NGESO wants industry input on how to manage a fast-growing element of electricity costs: constraint paymenst that arise because the network is limited in how much power can be transferred. These ‘constraint’ costs now represent around 40% of so-called ‘use…
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Repowering wind and solar: are open-ended grid connections anti-competitive?
by New Power •
Are landowners who want to get a better deal from hosting renewables stuck in a ‘power export’ trap? Politicians and energy industry commentators are both saying the same thing: the UK needs more wind power. And although offshore projects…
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Centrica promises leaner, greener company as customers and profits fall
by New Power •
Centrica has brought forward its Net Zero target by five years to 2045 and promised more details in a Climate Transition Plan later this year. The company says it plans to launch a hybrid heat pump trial in the coming months and…
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Wales plan identifies 10 wind development regions, 16 heat network priority areas
by New Power •
The Welsh Government has identified ten areas where large scale wind farms would be ‘acceptable in principle’ and 16 priority areas for heat networks in Future Wales, its national plan to 2040. The plan says Welsh Ministers considered alternatives to new…
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PV, heat pump and private wires are SSE Enterprise’s route to Net Zero at Goldsmiths
by New Power •
SSE Enterprise has signed a joint development agreement with Goldsmiths, a University of London college in southeast London, to design and deliver a low carbon campus infrastructure in pursuit of the university’s ambitious net zero targets. SSE Enterprise’s distributed energy…
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High constraint cost expected to last until end March while Western Link remains out of action
by New Power •
The ‘Western link’ HVDC cable is likely to be out of action until the end of March, according to NGESO, adding millions of pounds of so-called ‘constraint’ costs because it will not be possible to export all the power from…
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Greencoat UK Wind now sole owner at Braes of Doune, acquires stake in Kype Muir Extension
by New Power •
Greencoat UK Wind has acquired the remaining 50% interest in Braes of Doune wind farm for £48.1M, having acquired its original 50% stake at IPO in March 2013. It has also agreed to acquire a 49.9% interest in Kype Muir Extension…
Editor's blog
UPDATED: Range anxiety? It will be the making of electric vehicles
by New Power •
What’s going on at this SE London petrol station? It is being converted into an EV charging hub. It reminds me of the blog below, which I wrote in 2017, and this article…
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How to get electric vehicle plans out of the box
by New Power •
During discussions about electric vehicles and the opportunities in having so much storage in the system, I am always struck by how quickly people start to talk about their own car, and what they do with it. Say they drive…