⚡️An impact-driven research institute, founded by Octopus Energy. Focused on making the future energy system a reality.
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⚡🌬️☀️ What happens if households get free electricity when renewables are abundant?
We tested this with 120,000 customers across @OctopusEnergy 🇬🇧 & @OctopusEnergyES 🇪🇸 - the results are pretty striking 🧵
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🔄 In Great Britain there was some evidence of load shifting from periods before and after the event.
💰 And survey responses showed financial incentives far outweigh environmental or civic motivations for taking part.
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💡 With simple incentives, we can actively match demand to abundant renewable supply - a potential win-win for reducing curtailment and bringing down bills.
👀 Watch this space for the final analysis and get in touch if you have insights to share.
🔗 centrefornetzero.org/papers/…
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🕵️ Ever wondered what goes on under the hood of our generative AI model?
⚡Our model, Faraday, generates synthetic, half-hourly, household-level smart meter data that helps researchers and policymakers understand electricity demand - without compromising consumer privacy.
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👩💻 To help users get the most from the model and dataset, we’ve also released a new user guide within the Faraday App, covering best practices, model assumptions, and highlights of Faraday in action to inspire your own experiments.
faraday.centrefornetzero.org…
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👐 If you just want to get your hands on a ready-made dataset, explore 10 million synthetic smart meter profiles through our @linuxfoundation Energy
OpenSynth repository: lfenergy.org/projects/opensy…
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🥶 How does household electricity demand respond to extreme winter temperatures?
🌨️ In our latest piece, we analysed how electricity use in Texas responded during Winter Storm Fern in January 2026 — and what that tells us about managing winter stress in ERCOT.
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Using @OctopusEnergyUS household data, we found:
1️⃣ An increase in household electricity consumption that was notable, but not unseasonable
2️⃣ Smaller and shorter-lived impacts vs. Winter Storm Uri in 2021
3️⃣ Flexibility, including pre-heating, could help manage peak system stress
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⚡As electrification increases and extreme weather events become more frequent, understanding how household demand responds, and how flexibility can be deployed, will be essential to winter resilience.
🔗Read the full analysis here: centrefornetzero.org/news/po…
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💡 Time to rethink building performance.
📣 UK gov has confirmed that reformed Energy Performance Certificates will include a new smart metric to capture microgeneration and flexibility.
💪 Great to see following our campaign with @EnergySysCat and our cross-industry coalition.
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👉 Our @CentreNetZero and @EnergySysCat proposal for net zero building metrics can be found on our website: centrefornetzero.org/papers/…
👀 Find out more about what government has said here: gov.uk/government/consultati…
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🇬🇧 The Warm Homes Plan is a welcome step towards smart, low-carbon tech playing a central role in home upgrades.
⚡🏠 As empirical backing for that shift, our research shows that heat pumps cut carbon ~70%, while solar batteries can slash bills for fuel-poor households (even below zero in summer).
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🚨 We’ve updated the app for Faraday, our open-access generative AI model for synthetic smart meter data.
❓ The latest version includes a dataset builder and a dataset explorer, leveraging the @LFE_Foundation OpenSynth repository
🚪 Want access? You can sign up directly - check out details & 🔗 in 🧵
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4️⃣ See seasonality.
See how power consumption varies across the year - spring, summer, autumn and winter.
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🚪 How can you get access to Faraday? Our model is open access. You can sign up directly by visiting faraday.centrefornetzero.org…
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