Comments on: Industry groups call for ‘flexibility first’ obligation on electricity networks https://www.newpower.info/2018/07/industry-groups-call-for-flexibility-first-obligation-on-electricity-networks/ Expert information for all those invested in the UK's energy future Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:08:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 By: Damo https://www.newpower.info/2018/07/industry-groups-call-for-flexibility-first-obligation-on-electricity-networks/#comment-35049 Damo Tue, 24 Jul 2018 11:04:48 +0000 http://www.newpower.info/?p=5415#comment-35049 Isn’t that like Bernard Matthews voting to have Christmas twice a year?

At some stage it will be the most efficient thing to reinforce.

DNO’s are incentivised to build at the moment but flexibility first, swings it too far in the other direction. When it boils down to it, we want the light to be kept on at the cheapest price using a combination of build and flexibility. Assets are there for 40 years or so, so any cost benefit needs to look over the long term horizon.

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