In this episode, Alex Thornton, Executive Director of LF Energy, discusses the increasing complexity in the energy sector due to the rise of renewable energy sources like solar and the widespread use of electric vehicles (EVs). He explains how these developments have transformed the traditional one-way electricity flow into a distributed system. Flexibility is crucial for managing variable renewable energy generation and Thornton talks about the different strategies operators need to adopt to balance the grid.

Guest: Alex Thornton (LinkedIn)
Organization: LF Energy (Twitter)
Show: State of Energy

This summary was written by Emily Nicholls.