National Grid ESO said it was 'prudent to maintain' the demand flexibility service (DFS), which was introduced in 2022 in the wake of Europe's gas squeeze caused by the war in Ukraine, and the terms were now out for consultation
The operator of Britain's electricity system says it is to keep a scheme that aims to help prevent blackouts for the coming winter.
It forecast a margin of 8% - a figure that is in line with most winter periods and up on the wriggle room it had expected last year. "There will be cold snaps in the winter and therefore we do expect to use our normal operational tools."The ESO will be hoping the wind blows to aid generation from on and offshore wind farms as a reliance on coal to fill the void last winter will be constrained.Households paid to save energy for first time as power supplies squeezed
The UK played a pivotal role in helping supply the continent with gas ahead of last winter amid a race to fill storage and stop the lights going out given historic dependency on Russian gas, particularly in Germany.
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