flexibility Markets

1

2

3

Improving Market

Information

Simplifying Services

Incremental

Improvements

“Evolution” not

“Revolution”

To get in touch…

Power Responsive Programme: www.powerresponsive.com

LinkedIn: Power Responsive

For National Grid service opportunities: commercial.operation@nationalgrid.com