This year, Ofgem released a Call for Input (CfI) on the Future of Distributed Flexibility. Ofgem begins by introducing some of the issues which are resulting in a lower uptake of distributed flexibility on the electricity system than there ought to be.

The electrical grid is a marvel of engineering that delivers electricity to our homes and businesses, but it requires a delicate balancing act to maintain a consistent supply of electricity to end consumers.

The electrical grid is an impressive feat of human engineering that has evolved over time to become the most important infrastructure of modern society. From its humble beginnings as a simple network of wires and generators, the grid has grown and adapted to meet the ever-increasing demands of our energy-hungry civilisation.

Increasing renewable energy generation does not mean lower prices for the end consumer, despite there being zero fuel-costs. Why is this the case and what needs to happen to change this?

The description of multi-sided markets has fundamentally changed the way that economists think about the boundaries of the firm. It also has dramatic implications for how entrepreneurs approach the problem of maximising firm value, as they now have to consider other product-market participants.

Since the energy price spikes and volatility in electricity markets last year, precipitated by rising wholesale gas prices, the EU Commission has looked to a reform of market design as a systematic answer to the impact of these prices on Europeans.