National Grid activates Demand Flexibility Scheme between 5pm and 6pm on Monday trends now
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The National Grid is set to activate is Demand Flexibility Scheme (DFS) for one hour tomorrow - making use of coal-fired power units in order to boost the nation's electricity supply.
The (DFS) was developed last year to allow the National Grid to access extra power when the national demand is at its highest during peak winter days.
National Grid ESO tweeted: 'Our forecasts show electricity supply margins are expected to be tighter than normal on Monday evening.
'We have instructed coal-fired power units to be available to increase electricity supplies should it be needed tomorrow evening.'
Most of the UK's energy suppliers have signed up to the Demand Flexibility Scheme that will pay families £100 to keep their electricity switched off during peak times this winter. (File image: Smart meter)
The Demand Flexibility Service - which is only open to those with smart meters - looks to reward homeowners for changing their electricity usage in a bid to avoid blackouts across winter.
It is among a range of tools designed to help manage the electricity system this winter. Most of the UK's energy suppliers have signed up to the scheme that will pay families £100 to keep their electricity switched off during peak times.
Speaking at the time of its launch in November last year, John Pettigrew, head of the National Grid, said that 'a vast majority of suppliers in the UK have now signed up,' to the scheme.
The National Grid is hoping that it will mean less stress on the grid, making better use of the country's electricity generation by ironing out some of the peaks.
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