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UK National Grid 'smart’ revolution will require subsidies – industry experts
Publication date: 01 September 2016
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A futuristic vision presented by the new head of UK transmission system operator National Grid of demand-side response and an ‘internet of things’ balancing the power network cannot happen without government subsidies, industry sources told Gas Matters Today.
National Grid executive director Nicola Shaw said this week in an interview with the BBC that advanced demand-side response could eliminate between 30-50% of fluctuations on the grid.