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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

National Grid set to pay £3m to households and businesses as part of energy-saving scheme

Residential housing in Dundee
More than 1m businesses and consumers in Great Britain have signed up to the National Grid scheme. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

National Grid is set to pay out more than £3m to households and businesses as part of a pioneering scheme that encourages them to cut their power use at peak times.

The electricity system operator ran its “demand flexibility service” – which incentivises households in Great Britain to use less power during a designated period – between 4.30pm and 6pm on Tuesday.

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