Products

National Grid as System Operator (SO) has today published its Product Roadmap for frequency response and reserve markets. It marks an important milestone in the wider review of balancing services undertaken through the System Needs and Product Strategy earlier this year.

The Product Roadmap sets out the actions to be taken forward for frequency response and reserve markets and details the principles that will govern the way that balancing services are procured in future.

Visit the Future of Balancing Services to download the Product Roadmap.

Future of Balancing Services

Ofgem have launched the second window of the regulatory sandbox, which will be open for expressions of interest until 27 October 2017.

The regulatory sandbox allows innovators to trial innovative business products, services and business models that cannot currently operate under the existing regulations. Trials run for a set period of time with a limited number of customers.

Ofgem want to support innovative ideas that bring benefits to consumers. This also helps them to understand emerging trends in the sector and identify areas in which regulation may need to adapt to sustain innovation.

Find out more through their blog, and how to submit an expression of interest through the links below.

Blog: Enabling innovation in the energy sector The Innovation Link: Submitting Expressions of Interest

Our short guide provides a clear picture of the benefits of getting involved in demand side response (DSR). It’s also a great way of highlighting all the financial and environmental benefits to other decision makers in your organisation.

Short Guide

The Major Energy User’s Council (MEUC) have produced a very comprehensive DSR guide that provides all the information companies will need to be able to profit from DSR.

DSR Guide

This two-page product map summarises all the products that are available now, and provides details of who you can talk to for more information.

Product Map