We coined the term ‘Anytime/Anywhere Energy’ to describe the core characteristics of the type of intermittent renewable supply that was seeing considerable growth at the time – solar and wind. Growth which was forecast to continue and accelerate for many years to come. We also sometimes refer to this type of energy as ‘Supply Service #1’.
We use the term in conjunction with the separate term ‘Keeping The Lights On’ Services. These two types of energy/services are being seen as increasingly distinct (or sometimes completely overlooked or neglected). We discussed this emerging ‘schism’ in Theme 5 within Part 2 of our GRC2018:
Since that time, this has also been discussed in a number of articles in WattClarity. In particular, it was noted:
- On 9th March 2020, in the article We’ve been killing New Entrants with kindness?
- On 11th October 2020, in the article Some are waking up to the shortcomings of current methods of support for ‘Anytime/Anywhere Energy
- On 14th July 2021, in the article Daniel Westerman’s ‘Big Hairy Audacious Goal’ (BHAG) announced on 14th July 2021 – 100% instantaneous by 2025 NEM-wide
Other artcles about this term/phrase can be found under the tag ‘Service 1 (anytime/anywhere energy)‘.