HM Treasury and BEIS have commissioned the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to assess how well competition is working across the UKs, in a review that will see new metrics developed. Once in place, an annual review of competition across…
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Irn-Bru maker goes green with Vattenfall deal
by New Power •
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has signed a deal with Swedish energy group Vattenfall to source fossil-free electricity to power its operations across the UK. The ten-year contract will provide 100% renewable electricity to AG Barr facilities including factories in Cumbernauld and…
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Mitsubishi and Ovo offer ‘free power’ to cover 10k of electric driving
by New Power •
Customers who purchase a new Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV before the end of March will get a £20 voucher each month towards electricity for two years if they switch their domestic supply to OVO Energy’s EV Everywhere bundle, the companies have…
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From the monthly Report: Will there be any petrol stations in 2030?
by New Power •
In January 2020 New Power Report posed some key questions for 2030. In this article Janet Wood considers the first of those questions: will there be any petrol stations in 2030? Could this be the ultimate future for non-electric vehicles? “The…
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Ofgem sets out decarbonisation ‘Action Plan’ – but is it playing catch-up?
by New Power •
Setting out a nine-point ‘Action Plan’ for the next 18 months to deliver decarbonisation, Ofgem has tacitly acknowledged that it is currently ill-equipped to deal with the challenge. The regulator pointed out that the existing ‘Social and Environmental Guidance’ from…
Perspective
OPINION: Is this a way to decarbonise heating?
by New Power •
In the February 2020 issue of New Power Report, Jessica Ralston, policy advisor at the Sustainable Energy Association, asked for feedback on SEA’s new proposals to decarbonise domestic heating “It is imperative that carbon emissions must be dramatically reduced. And it is…
News
From the archive: Emma Pinchbeck
by Annabel Andrews •
Last year, New Power editor Janet Wood spoke to Energy UK’s new chief, Emma Pinchbeck, then at Renewable UK. See some highlights below and login to read the full interview. What’s exciting the future of the energy industry? “What would…
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National Audit Office: electricity networks were ‘overpaid’ by at least £800M
by New Power •
Customers have overpaid electricity network companies by £800 million since 2013 because Ofgem set the allowed rate of return too high, says the National Audit Office (NAO). NAO said Ofgem did not place enough weight on up-to-date market evidence when…
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ClientEarth in High Court challenge over consent for new gas plants at Drax
by New Power •
Development consent given to Drax Power to install four new gas turbines at its North Yorkshire site has been challenged in the High Court by environmental law charity ClientEarth. The charity says the government’s own planning authority said the UK’s…