Flex Direct
Reference Number
ENA_10131748
Title
Flex Direct
Status
Completed
Energy Categories
Energy Efficiency(Residential and commercial)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution)
Research Types
Applied Research and Development
Science and Technology Fields
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering)
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation
Not Cross-cutting
Principal Investigator
Project Contact
UK Power Networks
UK Power Networks
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
Other Investigator
Project Contact, UKPN London Power Networks plc
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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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17/09/25
