Demand response will stabilise the UK’s electricity capacity market and keep the lights on
KiWi Power, the UK’s leading smart grid and energy demand management company, is supporting the Government’s Electricity Market Reform (EMR) measures in light of Ofgem’s news published last week, warning of a significant reduction in electricity capacity margins over the next three years. According to Ofgem, the UK’s official independent regulating body for both the gas and electricity industries, the UK currently has 14 percent spare generation capacity to help meet the supply of electricity during times of peak demand. Under European environmental legislation, UK