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The road to smart energy management
20/4/2022
8 min read
Feature
Britain’s energy landscape is being transformed as new smart technologies change the way we interact with the electricity system. It’s not just about smart meters but will impact anybody acquiring an electric vehicle or heat pump, with the opportunity to buy or sell power via vehicle-to-grid systems. Brian Davis reports.
New smart technologies are challenging the way electricity is generated, consumed and managed, given the increasing adoption of electric vehicle (EV) charging for domestic, fleet and commercial use, and the beginning of replacing conventional gas-fired boilers with electric heat pumps.
The key to the transition on the road to net zero will be smart, flexible systems that connect large-scale conventional and renewable energy generation through to EVs and solar panels in homes, businesses and communities across the country in a smart grid.
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has been developing the Open Networks programme bringing together nine electricity grid operators, including the National Grid, Scottish Power, SP Energy Networks, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), Northern Powergrid, Electricity North West, Western Power Distribution, UK Power Networks and Northern Ireland Electricity Networks. It is also working in concert with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), energy regulator Ofgem, academics and trade associations.