BEIS has opened a competition for projects apply for £4.4 million in funding for smart energy projects. Applicants must develop and trial innovative products and services to deliver additional energy savings in homes through the use of smart meter data.…
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EC announces in-depth investigation into Capacity Market
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The European Commission has decided it must carry out an in-depth investigation to determine whether the Capacity Market scheme is in line with EU State Aid rules. The CM was suspended in November, when the European Court decided that in the original State Aid…
OPINION: It’s time to act on decarbonising heat
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The beginnings of work on RIIO 2 have rightly become the focus for some much-needed discussion about how the UK can decarbonise its heat industry – which for the majority of domestic customers means gas piped to the property.…
Energy asset owners with 50kW of capacity: register by 12 March to join UKPN’s flexibility market
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UK Power Networks is committing £12 million in funding across 28 locations in southeast and east England to start a new market for energy resources to sell flexibility services to network operators and lower costs to customers. The company will…
Ofgem rejects plan to collect Capacity Market payments during hiatus
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Ofgem has rejected a modification to the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC) under which the Capacity Market ‘supplier charge’ would be collected from customers on an interim basis, and held for potential distribution to CM contract holders, saying it does…
Centrica invests in home energy management startups
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Centrica has invested in two start-ups that it hopes will help develop new customer propositions that will also support the flexibility of the grid. It says the co-location of domestic battery storage alongside today’s solar installations alone could enable over…
Not a watchdog
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Calling your company ‘Energy Watchdog’ does not make you a consumer champion, the Advertising Standards Authority has told a company of that name, upholding a complaint about its advertising. It said that consumers visiting the company’s website, which describes renewable energy…
Kent council plans solar PV investment
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Ashford Borough Council in Kent wants to build and run its own solar farm. Following advice from the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) the proposal is for a 9MWp project on a 50 acre site purchased by the council in…
Has utility regulation failed? National Infrastructure Commission calls for evidence
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The National Infrastructure Commission has launched a Call for Evidence on regulation. In a consultation closing on 12 April it asks where economic regulation of energy, water or telecoms has systematically failed or succeeded in facilitating future investment needs; promoting competition and…
Shell acquires Sonnen smart energy business
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Shell is to acquire 100% of Sonnen, a manufacturer of smart residential storage systems, following an initial investment in May last year. Started up in Germany, Sonnen now also has locations in the UK Italy, Australia and the USA. Sonnen…