ESO, National Grid’s energy system operator arm, has completed the first phase of summer consumer trials with 31 electricity demand shifting events held between May and July.
In this week’s EV Roundup, charging platform Monta has commissioned a YouGov survey that shows that most EV drivers do not regret their decision to go electric, while the company is also testing a new Virtual SolarCharging feature which uses an algorithm to align solar energy supply with EV charging demand.
The Crowdflex project – run by SSEN Distribution, National Grid ESO, Octopus Energy and Ohme – has found that domestic flexibility can significantly reduce peak demand, with further reductions enabled by electric vehicles (EV).
A consortium of energy companies, including National Grid ESO, SSEN, Octopus Energy and Ohme have announced the ‘largest domestic flexibility study’ ever held in the UK, dubbed CrowdFlex.
Octopus Energy and Ohme are among companies to have been awarded a contract for a new virtual plant (VPP) set to largely utilise electric vehicles (EVs).