The number of smart meters being installed has been falling over the last three months and the installation rate is lower than this time last year, according to new figures from industry body Electralink. The body provides monthly rollout data…

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UK Power Networks has announced  plans to procure more than 100MW of flexibility services from distributed energy resources. The distribution network operator (DNO) plans to create 25 ‘Flexibility First’ zones across its three licence areas, using the Piclo online platform (formerly known as Open Utility). Piclo…

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    Blenheim Palace has switched to 100% renewable power supplied by Good Energy, as part of an ongoing commitment to end its reliance on fossil fuels.   Good Energy will meet all electricity demand to the palace, pleasure gardens,…

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Government has announced a ‘smart data’ review intended to use new data-driven technologies and services to improve the consumer experience in regulated markets. The review, jointly launched by the DCMS and BEIS, said consumers struggle to identify the best deals for…

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Ratings agency Moody’s has reacted to Ofgem’s plans to cut returns to network companies by placing a ‘negative’ outlook on the rating of Electricity North West (ENWL) and its parent, because of the companies’ high leverage and borrowing costs. Moody’s said ENWL’s…

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Flexible energy solution provider Argonaut Power has announced it will work with Connected Energy to offer fully funded energy storage solutions to commercial and industrial customers. E-STOR, the new energy storage systems manufactured and supplied by Connected Energy, will be fully funded and managed by Argonaut Power. E-STOR energy storage systems utilise second life Renault electric…

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The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has  granted development consent to Eggborough Power Limited (EPL) to develop a new gas fired power station on the site of its coal fired power station at Eggborough near Selby, North Yorkshire.…

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated, in his speech to the Labour Party conference, plans for “a 60% reduction in emissions by 2030…  with plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the middle of the century” and “a ‘Green…

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SSE has selected Origami Energy to support SSE’s delivery of new flexibility services to its industrial and commercial customers. SSE will offer real-time, flexible energy management services through Origami Energy’s technology platform, to help customers unlock the increasingly valuable flexibility…

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SSE has taken full ownership of offshore wind projects under development by Seagreen Wind Energy, in which it had a 50% share, acquiring the remainder from Fluor. The Seragreen projects are in the outer Firth of Forth and Firth of…

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