Business: Natural Gas
(asked on 4th April 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide commercial incentives to businesses willing to reduce their gas use at certain times.
Answered by
Lord Callanan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 20th April 2022
Gas industry representatives cooperatively developed the Demand Side Response tool which encourages Daily Metered (DM) consumers – usually large industrial users – to offer to reduce their gas demand during times of system stress, in return for payment.
This tool has the potential for DM users to protect their most critical loads, minimise costs, and may reduce the likelihood of a supply emergency.