Neart na Gaoithe has initiated a CFD dispute, according to the Low Carbon Contracts Company, which terminated the wind farm’s Contract for Difference on 29 March From the February 2015 issue of New Power: New uncertainty has been created around the…
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From the archive: The gas, electricity, transport balancing act
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ITM Power chief executive Graham Cooley spoke to Janet Wood about using the gas and transport fuel networks to help balance the power system This interview originally appeared in the March issue of New Power. Click here to find out how…
Revised P2 standard could create a patchwork of electricity service levels
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P2 revision: will it mean cheaper connections, or a slow and uncertain process?
Project Nexus fears: new gas settlement system faces further delay
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Ofgem has stepped in to take ownership of Project Nexus, the system that will underpin processes including settlement and meter registration for the gas supply industry, in an effort to keep the project on track. But the project looks unlikely…
Energy industry fears over Brexit: freeze on decision-making; financial risk
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Energy companies fear a black hole for decision-making if the Brexit referendum on 23 June results in a vote to leave the EU.
Is there a ‘big data’ future for energy suppliers?
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Can energy companies take advantage of the opportunity that big data presents, or are they slow-acting incumbents that will be undercut?
Jack of all trades: storage is being held back by its complex offering
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The story from new mechanisms like National Grid’s Demand Side Balancing Reserve and the Capacity Market are that they welcome bids from storage. But in practice, those mechanisms have largely incentivised traditional generation instead, some of it at small scale.
From New Power Report: Treasury plans reform of independent regulators
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Background on plans for Ofgem as announced in today’s budget. From New Power, January 2016 HM Treasury has signalled a shake-up among the UK’s independent regulators, with energy leading the way. The news came in a policy document titled “a…
The New Power Interview: Peter Haigh, managing director, Bristol Energy
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Janet Wood spoke to Peter Haigh about starting an independent supplier backed by a city council This interview was first published in the November edition of New Power Report. Since then, Bristol Energy has officially opened to new customers. I…
What is the future for distribution networks?
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What is the future for distribution networks? The European description of them as distribution system operators (DSOs) illustrates the issue: should they be active players in electricity supply and system management, or should they be independent facilitators for other market…