For organisations with Half-hourly metered sites, identifying the annual Triad periods is crucial
National Grid identifies three Triads each year in order to calculate the Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges an organisation will incur. Such transmission costs can be reduced if demand is decreased when a Triad Alert is expected. Our Triad Alerts service helps clients plan their electricity usage around these dates in order to lower their energy bills.
What is a Triad?
- A Triad is one of the three highest peaks of electricity demand between November and February.
- These half-hourly periods normally occur between 4pm and 6pm on weekdays.
- There must be at least ten days between individual Triads.
- This means consecutive days of high demand would not yield multiple Triads.
How our Triad Alert service works
We give a forward view to help our clients react to a possible Triad, while the majority of suppliers only provide on-the-day warnings at most. During the Triad period, we email our clients an alert each morning based on a traffic light system. We clearly state we believe that day either:
- there is 'no action required' – green alert
OR
- you could 'consider action' – amber alert
OR
- you should 'take action now' – red alert
Our alerts show the previous ten days' demand figures alongside National Grid’s demand forecasts for the next 14 days, highlighting each day in the corresponding colour.
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