Smart power: A National Infrastructure Commission Report
The National Infrastructure Commission was asked to consider how the UK can better balance supply and demand.
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The National Infrastructure Commission was asked to consider how the UK can better balance supply and demand, aiming towards an electricity market where prices are reflective of costs to the overall system.
The Commission鈥檚 central finding is that smart power 鈥� principally built around three innovations, interconnection, storage, and demand flexibility 鈥� could save consumers up to 拢8 billion a year by 2030, help the UK meet its 2050 carbon targets, and secure the UK鈥檚 energy supply for generations.
The report 鈥楽mart power鈥� makes practical recommendations to this end - not new subsidies or substantial public spending - but towards the creation of a level playing field and a better managed network.