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We are moving towards less centralised large-scale power supply to more widespread, diversified and – we would hope – renewable generation.

And this in itself can aid energy security.

The major power cut that impacted up to a million people across the country earlier this month has got lots of our customers thinking about ways to protect their businesses from such events in the future.

Nearly one million people across England and Wales lost power on Friday 9th August when generators cut off unexpectedly around rush hour.

With all the changes over the last few years, many businesses are wondering: Are the government and Ofgem really serious about moving to a smart energy system?

Bristol Water’s Energy Management Team has been able to generate revenue at its Barrow site by taking simple measures and adopting new practices, thanks to a new innovation delivered by our Energy HQ Team.

Over the past few months, we’ve dedicated a lot of coverage to how businesses and the energy sector can support the UK’s new net zero carbon goal by 2050.

And there is reason to be optimistic we can achieve this.

Via a rapid programme of decarbonisation, decentralisation and digitisation, the face of UK generation is changing.

Balancing UK energy supply and demand is a complex business. More so now we’re shifting to an increasingly diverse and decentralised generation portfolio.

But along with challenges, this brings opportunities – especially for organisations able to utilise energy-related assets to participate in much-needed grid balancing services.

For example, we’re working with West Sussex County Council, who procure energy through the LASER Energy Frameworks, to maximise returns from co-located 4MW battery and 7MW solar PV assets. These have been installed on a former landfill site near Chichester to support the council’s energy strategy.