Grid Flexibility with Pete Last from Axle Energy

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Can you really get paid £1/kWh to help the grid with a home battery? I sat down with Pete Last from Axle Energy to explain how virtual power plants work, and how batteries, EV charging, heat pumps and hot water cylinders can earn money with grid flexibility.In this Energy Unwrapped deep dive we cover what demand flexibility actually means, why wind farms get turned off when it's too windy, how Axle Energy works alongside suppliers like Octopus Energy, what time of use tariffs like Octopus Agile get right, and why a battery without solar can now pay back in 4-5 years. We also dig into smart EV charging, vehicle to grid, heat pump flexibility without losing comfort, and why your hot water…