The introduction of a European Energy Union in late 2014 by incoming Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič grabbed the headlines for much of 2015, heralding a positive step change in the functioning of the energy sector. However, the actual substance of the…
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Gearing up for the licensing of code administration – Gemserv’s view on what to watch for
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Tony Thornton says competition will provide a more cost-effective code administration service than top-down regulation
HM Treasury’s tax relief change has dealt a body blow to the community energy sector
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Philip Wolfe, chairman of Westmill Solar Co-operative and Community Energy England, says the community energy sector has been treated unfairly. It shows government does not understand how the energy industry is changing
Energy Institute: we must improve on overlapping carbon taxes
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On 9 November, HM Treasury completed a consultation on the business energy-efficiency policy landscape. Sarah Beacock of the Energy Institute discusses the response from energy professionals
The energy industry should have a one-stop code shop
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SmartestEnergy’s Colin Prestwich thinks it is time to amalgamate industry codes and industry code administrations
Government’s consultation on energy-related bureaucracy must give businesses a real voice
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Wayne Mitchell, director of markets & innovation at Npower Business Solutions, says it’s a myth that businesses do not care about energy and climate policy. But he says they need a simpler and more stable framework to be able to…
It’s time to go for gas
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Clive Moffatt, an advisor to independent generators, equipment providers and financial institutions on the implications of Electricity Market Reform, argues that we should address the shortcomings of EMR and recognise the central role of gas in delivering affordable and secure energy
Price regulation and switching: what’s the experience?
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Philip Lewis, chief executive of European energy customer consultancy VaasaETT, comments on the Competition and Markets Authority recommendations, based on experience of regulated tariffs elsewhere.
Who will suffer from cuts in green levies?
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Jon Ferris, head of energy markets, at Utilitywise, looks across changes in the landscape of green levies and subsidies Government acted in July to try to keep the Levy Control Framework (LCF) below the cap of £7.6 billion in 2020/21.…
Don’t disadvantage small-scale hydropower, it’s our oldest form of clean energy
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Changes to the Feed-In Tariff will have unintended consequences for a revived hydropower industry, just at a time it is bringing investment and clean energy into rural areas, argues Simon Hamlyn, chief executive of the British Hydropower Association Hydropower is…