E.ON UK has issued a response to the proposed Seventh Carbon Budget, emphasizing the need for a modern energy system. CEO Chris Norbury argues that the transition must move beyond simple emission targets to focus on system flexibility and dynamic demand.
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The CEO mentions rewarding flexibility, but the actual mechanism is missing here. Without a clear price signal for demand side response, this is just a high level goal.
Exactly. Flexibility sounds great in a press release, but the grid needs physical upgrades and better interconnection to actually handle dynamic demand at scale.
Lower bills are promised, but the budget does not detail how the cost of these system upgrades is split between the utility and the consumer.
