'Distributional Effects of Time of Use Tariffs' Webinar

School of the Built Environment

Distributional Effects of Time of Use Tariffs Webinar

BackgroundReducing peak electricity demand is considered critical in order to improve balancing with renewables and reduce costs of electricity generation. Time of Use tariffs could be a convenient and simple way to reward domestic customers for consuming electricity at times of the day when overall demand is low. However, the effects of such tariffs across different groups of consumers are far from clear: who may be disadvantaged and who may benefit? Research carried out at the University of Reading and funded by UKRI as part of the ‘Distributional Effects of Dynamic Pricing for Responsive Electricity Demand’ (<a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/redpeak/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DEePRED</a>) project and ‘Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions’ (<a href="https://www.creds.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CREDS</a>) sought to address this question.Published Paper : <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214629620302723" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">It’s only a matter of time: Flexibility, activities and time of use tariffs in the United Kingdom </a> Aim of the WorkshopThis webinar will present our key findings on the socio-economic impacts of Time of Use tariffs, facilitating a discussion on the implication of these findings to consumers and suppliers, and considering their relevance to achieving Net Zero. Below you will find the event schedule including speakers (which are subject to change), and instructions on how to register.ScopeThe webinar will be of interest to industry, policy-makers, academia and those with interests in analysis of demand flexibility in the context of Net Zero.12:00 – 12:30 Presentation of findings by Dr Timur Yunusov12:30 – 13:30 Panel discussion and Q&A: Kailin Graham, Luca Lo Schiavo, Rachel Mills and Stephen Perry 13:30 Close

SpeakersDr Timur Yunusov, University of Reading Kailin Graham, The Association for Decentralised EnergyLuca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, Italian Energy RegulatorRachel Mills, Citizens AdviceStephen Perry, OfgemThe event will be chaired by Professor Jacopo Torriti, Professor of Energy Economics and Policy, University of Reading and Co-Director Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS).We are also delighted to present a pre-recorded message from Dr Alan Whitehead MP, Shadow Minister for Green New Deal and Energy.

Speaker BiosAlan Whitehead, Labour Member of Parliament for Southampton TestBefore entering Parliament in 1997 he was Professor of Public Policy at the Southampton Institute. He was also formerly the leader of Southampton City Council.During his time in Parliament Alan has focussed on, amongst other things, issues relating to energy and climate change, waste, fuel poverty, local government and housing, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and renewables. He became the Shadow Minister for Generation and Transmission in autumn 2015 and Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change in October 2016.Alan was a member of the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, as well as the Environmental Audit Select Committee. He has been a member of the Public Bill Committees for every major piece of UK energy and climate change legislation in recent years, including the Climate Change Act 2008. He also chairs a number of cross-party groups on these issues.In his spare time, Alan enjoys working on his ongoing project of powering his home in Southampton with microgeneration, growing his own vegetables and coping with the highs and lows of being a Saints supporter.Jacopo Torriti, University of ReadingJacopo is a Professor of Energy Economics and Policy, School of the Built Environment University of Reading. He is currently a Co-Director of the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (<a href="https://www.creds.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CREDS</a>) and leading two EPSRC-funded projects: Residential Electricity Demand: Peaks, Sequences of Activities and Markov chains (<a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/redpeak/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">REDPeAk</a>) and Distributional Effects of Dynamic Pricing for Responsive Electricity Demand (<a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/redpeak/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DEePRED</a>). He is member of Ofgem Academic Panel and Defra Economics Advisory Panel. His recent books include Peak Energy Demand and Demand Side Response (2015), Energy Fables (2019) and Appraising the Economics of Smart Meters (2020) and are all published with Routledge. Kailin Graham, Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE)Kailin leads on energy flexibility and demand side response within the Policy team at the Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE), the UK’s leading advocate for a more local, zero carbon energy system. Kailin holds a BE(Hons) in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the University of Queensland and is passionate about using his technical background to help inform meaningful energy and climate policy. His previous positions have spanned both technical and regulatory sides of the Australian energy sector, from process engineering roles focused on emissions reduction in oil &amp; gas, to providing energy assurance and consulting services in Ernst &amp; Young’s Climate Change &amp; Sustainability group.Luca Lo Schiavo, ARERA, formerly AEEGSI/AEEGLuca Lo Schiavo is Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Regulation Department at the Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy (ARERA, formerly AEEGSI/AEEG), where he works since 1997. He is member of the ACER Task Force on Infrastructure and of CEER Working Group on Distribution Systems.He is an expert of quality of service and smart grids. He is co-author of the book “Service quality regulation in electricity distribution and retail” (Springer, 2007). He is co-author of regulatory papers awarded with the ICER Distinguished Scholar Award in 2012 and with the ERRA Regulatory Research Award in 2017. Rachel Mills, Citizens AdviceRachel's role in the energy policy team at Citizens Advice is about advocating for a fair and inclusive future energy market as we move towards net zero. She works to ensure that there are robust consumer protections in place for people interacting with emerging energy products and services such as smart appliances and electric vehicles. As the statutory advocacy body for energy consumers, Citizens Advice provides an independent energy advice service and advocates for policy changes based on the issues they see.Stephen Perry, Ofgem Stephen Perry is a Senior Manager in the Retail Policy Team at Ofgem. Stephen is currently leading work for Ofgem’s Future of Retail Strategic Change Programme on how to ensure that the energy transition works for all energy consumers. Stephen has worked at Ofgem for over ten years and has a wide range of experience on energy regulation issues. Timur Yunusov, University of ReadingTimur Yunusov is a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the School of Built Environment, supporting the <a href="https://www.creds.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CREDS</a> Flexibility theme in exploring suitable metrics for measuring demand side flexibility and understanding the value of demand side flexibility. Research aims to review existing demand side flexibility metrics, baselining methodologies and data associated with the demand side flexibility estimation, provisioning and performance according to the existing and prospective use-cases for flexibility.Before joining <a href="https://www.creds.ac.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CREDS</a>, Timur has worked on determining the distributional impacts of Time of Use tariffs from household activity data and smart meter data (<a href="https://research.reading.ac.uk/redpeak/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DEePRED</a> project) and developed and integrated energy storage control strategy for support of low voltage networks (<a href="https://www.thamesvalleyvision.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New Thames Valley Vision project</a>). He obtained PhD and MEng from University of Reading.In parallel to the research activities, Timur is also a Commercial Innovation Manager at the Origami Energy, supporting the DNO innovation team in developing flexibility services and flexibility markets to facilitate transition to DSO through projects <a href="https://project-leo.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LEO</a>, <a href="https://ssen-transition.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TRANSITION</a> and <a href="https://ssen-transition.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FUSION</a>.

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