New generation connecting to the distribution network in WPD’s service areas could avoid a charging lottery over the cost of upgrading the network, if the regulator Ofgem agrees to a trial. Instead, costs may be shared out pro-rata between a…
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Opinion: What’s all the fuss about embedded benefits?
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Filippo Gaddo (Head of energy economics, Arup) and Marina Charalambous (Economist, Arup) discuss why embedded benefits are important and how the relevant decision bodies should address them The concern that has brought embedded benefits into the spotlight stems from…
From the archive: testing the limits of the gas network
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Fast-changing combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs) and more gas plant connecting at the distribution level could threaten the gas network’s ability to supply, system operator National Grid Gas (NGG) said, announcing plans to develop a forward-looking “System Operability Framework” in parallel…
Carbon Connect: Tell us your views on the future gas grid
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Carbon Connect wants to open debate on decarbonising heat and the future of gas. Chief executive Jonathan Shaw calls for contributions As chief executive of Policy Connect I am very proud to launch the Future Gas Series. This research…
Take a ‘cross sectoral’ view of infrastructure, says Armitt
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Government has to come to terms with the ‘cross-sectoral’ nature of infrastructure investment, Sir John Armitt, deputy head of the National Infrastructure Commission, told Waterfront’s conference on Meeting the UK’s Infrastructure Needs. Speaking just ahead of the Autumn Statement, he…
GB Energy Supply ceases trading – Co-Operative Energy to take on customers
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Small supplier GB Energy Supply has ceased trading. Ofgem has appointed Co-Operative Energy to take on GB Energy’s customers after a competitive process. Subscribers: login to read our interview with Co-operative Energy chief Ramsay Dunning and Robin Hood Energy’s Jo…
Irish Republic, Northern Ireland, set to delay start of revised electricity market
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The ‘go-live’ date for a new Single Electricity Market (SEM) across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, dubbed I-SEM, could be delayed by eight month st May 2018. The existing SEM is being ‘rebuilt’ so it is consistent with…
Waste-to-gas plant to help ‘green’ gas network
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National Grid Gas Distribution, Advance Plasma Power, and Progressive Energy have joined forces in a plant that uses 10,000t household waste each year to produce substitute natural gas. The gas will be used to fuel heavy goods vehicles and injected…
Ovo hikes electricity price following commodity cost rises
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Ovo has announced a hike in its Pay Monthly Simpler (variable) tariff with effect from 10 January 2017. The company said it was “due to a steady increase in wholesale commodity costs for both electricity and gas.” It said, “Since…
Three new interconnectors to be allowed ‘cap and floor’ guaranteed return
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Ofgem has agreed that three projects submitted in its interconnector ‘application window’, which closed on 31 October, are eligible for the ‘cap and floor’ regime. The regime provides a guaranteed return for the project from electricity consumers’ bills, but caps…