Midcounties Co-operative and Octopus Energy have launched Co-op Community Energy, a joint venture focused entirely on supporting renewable community energy projects across the country. The intention to create the joint venture was announced when Midcounties and Octopus Energy signed a…

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Applications have been submitted for environmental permits for the planned Greenlink interconnector between Wales and the Republic of Ireland. Current News reports that a Foreshore Licence application has been submitted to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government’s Foreshore…

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The electricity system operator has asked for early industry input over the way it applies charges for a number of the actions it takes to manage the system. The process applies to the charging regimes for specific actions but the outcomes…

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E.On is to buy the output from more than 20 GB wind farms from RWE Renewables for the next 2.5-years. The power purchase agreement (PPA) will help E.On keep its promise, made earlier this year, to provide its 3.3 milion GB residential…

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Western Power Distribution has launched IntraFlex, a new innovation project with NODES and Smart Grid Consultancy. It will start with stakeholder engagement aimed at validating the market design and ensuring its value to the UK electricity system. Funded via a Network…

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Ofgem is seeking views from a broad spectrum of organisations on how to create a set of guidance on data ‘best practice’. The regulator expects to evolve its own work to be in accordance with the outcome, and  will also use…

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There was a shortfall in Renewables Obligation buy-out funds of £205,998,428.26 in September, according to Ofgem figures. The regulator says 42 suppliers did not make their full payment at that time. Although some have now made late payments, Ofgem confirmed that…

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Ofgem has warned that it will refer insolvency practitioners to their regulator or publicise bad practice if they do not treat energy customers fairly. The warning follows a number of energy supplier failures where the ‘supplier of last resort’ who…

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The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has announced ambitious expansion plans in the Humber region. It wantst to open a base of operations in Grimsby and create 50 to 70 jobs in the region in the next 10 years. Chris Hill,…

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National Grid ESO has opened a tender to provide stability services to the system for periods up to five years. It has invited bids from both transmission and distribution system owners and commercial service providers, although these bids will be…

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