THE NEW POWER INTERVIEW Simon Harrison, Mott MacDonald and FPSA, on evolving industry governance
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Meet some 2030 customers
What next for Flipper?
Options for DSO evolution
Data: progress on the smart meter rollout
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Ideas wanted: WPD opens network data to app developers
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The OpenLV project wants app developers to use data from Western Power Distribution to help customers and the network operator. OpenLV, led by Western Power Distribution and EA Technology, is trialling an open software platform in electricity substations that can…
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Gateshead and Centrica add battery storage to energy centre
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Centrica has completed installation of 3MW of battery storage at the Gateshead Energy Centre. The storage is owned by Gateshead council and Centrica will manage it under a 10 year contract, providing flexibility services for the grid and eventually meeting…
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Customer research: energy is the most active switching market
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The energy sector has the highest number of switchers across customer sectors, according to new research from Echo Managed Services. In a survey of 1000 customers the services company found that 38% of consumers had reviewed or switched supplier in…
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Eurelectric warns over plans to ‘void’ UK ETS allowances after Brexit
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Uncertainty over the UK’s participation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) beyond 2019 “is causing issues in the market now”, said Eurelectric. But it warned that plans to ‘void’ UK emissions trading scheme allowances could have unintended consequences. Last…
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First co-located PV/battery installations gain ROC accreditation
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Ofgem has given the growing electricity storage industry a boost by agreeing that some solar PV farms can gain Renewables Obligation certificates for all the power they produce, including that being used to charge storage devices. The regulator said decisions…
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Industry calls for more energy-from-waste support as Brexit pressure adds to management ‘gap’
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The UK should re-examine its energy from waste strategy in the light of Brexit and the opportunities that advanced conversion technologies (ACT) offer, the industry says. A report from waste management company Suez noted that the percentage of waste being recycled was growing (from single digit in the 1990s to an expected target of…
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Hammond: reviewing Hinkley Point C decision ‘would damage UK credibility’
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The Hinkley Point C is not an economically attractive project for its investors, chancellor Philip Hammond suggested. In evidence to the Lords Economic Affairs Committee on Tuesday he said the deal had clearly been agreed, by French and Chinese nuclear…
From the monthly Report
New Power speculates: Who are the energy consumers of 2030?
by New Power •
Power and gas customers are switching utility in much greater numbers than ever before. At the same time, they can invest in their own power generation, or energy assets like electric vehicles. The options on energy are evolving very fast:…
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Smartest Energy launches managed PPA for renewable generators looking for more return
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SmartestEnergy is launching a trigger-based managed power purchase agreement (PPA), that will allow generators to take advantage of a rising market and protects them when prices fall. With a so-called ManagedPPA, SmartestEnergy traders will monitor the market on behalf of…