Monthly Archives: September 2006

London aims for 20% microgeneration

By James Keirstead | Published: September 29, 2006

Ken Livingstone yesterday set out plans to double the on-site renewables requirement for new London developments from 10 to 20%. The plans are still at the consultation stage so things may yet change but it’s certainly a promising sign.

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Can microgeneration and demand reduction be added?

By James Keirstead | Published: September 14, 2006

I’ve been revising for my viva and was flipping through the DTI microgeneration strategy when I noticed a little mismatch, re: Ofgem’s demand reduction pilot (PDF). The original strategy says:

DTI will be investigating the possibility of a field trial that brings together smart meters and microgeneration to the effectiveness of smart meters combined with microgeneration technologies.

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Ofgem kicks off monitoring pilot

By James Keirstead | Published: September 3, 2006

Two weeks ago, the energy regulator Ofgem launched a £9.75 million tender call to assess smart metering and monitoring in UK households. It follows from their earlier work on smart metering in which the ECI submitted a response, noting that energy savings of 5 to 10% are possible when consumers have better information on their energy consumption. However at the time, Ofgem assumed a more conservative 1% saving and lamented that little evidence was available on how UK consumers might react to such feedback.

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