Sophie Yule-Bennett

Director of Policy and Governance @EnergyUnlocked @sophieyulebennett.bsky.social
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[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

🌆🏙️Trellick Tower CarbonFlex Pilot - a 🧵

How do we innovate inclusively to ensure lower income households can access #netzero benefits? In the UK’s 1st carbon flexing pilot, we managed heating and hot water charging in West London social housing block Trellick Tower⚡️#DSF 1/11

[The Energy Transition Blog @EnergiewendeGER]

⚡ To prevent green backlash, #NetZero policies must translate into lower bills and better services for ‘ordinary’ households. An inclusive demand flexibility strategy is vital to this, @slyule and @EuanGraham9 report 👇 https://t.co/jANcrdLUwj
@energyunlocked @ember_energy

[Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue @boell_eu]

🟢 To prevent green backlash, #NetZero policies must translate into lower bills & better services for households. An inclusive demand flexibility strategy is vital to this, write @slyule & @EuanGraham9 ➡️ https://t.co/ZF9Mo2dVln
@BoellStiftung @JMuehlenhoff @EnergiewendeGER

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

References research from @energyunlocked @ember_energy @RegAssistProj @smartEnEU @DNV_Group @EnergySysCat @TimurRDG @mikefsway @sunderlandlouis @CAenergypolicy

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

Less pushback ✋more payback 💶💷
My new blog with @EuanGraham9 for @EnergiewendeGER explores how governments can deliver on the EU promise of 'simple, fair and cost effective' implementation of energy/climate commitments - via inclusive household #demandflexibility strategies⚡️

[The Energy Transition Blog @EnergiewendeGER]

⚡ To prevent green backlash, #NetZero policies must translate into lower bills and better services for ‘ordinary’ households. An inclusive demand flexibility strategy is vital to this, @slyule and @EuanGraham9 report 👇 https://t.co/jANcrdLUwj
@energyunlocked @ember_energy

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

@energyunlocked & partners are now engaging with energy retailers, local authorities and potential funders to co-design socially inclusive CarbonFlex value propositions and pilot the service design on a much larger scale. Contact us to find out more. https://t.co/192MPgpsAa 11/11

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

🌆🏙️Trellick Tower CarbonFlex Pilot - a 🧵

How do we innovate inclusively to ensure lower income households can access #netzero benefits? In the UK’s 1st carbon flexing pilot, we managed heating and hot water charging in West London social housing block Trellick Tower⚡️#DSF 1/11

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

The pilot was funded by the @Ofgem @innovateuk Strategic Innovation Fund R3, building on 24/7 CFE London analysis for the Greater London Authority. Partners were @UKPowerNetworks, @rbkc, PeerCo, Connected Response and @energyunlocked. 10/11
Full report https://t.co/EruX6TSoQQ

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

@heatpolicyrich @KatyKing2 @MShepheard @nesta_uk @Your_Energy_YW Great report! Would love to see demand flexibility value opportunities (beyond TOU tariffs) combined with clean heat, via heat as a service models which enable flex savings without price risk

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

@heatpolicyrich @KatyKing2 @MShepheard @nesta_uk @nesta_uk @Your_Energy_YW
⚡️bundle techs in finance/grant deals
⚡️rigorously ramp up installer capacity
⚡️clear gas boiler end date & rule out H2 for heating
⚡️twin track - indiv & coordinated switching
⚡️agency & tangible £ rewards key
⚡️dedicated clean heat bodies

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

“Cities are aiming to decarbonise, so let’s measure what we want to manage.” The case for using #flexibility to match London’s building’s demand with low carbon generation. @mollywebb @energyunlocked @_c40cities @LDN_gov #LCAW

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

CarbonFlex will unpack challenges/opps of clean & inclusive #demandsideflexibility on the ground, building on my 'Flex-ability for all' RAP paper with @sunderlandlouis. Louise and I will continue to work closely with each other and partners on 'fair flex' thought leadership ⚖️

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

A Monday of New Things:
1 Officially started as Director of Policy & Governance @energyunlocked with @mollywebb🙌
2 #ev #smartcharger installed🚘
3 Awesome⚡️earrings from @heatpolicyrich

A huge thank you to friends at @RegAssistProj for your ongoing encouragement and support🤗

[Sophie Yule-Bennett @slyule]

Stay tuned, and give @energyunlocked a follow, for more detail on our new UK Strategic Innovation Fund 'CarbonFlex' heat and hot water trial, with social landlords and tenants in London, coming soon👀