UK Needs Greater Flexibility in Power System

Researchers based at the UK Energy Research Centre will today warn of the need to build much greater flexibility into the power system, if we are to ensure energy security and avoid spiralling costs.

The researchers will today publish an update of a 2006 systematic review of the costs and impacts of adding ‘intermittent’ electricity, such as wind and solar, into the electricity system, which finds very strong evidence that, without flexibility, costs will be much higher than they need to be. When the report was originally published, a decade ago, the main finding was that the cost of integrating renewables into the power grid is modest. However at that time the authors did not consider variable renewable penetration levels above 20%. Since then, targets... ... More: Official Press Release UKERC

Keywords:

UKERC, UK, flexibility, grid, power system, renewables