Tuesday 1 November 2022

Electric assets and a changing grid – what does it all mean?

“Since the history of time, what we’ve had is a relatively static demand and we’ve matched the generation to meet that – so we’ve turned up coal plants and gas plants. But that’s now flipping on its head, we’re going to match demand to meet generation.”

That’s what Jake Miller, Electric Assets Lead, Drax had to say on how the grid is changing to reflect cleaner energy and the impact this will have on businesses.

He asks the question of customers and companies: “Find out where the majority of your electricity use is coming from – is it one large asset or a combination of smaller things that make up a process?”

But what are electric assets, how can you measure them and understand their impact on your business’ carbon footprint?

Find out more listening to this week’s podcast.