Changes to the Feed-In Tariff will have unintended consequences for a revived hydropower industry, just at a time it is bringing investment and clean energy into rural areas, argues Simon Hamlyn, chief executive of the British Hydropower Association Hydropower is…
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New nuclear build: will plants be in competition for support?
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Today’s market report from the Competition and Markets Authority raises concerns over the way that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc) negotiated so-called “final investment decision (Fid)-enabling contracts” in its Contracts for Difference (CfD) support scheme for low…
Energy retailers: how are they changing?
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How are energy retailers evolving? New Power has tried to take a fresh look at their customer propositions and how the landscape will look in future. We’ve sorted them one way – but have we got it right? Take a look at our descriptions and give us your opinion.
New Power: JULY ISSUE OUT NOW
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THE NEW POWER INTERVIEW
Sara Bell talks about disaggregating energy bills and Tempus Energy’s radical new approach
TELL US YOUR VIEWS: Thought leadership on the evolving energy supply industry
JACK OF ALL TRADES? What’s holding back storage?
PLUS:
Which new transmission assets should be up for competition?
EMR ‘driving a race to the bottom’
Capacity markets v peaking prices
Testing time for gas turbine operations
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Minimum deployment levels could help new energy technologies
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Luke Warren, chief executive of CCSA, says setting a minimum deployment level can give new technologies both market certainly and competitive pressure The UK is entering a period of energy policy in which technology specific targets – such as…
Time for the new government to make the UK a world leader in energy storage
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The UK is leading on research in grid scale electrical energy storage, but its energy regulatory policies are in need of a serious rethink if it is going to realise its potential as a global leader, says Professor Phil Taylor…
New Power JUNE ISSUE OUT NOW
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NEW POWER FORUM Exclusive research: the industry’s hopes and expectations from the new government
REPORTS Will plant closures bring on new gas turbines? Gas issues: Project Nexus delayed; National Grid seeks view on flexibility
FEATURES: Connecting the dots in Europe – how we are moving towards an Energy Union. Energy from waste – what’s the potential?
INTERVIEW Catherine Mitchell, professor of energy policy at the University of Exeter, says its time to give the energy industry an institutional framework that supports change
PLUS: more on cash-out reform; access to energy networks; calls for tougher regulation
E.On launches smart pre-pay pilot
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E.On is trialling a “smart” pay as you go tariff. It will cover just 30,000 customers who are currently on prepayment meters or pay on receipt of their bill. The tariff will be not be offered to other existing and…
The countdown is on for REMIT reporting: time to get your data in order
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With REMIT rearing its head, EMIR fresh in the memory and MiFID II on the horizon, it’s becoming clear that regulation is now an ever-present in the space. Harry Nota looks at where the industry is today and argues that…
Ovo says: make energy tariffs cost-reflective to kick-start competition
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Ovo’s chief financial officer Chris Houghton talks about pricing in an interview with New Power: “We make a margin on every customer however small and we don’t believe in some customers subsidising others. “We don’t think that’s the view throughout…