Timely and effective deployment of demand response could greatly increase power system flexibility, electricity security and market efficiency. Considerable progress has been made in recent years to harness demand response. However, most of this potential remains to be developed. The paper draws...

This paper describes the evolution of supply competition in the UK residential energy market and the extent to which consumers in general, and vulnerable households in particular, have benefited from liberalization. It concludes that earlier fears about higher prices for vulnerable groups from...

On 30 November 2016, the European Commission (EC) presented the Energy Union's "Clean energy for all Europeans" legislative package. This package has three main goals: 1. Putting energy efficiency first; 2. Achieving global leadership in renewable energies; and 3. Providing a fair deal for...