As part of plans to reduce the risk of power outages, discount offers for households to use less electricity during peak hours will be back this winter.
National Grid ESO stated that it anticipated having enough capacity to meet demand, but added that maintaining the energy-saving program would be "prudent.".
The network operator claimed that the conflict in Ukraine posed "risks and uncertainties" to the delivery of gas to Europe and the UK.
The UK energy grid would likely experience "tight days" in January, according to the report.
"There will be cold snaps in the winter, so we do expect to use our normal operational tools," a National Grid ESO spokesman said.
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted gas supplies to Europe, the so-called Demand Flexibility Service was introduced in November of last year.
The average margin, or the difference between the supply and demand of electricity, was predicted by National Grid to be 4 point 8 gigawatts in a report looking ahead to the colder months. According to the report, this was "generally in line with those of recent winters" and "slightly higher than last winter.".
Although its "base case" scenario presumes regular energy market conditions with no supply disruptions.
In the UK, National Grid stated that it is taking measures to "minimise the potential impact to electricity customers" if supplies were once again disrupted.
In addition to continuing its energy-saving program for households to receive bill discounts, it claimed that it was in talks about keeping two coal power plants on standby.
More than 40% of the electricity in the UK is produced by gas-fired power plants, which are heavily dependent on the fuel.
Electricity from continental Europe is also imported into the UK.
Due to the shortage, gas prices skyrocketed, driving up household energy costs.
Late last year, the government stepped in to set a £2,500 annual bill cap for typical households. But even as gas prices decline, energy costs continue to rise.
A typical home will start paying £2,074 a year for gas and electricity in July, a significant increase from the winter of 2021 when costs were roughly £1,277.
Only homes with smart meters were eligible to participate in the Demand Flexibility Service, which gave people the opportunity to get paid to use less electricity during times of peak demand when grid capacity was limited.
Only 14 million homes in England, Scotland, and Wales, the three countries where the program was available, have smart electricity meters installed.
According to National Grid, the program was used by 1.6 million homes and businesses that were customers of 31 energy suppliers during 22 "events" last winter.
For one hour, people were asked to refrain from using high-power appliances or performing high-power tasks like cooking.
Although it claimed that the energy saved could power almost 10 million homes, the average income of each household has not yet been determined.
It was up to individual suppliers to determine how much customers received and whether it could be withdrawn as cash, applied to bills, or credited to accounts.
Consumers in England's south, east, and east midlands, according to National Grid, decreased their demand the most.
Before the winter, the operator is consulting energy providers to enhance the service.
