The British government and Ofgem have recently announced several changes to the National Grid which will transform how we use, store and generate electricity. Regulations will be eased, thus allowing private individuals and businesses with small-scale renewable generators to sell energy more easily, and public investment is set for the battery sector alongside several other rule changes. The headline-grabbing claim of these modifications is that consumers will save up to £40 billion by 20501 whilst they should also address fears about a lack of generator capacity but their effectiveness in practice remains to be seen.
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