Peter Aldous MP: We can’t pay the wind to blow or the sun to shine – but we can pay the public

The Demand Flexibility Service, which was approved by Ofgem at the beginning of November, offers individuals and businesses the chance to earn money by simply reducing non-essential energy use for up to a couple of hours a day.The Service has the potential to demonstrate the enormous – and as yet untapped – potential of domestic Demand Side Response, as well as the ongoing importance of industrial and commercial flexibility in maintaining a safe and secure electrical grid as we move rapidly towards decarbonisation.https://www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4061436/energy-flexibility-services-hand-power-money-people