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UK’s National Grid will start paying rewards for reducing energy consumption

MOSCOW, January 22 – RIA Novosti. The UK’s electricity grid operator, National Grid, will begin rewarding customers for the first time on January 23 for reducing their electricity consumption during their peak hours, the company said in a statement.

“We are launching the Demand Elasticity Service tomorrow between 5 pm and 6 pm (service – ed.),” the energy operator said on Twitter.

It was noted that such a measure does not mean that the electricity supply is under threat.

According to the information on the company’s website, Demand Elasticity Service is a service that provides incentive payments to reduce energy consumption during peak hours. According to British media, National Grid wants people to turn off energy-consuming household appliances such as washing machines and game consoles at such times. The company plans to pay up to six pounds per kilowatt hour saved.

Source: Ria

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