Summer Outlook 2021: COVID-19 to continue to damper demand but 'right tools and processes in place'
Demand is forecast to continue to be low this summer, although some resurgence is expected in comparison to levels seen in 2020.
Demand is forecast to continue to be low this summer, although some resurgence is expected in comparison to levels seen in 2020.
Summer demand could fall by up to 20% due to the effects of COVID-19, according to National Grid ESO.
National Grid expects minimum summer transmission system demand in 2019 to fall broadly in line with last year’s, owing to a collapse in new solar deployment.
Octopus, the UK’s largest onshore renewables investor and owner of more than 1GW of utility-scale solar in the UK, has said that National Grid’s warnings of ‘summer low’ demand challenges are ringing true as the country continues to bask in a heatwave.
Transmission system demand is forecast to dip to new lows this summer, but National Grid has once again insisted it has the tools necessary to manage.