Committees

Electricity demand-side measures

Inquiry

Closure of coal and oil power stations, along with wider changes to the electricity mix over the next decade, are predicted to increase risks to the UK’s electricity security of supply. This problem can be addressed by, increasing the supply of electricity by building new power plant or importing it from abroad via interconnectors or, reducing the demand for electricity. This reduction in demand can be temporary (known as demand-side response (DSR)) or permanent (known as electricity demand reduction (EDR)). Both DSR and EDR are potentially important tools in helping the Government to achieve its goal of ensuring electricity is low cost, reliable and low-carbon. This inquiry will scrutinise the policies the Government is currently in the process of implementing to try and encourage the development of DSR and EDR.

Reports, special reports and government responses

No reports or special reports published.

Correspondence

View all correspondence
Response from Matthew Hancock, re DSR Cap Market, 26 September 2014
Inquiry Electricity demand-side measures
Open PDF
Opens in new window
Correspondence
Letter to Matthew Hancock re DSR Cap Market, 9 September 2014
Inquiry Electricity demand-side measures
Open PDF
Opens in new window
Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

View all oral evidence transcripts
2 September 2014
Inquiry Electricity demand-side measures
Witnesses Duncan Burt, Head of Commercial Operations, System Operation, National Grid, Phil Jones, Chief Executive, Northern Powergrid, Sara Bell, Executive Director, UK Demand Response Association, Yoav Zingher, Co-founder,KiWi Power, Zoe Leader, Climate and Energy Specialist, WWF, Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State for Energy, DECC, Jonathan Mills, Director, Electricity Market Reform, DECC, Ian Ellerington, Engineer to Energy Innovation delivery Team, DECC.
Open PDF
786KB
Open HTML
786KB
Oral Evidence

Written evidence

View all written evidence
National Grid (EDM0035)
Open PDF
14KB
Open HTML
14KB
WWF (EDM0034)
Open PDF
23KB
Open HTML
23KB
Demand Centre (EDM0033)
Open PDF
28KB
Open HTML
28KB

Other publications

No other publications published.

Contact us

  • Phone: 020 7219 4610/5778