The value of gas supply flexibility in an increasingly complex and weather-dependent electricity system

The value of gas supply flexibility in an increasingly complex and weather-dependent electricity system

Gas supply flexibility plays an increasingly important role in ensuring heat & electricity supply security, including in renewables-rich markets, where gas-fired power plants play a key back-up role. Extreme weather events, together with the rapid expansion of weather-dependent renewables highlights the growing role of natural gas in ensuring energy supply security. In the US, winter storm Heather drove up natural gas demand to an all-time high …