As part of the initial rollout, 40 bitumen tanks at 10 of Aggregate Industries’ sites UK-wide have been connected to the Dynamic Demand platform, which automatically optimises their daily electricity use in response to a variety of signals, including wholesale electricity prices, peak network charges, fluctuations in grid frequency, and system imbalance prices. These assets can respond at the click of a button. Open Energi sets the strike price at which they will participate, and Dynamic Demand 2.0 checks their availability, with savings shared . On average, the assets are responding to three 30-minute RBR calls a day. The company plans to expand its use of Dynamic Demand 2.0 to 48 asphalt plants in total – representing up to 4.5MW of demand flexibility.

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