UK Energy Research Centre director, Jim Watson, calls on the government to act immediately An important priority for the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is the new Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP). The plan is required under…
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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…
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…
Opinion: Sparking a smarter power revolution
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Lucy Symons, director of public policy at Open Energi, says there is appetite in most businesses to help manage the grid. A little education could go a long way to delivering it Demand flexibility has come a long way…
Despite Brexit, energy market participants must continue to be vigilant over Remit compliance
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The UK has voted to leave the EU but until – and probably after – Brexit is accomplished it will not be able to avoid Europe’s ‘Remit’ regulations intended to keep energy trading transparent and fair. Energy market participants must continue to be vigilant over compliance
Distributed generation needs investor confidence as much as central generation does
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Tim Emrich, chief executive of UK Power Reserve, warns that a piecemeal approach to changing the charging regime will damage investor confidence and could face legal challenge
How can we ensure domestic electricity pricing is smart and fair in future?
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Sustainability First’s Jon Bird looks at the results of time-of-use charging trials in energy and water and finds that there are winners and losers. It may be impossible to make it fair for everyone, but we must tackle the extremes, he says
Beware an embedded benefits review ‘by stealth’
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Colin Prestwich, head of regulatory affairs at Smartest Energy, warns that taking a step-by-step approach to updating embedded benefits could have unintended consequences
Opinion: Winter is coming… bringing a perfect storm for electricity system price rises
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Phil Hewitt, director and founder of EnAppSys, warns that with tighter supply margins forecast for winter 2016/17, SBR arrangements are likely to force wholesale electricity prices even higher
Leadsom claims on Brexit bemuse energy industry
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Energy minister Andrea Leadsom’s speech calling for a vote to exit from the EU got short shrift from members of the UK energy industry. It was described as ‘amazingly light on content’ by one industry member and there was surprise…