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As businesses across the UK – and indeed the world – focus on getting back on track, there’s a growing impetus to embed greater sustainability into the recovery.

Once the preserve of the eco-conscious ‘early adopter’, research suggests it won’t be long before electric vehicles (EVs) become the norm on UK roads.

There’s a lot of talk about getting ‘back to business’ as lockdown restrictions are eased and we start to pick up economically.

But for many organisations, forwards is where they are now focused. And with so much noise around net zero and how businesses will need to play a vital role in helping the UK reach its decarbonisation targets, decisions around energy use and management will be key.

Balancing Services Use of System (BSUoS) charges have been in the spotlight recently, thanks to the increased costs National Grid is incurring to balance energy supply with reduced lockdown demand.

Ben Young is an Operational Manager in the NGESO Control Centre in Wokingham. He currently splits his time between operational shift work in the control room and project work within a day team. Ben has been heavily involved in the NGESO’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading their engagement with Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and the wider electricity industry, as well as responding to the short-term operability challenges posed by low demand for electricity during the lockdown.

As the government starts to allocate funding for a variety of ‘green’ measures to support the UK’s economic recovery, we’d like to ensure that the views of business are taken into account.

We had a great turn-out for our webinar this week: Adapting your energy strategy: rising to new challenges and achieving energy goals.