Last year British energy payers saved over £300 million as people moved the time that they turned on their washing machines and other appliances.
On Thursday the Energy Network Association (ENA) that the UK secured 9 gigawatts of flexibility in 2024 which is a record high.
Wind and the sun have an influence when renewables are being produced, this is enabling demand taking pressure off the grid as more and more people are using solar for their homes.
This flexibility is helping capacity and the longer-term plans for upgrading infrastructure.
Dr Avinash Aithal, head of open networks at ENA, said, “It’s been tremendous to see the boom in the flexibility market over the past year.
“Flexibility is becoming more mainstream thanks to industry efforts to remove barriers to participation and simplify the market processes overall. The outcome of our efforts are now clear to see, with significant savings for consumers and the wider energy industry.”
“Great Britain is now a global leader in energy flexibility,” he added.
“Together, ENA and industry have paved the way for the whole of Great Britain to participate in and benefit from the energy flexibility market.”
