Demand Turn-Up has been “killed before it got going”, an industry member told New Power after the results of National Grid’s fixed tender for the service were announced. In the tender, 138.6MW of fixed volume was accepted from tenders totalling…
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Industry code bodies – download our quick guide
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Download our quick guide to industry codes and code administrators: Code bodies – a summary Join the debate: Code adminstrators facing major industry change call on Ofgem for leadership For industry codes, form should follow function and the customer comes…
Gas engines ‘could be transplanted overseas’ despite Capacity Market penalties if Triad benefits are not grandfathered
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So-called car-park generators could walk away from capacity market (CM) contracts if regulator Ofgem goes ahead with plans to cut Triad payments – and that could include dismantling and exporting plants that have already been built, New Power has been…
Nissan and Eaton combine to launch domestic storage product
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Nissan has joined forces with Eaton to launch a domestic energy storage product, known as xStorage, that can use recycled lithium ion batteries. The storage is expected to be used by consumers with rooftop PV to maximise returns from feed-in…
OPINION: For industry codes, form should follow function and the customer comes first
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Tony Thornton, head of transformation at Gemserv, says a single Retail Energy Code could help support a simplified consumer-centric code governance model, but it must be implemented around a complex reform programme already under way. Aligning codes to function is a…
Vattenfall launches green energy offer for UK business customers
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Swedish energy company Vattenfall has launched a green energy supply product for UK business customers, to be called ‘Fresh’ (‘Flexible, Renewable Electricity, Supplied Honestly’). Vattenfall, which is 100% owned by the Swedish state and has over 6 million customers across…
Brexit ‘puts operation of the UK nuclear industry at risk’, warns Select Committee
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“The continued operations of the UK nuclear industry are at risk,” said Iain Wright MP, chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, because “The impact of Brexit on Euratom has not been thought through.” He said ministers must act…
Northern Ireland Affairs Committee warns over rising power prices
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Northern Ireland could face further rises in energy bills because it faces a deficit in electricity production by 2021, according to a report by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee. It is crucial that the North/South Interconnector between Northern Ireland and…
Is hearing about smart meters more effective at energy saving than having one installed?
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It appears that knowing about smart meters, and thinking about having one installed, is very effective at getting people to take action to monitor their usage and take action. In fact, according to new research published by Smart Energy GB,…
CMA outlaws ‘anticompetitive’ agreement between exchanges denied merger
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said it plans to halt closer co-operation between two commodity exchanges, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and Trayport. The CMA has already put the brakes on a merger of the two exchanges, saying it would…