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| Reference Number | ENA_10131748 | |
| Title | Flex Direct | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Energy Efficiency (Residential and commercial) 50%; Other Power and Storage Technologies (Electricity transmission and distribution) 50%; |
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| Research Types | Applied Research and Development 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 100% | |
| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Project Contact UK Power Networks |
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| Award Type | Network Innovation Allowance | |
| Funding Source | Ofgem | |
| Start Date | 01 November 2024 | |
| End Date | 01 May 2025 | |
| Duration | 6 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £533,674 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Power | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | ||
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Project Contact , UK Power Networks |
| Other Investigator | Project Contact , UKPN London Power Networks plc |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , UK Power Networks |
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| Web Site | https://smarter.energynetworks.org/projects/ENA_10131748 |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Energy efficiency retrofits rolled out by Local Authorities (LAs) and Social Housing Providers (SHPs), such as home insulation and storage heating, represent an opportunity to procure flexibility from disadvantaged households that are typically not able to participate in flexibility markets. Flex Direct aims to develop a new way to procure this type of flexibility by Distribution System Operators (DSOs). The project is developing novel commercial models and coordinated market approaches to enable LAs and SHPs to operate in direct contract with DSOs. This will incentivise use of energy efficiency in flexibility markets and facilitate participation of hard-to-reach customers at scale. | |
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| Added to Database | 17/09/25 | |
