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National Grid will pay households to shift electricity use to avoid blackouts
(The Guardian, 27 Jun 2022) Scheme encourages customers with smart meters to use less energy at peak times and reduce carbon emissions.
National Grid plans to reduce the risk of blackouts this winter by paying consumers to use less electricity at peak times, it has emerged.
The electricity network operator is racing to set up a scheme that will enable households with smart meters to choose to cut how much energy they use when supplies are low.
Initial proposals drawn up by National Grid’s electricity system operator (ESO) say that households could be paid up to £6 a kilowatt hour in credit instead of paying out 28.34p a kilowatt hour, The Times reported.
The move comes as the government looks for ways to secure extra energy supplies this winter and limit usage by consumers.
The Guardian, 27 Jun 2022: National Grid will pay households to shift electricity use to avoid blackouts
