The amount of demand reduction available through the Demand Flexibility Service over winter failed to reach the levels predicted by the Electricity System Operator (ESO) ahead of its relaunch. In its annual Winter Outlook issued in September, the ESO predicted that 1GW of capacity would be made available through the DFS with a “fairly moderate” uptake. However, the ESO has now revealed the second iteration of the DFS, which concluded at the end of March, delivered a peak demand reduction of more than 400MW.
Forecast surge in Demand Flexibility Service capacity fails to materialise
