News : Demand Response

London, 10th April, 2013 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, today announced 100% success in accurately forecasting the three triad periods during the 2012/13 triad season.

KiWi Power advised its customers to reduce or shift their power use when the UK’s demand for electricity was at its...

London, 12 February, 2013 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, has appointed Miriam Maes as a new non-executive director who will serve on the KiWi Power board.

Miriam has worked in the energy sector since 2002, initially as a member of Texas Utilities’ (TXU) European Executive and subsequently as COO of EDF Energy’s non-regulated distribution networks business.

In 2007,...

Energy analysts predict a 32-35% annual rise in demand response participation in the UK
London, 29 November, 2012 – Following the UK Government’s publication of the Energy Bill, the importance of new measures designed to reduce peak demand for expensive electricity, while ensuring a secure, low carbon and affordable electricity supply for future generations, has been highlighted by Energy and Climate Change...

Successful trials of energy storage could save more than £700m by 2040
London, 3 December, 2012 – KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, will partner UK Power Networks on a four-year project which will examine the technical challenges and commercial opportunities of using stored electricity to meet peak energy demands.

The Smarter Network Storage (SNS) project is one of...

Health trust implements low carbon technology and avoids rising energy costs
KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, is helping public sector organisations, such as the acute NHS-run Lister Hospital, reduce energy costs and avoid peak demand tariffs. The low-carbon energy efficient measures, known as demand side response (DSR), are expected to generate more than £100,000 a...

800 MW pick-up predicted following ‘Isles of Wonder’ opening ceremony
27th July 2012, London – According to KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and demand management company, while some are billing London 2012 as the world’s first truly sustainable Olympic Games, it will still rely on ‘dirty’ power stations to provide additional electricity.

The National Grid will use these part-loaded coal-fired power...