The UK thinks amped-up household energy use can lower customer costs. (The Guardian)
Keep calm and turn it on: This summer, the National Energy System Operator will nudge consumers to run large-load appliances and charge EVs when the grid has excess wind and solar power. Energy suppliers can pitch in with free (or steeply discounted) electricity over these spurts.
Why now? Britain just set fresh solar and wind records, and this summer could bring the UK grid’s first stretches of fully zero-carbon power. This summer, the strategy could prevent transmission bottlenecks from sparking blackouts.