​Octopus Energy Group more than doubled its revenue in the full-year 2022 from a year earlier, lifted by the strength of its Kraken billing platform business and rising customer numbers.

National Grid ESO has released its Electricity Ten Year Statement (ETYS) 2023 publication, forecasting strong capacity growth for the Electricity Transmission System particularly in Scotland, North Wales and East Anglia, but also highlighting concerns over interconnector infrastructure in the South of England.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has identified improved transparency, easier participation and improved coordination as key objectives in 2023 for its Open Networks plan.

Britain’s interconnector capacity reached record levels this January, transporting 2.6TWh of power through the National Grid’s five subsea cables connected to France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Norway.

National Grid ESO announced a Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) test today (31 January) between 17:30 and 18:00, following yesterday’s test (30 January) which took place between 09:00 and 10:00.

Northern Powergrid has launched a new project with consultancies TNEI and LCP Delta to help develop a new framework for enabling smart local energy systems (SLES) across the low voltage network.

CBI Economics alongside the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) have released a report stating that almost 20,000 UK businesses are operating within the net zero economy, contributing £71 billion a year to the UK economy.

In this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at the use of National Grid ESO’s Demand Flexibility Service (DFS) and contingency coal units, as well as how interconnectors were key to managing a fault on the electricity network.