September 2026

The Impact of Residential Solar and Battery Storage on Energy Demand and the Grid

Andrew R. Schein, Yixin Sun, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University), Daniel Lopez Garcia (Octopus Energy España)

July 2026

Mobilising Electricity Demand in Periods of Renewable Abundance: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Trial

Andrew R. Schein, Yixin Sun, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University), Daniel Lopez Garcia (Octopus Energy España)

July 2026

Critical Peak Rewards: Evidence from a Nationwide Demand Response Programme

Andrew R. Schein, Louise Bernard, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University)

June 2026

Powering the AI Economy: How to Make Data Centres Work for the Grid

Amber Woodward, Andy Hackett, Gus Chadney, Ian Goddard

December 2025

Scaling the S-Curve: The Exponential Phase of EV Adoption

Andy Hackett, Izzy Woolgar, Lauren Speelman (Rocky Mountain Institute), Jan Rosenow (University of Oxford)

September 2025

How to accelerate the UK’s AI revolution: Powering data centres at speed and low cost

Izzy Woolgar, Ryan Jenkinson (Kraken)

September 2025

AI in Charge: Large-Scale Experimental Evidence on Electric Vehicle Charging Demand

Andrew R. Schein, Yixin Sun, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University), Cohen R. Simpson (University College London)

May 2025

The Impact of Dynamic Prices on Electric Vehicle Public Charging Demand: Evidence from a Nationwide Natural Field Experiment

Andy Hackett, Andrew R. Schein, Louise Bernard, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University), Luca A. Panzone (Newcastle University)

April 2025

Synthetic Data for Smart Energy: Applications for AI-Generated Smart Meter Data

Centre for Net Zero

January 2025

Net Zero Building Metrics: Technical Annex

Centre for Net Zero Energy Systems Catapult

January 2025

Net Zero Building Metrics: Smart Homes for the Future Energy System

Centre for Net Zero & Energy Systems Catapult

November 2024

HeatFlex: the untapped potential of automated heat pump flexibility

Centre for Net Zero Nesta

October 2024

Decarbonising Heat: The Impact of Heat Pumps and a Time-of-Use Heat Pump Tariff on Energy Demand

Andy Hackett, Andrew R. Schein, Louise Bernard, Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University)

August 2024

Report: Atmospheric Temperature and Consumer Acceptance of Remote Thermostat Control

Andrew R. Schein, Cohen R. Simpson (Centre for Net Zero, London School of Economics) Daniel Lopez Garcia (Octopus Energy España)

July 2024

Defining ‘good’: evaluation frameworks for synthetic smart meter data

Gus Chadney, Sheng Chai, Charlotte Avery , Phil Grunewald (University of Oxford), Pascal Van Hentenryck (Georgia Institute of Technology), Priya L. Donti (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

May 2024

Faraday: Synthetic Smart Meter Generator for the Smart Grid

Gus Chadney, Sheng Chai

March 2024

The Impact of Demand Response on Energy Consumption and Economic Welfare

Andrew R. Schein, Lucy Yu, Maria Jacob, Daniel Lopez Garcia Cohen R. Simpson (Centre for Net Zero, London School of Economics), Robert D. Metcalfe (Centre for Net Zero, Columbia University), Ryan Jenkinson (Octopus Energy España)

March 2024

Power System Benefits of Simultaneous Domestic Transport and Heating Flexibility in Great Britain's Energy Transition

Lucy Yu, Andy Hackett, Lukas Franken (Centre for Net Zero, University of Edinburgh), Ryan Jenkinson (KrakenFlex), Andrew Lyden (University of Edinburgh), Daniel Freidrich (University of Edinburgh), Jesus Lizana (University of Oxford), Iegor Riepin (Technical University of Berlin)

January 2024

Quantifying Demand Flexibility: Towards a Standardised Approach

Centre for Net Zero Enedis Enel X National Grid Electricity Distribution Octopus Energy

January 2024

Quantifying Demand Flexibility at Household Level: Analysis of Baselining Methodologies

Centre for Net Zero

October 2023

The Smart Building Rating: a Digital Tool to Scale Demand Flexibility

Centre for Net Zero , Energy Systems Catapult

September 2023

Automating Heat Pump Flexibility: Results From a Pilot

Centre for Net Zero Nesta

March 2023

Insights from the UK's Largest Consumer Energy Flexibility Trial

Centre for Net Zero

January 2023

Democratising Electricity Distribution Network Analysis

Centre for Net Zero The Alan Turing Institute Newcastle University

May 2022

Hitting the Target: Meeting the UK's Heat Pump Targets

Centre for Net Zero