National Grid has proposed a slowdown in the process to gain a development consent order (DCO) for the North Wales Connection, a new transmission line prompted by the planned Wylfa Newydd nuclear reactor on Anglesey. The transmission owner has written…
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Bristol Energy joins Energy Systems Catapult to offer ‘heat as a service’
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Bristol Energy has become the first energy supplier in the UK to trial selling ‘heat as a service’, offering households the chance to buy a tailored ‘Heat Plan’. The government-backed trial is being run by Energy Systems Catapult. Heat Plans provide consumers…
EDF Energy to close coal-fired station at Cottam
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EDF Energy has announced that generation will end at its 2000MW Cottam coal-fired station on 30 September. Its remaining coal-fired station, 2000MW West Burton A, has Capacity Market agreements in place for three of the four units util September 2021. EDF…
Price cap rises by £117: the industry responds
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From 1 April, the levels of the default tariff price cap will increase by £117 and pre-payment meter cap by £106 to reflect higher costs, Ofgem has announced. Of that increase, £74 is related to wholesale price increases, and £43 for networks and policy. The…
Industry groups call on secretary of state to step in over charging reforms
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Energy trade associations from the decentralised and decarbonised renewables sector have warned the government that Ofgem’s charging reforms are putting at risk a more flexible, low-carbon energy system. In a letter to secretary of state Greg Clark MP the ADE, Beama,…
Smart meter installations slow
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Smart meter installations fell by 35% in December – the biggest month by month fall since 2012, according to figures on electricity meter installation provided by industry body Electralink. The worst area affected was South Scotland, with a 41% month-on-month…
BSC recommendation gives steer over Capacity Market levies but uncertainties remain
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The BSC (Balancing and Settlement Code) panel has recommended that Ofgem approve a modification that would allow Capacity Market levies to be collected from suppliers, and held I escrow until the future of the CM becomes clear. The regulator has…
Ofgem wants more evidence on real-time electricity pricing to plan move to half-hourly settlement
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Ofgem wants more information about how consumers might react to the option of using real-time energy pricing, to build its business case for moving to half-hourly settlement for all customers and decide when and how to make the change. Wholesale…
OPINION: The Capacity Market must change – but it is too important to abandon
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Lawrence Slade argues that the Capacity Market is a necessary measure to maintain both supplies and investor confidence. The current hiatus should be seen as an opportunity for reform – not the end of the measure The winter blackout…
Networks to standardise paperwork for electric vehicle and heat pump installers
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Network operators have launched new reforms that will cut the paperwork required for connecting electric vehicles (EVs) and heat pumps to the grid. Recent National Grid projections show that the number of EVs on our roads could reach up to…