With winter nights drawing in and temperatures plummeting people are finding themselves having to put the heating on more and more often. However while the mercury drops energy bills are soaring - along with the cost of living across most other areas.
So anything which can help cut the cost of heating is a bonus. The National Grid has announced a scheme which will see customers being paid if they use their electricity at off peak times.
The Demand Flexibility Service aims to move the time people use power so reduce the pressure on the availability at usually busy times. It is so far yet to be activated however it has come close on two occasions since its launch at the beginning of November.
