Ofgem is investigating whether Utilita Energy broke rules around charging customers above the permitted level of the price cap for prepayment meter customers, between May and September 2019. The Prepayment Meter Price Cap came into force on 1 April 2017.…
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Gridserve delivers first ‘bifacial’ solar farm for Warrington Council
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Gridserve has announced the completion and handover of a 34.7MWp solar farm at York to Warrington Borough Council. The project uses a new commercial model with 30MWh of battery storage. Toddington Harper, chief executive and founder of Grideserve, said: “Projects like this,…
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Rooftop PV installations set to hit 1 million in 2020
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Rooftop PV provides a fifth of the UK’s solar generation and the number of installations is set to pass 1 million in 2020, according to the Solar Trades Association. The STA said it expected a rise in installations this year…
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Average home uses less electricity but gas reductions stall
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On average, consumer electricity use has fallen over the last two years, but a longstanding fall in gas usage hasstalled, new estimates from Ofgem reveal. The regulator has set out its ‘typical domestic consumption values’ (TDCVs), which are used in…
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Flexitricity partners with Gresham House
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Flexitricity has partnered with Gresham House Energy Storage Fund to optimise the fund’s 20MW Noriker Staunch project, a mixture of gas generators and lithium ion battery storage based in Gloucester. The site will be optimised across frequency response services, traded in…
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Start 2020 by reading our 12 interviews of Christmas
by New Power •
To celebrate the start of 2020 we presented ’12 interviews of Christmas’, previously only available to full subscribers of New Power Report. Read the full dozen below. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report –…
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£10.5 million paid by RWE, Hornsea One, UKPN for August blackout
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Three companies have paid a total of £10.5 million into Ofgem’s redress fund after the regulator found failings during the blackout on 9 August. The regulator found that two large power stations, Hornsea One (co-owned by Orsted) and Little Barford…
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12 interviews of Christmas: David Casale, Turquoise Investments
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Happy Christmas to all our readers. To celebrate the start of 2020 we present 12 interviews previously only available to our subscribers. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report – analysis and insight Access to…
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12 interviews of Christmas: Jonathan Maxwell, Sustainable Development Capital
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Happy Christmas to all our readers. To celebrate the start of 2020 we present 12 interviews previously only available to our subscribers. New Power Report subscription includes: Weekly email Update Monthly New Power Report – analysis and insight Access to…