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National Grid has dropped the greenest scenario from its future energy modelling, saying it is no longer credible.
The network company said it decided to “retire” the Accelerated Growth scenario, in which low carbon technologies are enthusiastically adopted, following “consistent feedback” from stakeholders.
At its UK Future Energy Scenarios 2013 conference on Thursday, National Grid published the results of its annual modelling exercise for just two scenarios: Slow Progression and Gone Green.
In the Slow Progression case, the UK misses its 2020 renewable energy target and its indicative carbon reduction target for 2030. Gone Green was designed to meet all environmental targets.
As well as the core models, National Grid considered specific case studies to “push the boundaries of the credible scenario envelope”.
Chris Train, market operation director at National Grid, urged stakeholders to feed in to the continuous process of refining the models.
“It is only by listening and talking to our many stakeholders and acting on what they say, that we can develop scenarios that enable us to identify strategic gas and electricity investment requirements for the future,” he said.
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