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National Energy System Operator

Commons · Question 5350 · Tabled 11 Sep 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record

Answered 11 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Wera Hobhouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the National Energy System Operator (NESO) integrates demand side flexibility into its market design.

Answer

Answered by Michael Shanks, 11 Oct 2024

NESO's role is set out in legislation and licences and is regulated by Ofgem. It has a statutory duty to have regard to the Strategy and Policy Statement, which was issued earlier this year and sets out the government’s intention for NESO to consider ‘opp...