Author Archive for New Power

T-1 Capacity Market auction clears at £6

The first T-1 Capacity Market auction, for delivery next winter, cleared in the 14th round of bidding at £6/kW per year. Some 10663.717MW of de-rated capacity joined the auction at its start and the aggregate capacity that won agreements was 5,782.892MW.…

NI Water solar farm in operation in March

Work is due for completion in March on NI Water a solar farm that will supply electricity to the Dunore water treatment works in South Antrim. The £7million, 4.99MW project covers a 33 acre site on the eastern shore of…

Green Star Energy wins Future Energy customers

Ofgem has appointed Green Star Energy to supply the customers of Future Energy, which went out of business last week. Customers of Future Energy will be contacted by Green Star Energy by 6 February with more information about their tariff and…

‘Vehicle to grid’ trial aims for 1000 installations

Up to 1000 ‘vehicle to grid’ (V2G) installations will be used to demonstrate how fleet operators can interact with the electricity grid, with £9.8 million in funding from the  Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Private owners and businesses…

Domestic supplier Future Energy ceases trading

Future Energy, a company with around 10,000 domestic energy customers in the northeast and Yorkshire, largely in Newcastle, has ceased trading. Rob Salter-Church, Ofgem’s interim senior partner for consumers and competition, said customers could be sure their energy supplies are secure…

Consortium to roll out vehicle-to-grid trials this year

A consortium of Octopus Energy, Octopus Electric Vehicles, Open Energi, UK Power Networks, ChargePoint Services, Energy Saving Trust and Navigant is launching a large domestic trial of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging. The consortium will roll out vehicle-to-grid charging technology to UK electric vehicle…