Professors say today's solar eclipse won’t crash the grid — so why is Octopus Energy paying customers to switch off?
THE SO WHAT
Octopus paying customers to switch off during an eclipse is demand response as customer engagement — not crisis management. Energy retailers should treat these events as live-fire tests for flexible load programs that will matter far more as solar penetration grows.
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