Consumers at the heart of the energy system? consumers and the networks: demand side response and aggregators; heavy industry as large consumers; role of storage; paying for networks; transmission; network balancing and frequency response; pricing

The British Institute of Energy Economics conference will focus on the emerging role of the consumer in the energy system, regarded by many in the industry as one of the big transitional issues of the coming decade. This two-day residential conference will consider how the interactions between consumers and energy systems will be affected by: environmental, social and economic priorities; new energy supply and use technologies; the marriage of energy networks and communication technologies; innovative business models; and changing consumer energy aspirations and practices. Developments in the UK, wider EU and further afield may show similar trends.