opportunities for energy users in demand side response
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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
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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: [email protected]