Here’s my competitive energy market story For years I am an Npower customer. I switched – I know the basics! – but a while ago. Although it regularly comes low down on price and customer satisfaction rankings, I don’t use…
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Capacity Market reinstated: the industry responds
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Caroline Bragg, head of policy, Association for Decentralised Energy: “The ADE welcomes the European Commission’s decision to re-instate the Capacity Market’s State Aid. “Whilst undoubtedly not perfect, the Capacity Market has been an important revenue stream for decentralised energy and its…
Capacity Market gets new go-ahead from European Commission
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The European Commission has cleared the GB Capacity Market, in suspension since last year, saying it passes State Aid tests. The Commission had been required to re-examine whether the CM complied with State Aid rules after a Tempus Energy challenge…
Citizens Advice calls for action on microbusinesses, saying they are at higher risk of rip-offs and cut-offs than domestic customers
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Micro businesses are at greater risk of having their energy supply disconnected than the average household, and of exploitation by unscrupulous energy brokers, due to a lack of protections in the microbusiness market, according to a new report from Citizens…
Ofgem says it expects ’1-4′ suppliers a year to fail as it sets out tighter oversight regime
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Ofgem expects “between one and four” energy suppliers to fail per year in future, despite its stricter entry rules, it emerged, as the regulator set out plans to tighten oversight of existing companies and reduce the costs shared by the…
Planned 50MW liquid air storage plant aims to be the first of a series
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Highview Power has announced plans to construct a commercial cryogenic (liquid air) energy storage plant at a decommissioned thermal power station in North of England. The 50MW/250MWh project is said to be the first of a portfolio of projects in the UK and is…
Moixa and Energia partner to offer battery/PV/EV combination
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Moixa, which manufactures smart solar batteries and GridShare software, has partnered with Irish energy supplier Energia to demonstrate how smart home batteries, rooftop solar and electric vehicles can deliver valuable flexibility to the grid. The partnership will create a 120kWh virtual power plant…
Origami takes on battery management
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A 9MW battery at the Port of Tilbury project will be managed using the Origami platform to generate value from Triad revenues, a fast frequency response (FFR) contract and a capacity market contract. The project, using NEC batteries, is 100%…
Scope of Ofgem’s Utility Warehouse investigation widens
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The regulator has expanded its investigation into supplier Utility Warehouse over customer service failings. Ofgem first opened an investigation in June last year (also the year when the company was awarded‘Utilities Provider of the Year’ at the 2018 Which? annual awards). It…
Total Gas & Power to take on customers from Rutherford Energy
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Ofgem has appointed Total Gas and Power to supply Rutherford Energy Supply’s 280 business customers and customers were switched on 19 October. The company went out of business earlier last week. Total Gas and Power has promised to honour any money…