KiWi Power global demand side response (DSR) aggregator publically welcomed Amber Rudd’s ‘Energy Reset’ speech and backed recent calls by the UK Energy Experts for a complete review into the secure low carbon development of the UK’s demand side response energy policy.
Yoav Zingher, Co-Founder and CEO of KiWi Power, said “The UK Government seems to understand that successful deployment of DSR technology, in a fair market, has the potential to deliver hundreds millions of pounds to both large and small businesses across the country. DSR is subsidy free, and a key component in decarbonising the UK power supply whilst at the same time maintaining energy security.”
“We also welcome the consultation on the capacity market, which is still biased towards traditional generation, and the Secretary of State’s call to ‘remove other regulations holding back smart solutions such as demand side response and storage’. However, we would also point out that it is currently not a ‘level playing field’, and simply subsidises existing fossil fuel generation. DSR is the key technology for integrating intermittent renewable technologies into the existing grid infrastructure”, added Yoav.
