"Every
day takes us
further down the
wrong path, making
it harder and more costly
to establish coordinated,
open systems and markets. It
will be a sorry legacy if RIIO2
locks the sector into today's
misalignments, just when we
need an operating model fi t
for tomorrow."
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500kW/
385kWh
A battery unit from
Veolia is capable
of delivering
500kW/385kWh,
equivalent to the
energy required to
power 1,000 homes
or the output from
100,000 standard AA
size batteries.
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"Our power
networks are
evolving in a
different way
than they were
intended to
when originally
designed, which
means we need
to control and
operate our
networks in a
smarter way,
and use smarter
systems to help us
do this."
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70%
Research from Electricity
North West has revealed
that this percentage
of British consumers
believe they have a role
to play in the UK's energy
infrastructure.
£20
million
Flexitricity has
generated more
than £20 million
in savings for UK
businesses over
10 years of smart
grid operations.
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