EDF has been given approval to restart reactor 3 at the 44 year-old Hunterston B power station this weekend. The firm also hopes to restart reactor 4 next month, subject to approval. Defuelling of the power station will commence no…
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British Gas pays £1.73m for communications failure over pre-payment changes
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Ofgem has closed its investigation into what went wrong when British Gas changed prepayment top-up provider and left customers in the lurch. The supplier has agreed to pay £1.48m back to affected households and £250,000 into the energy redress fund.…
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Elexon CEO confident P375 will not be stymied, Flexitricity pushes for end of balancing services honesty boxes
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Elexon CEO Mark Bygraves is confident that the P375 modification proposal will not be undone by those keen to maintain the status quo within balancing services. The firm is consulting on proposals to change the Balancing and Settlement Code (BSC)…
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Beis and Ofgem eye offshore grids, seek views on how to do it
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Beis and Ofgem are keen to understand how transmission links to offshore wind farms, currently all point-to-point, could be better coordinated. “We would like to hear about all potential barriers, including those of a legal, commercial or regulatory nature. As…
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Zeigo calls for coders and energy experts to crack aggregated PPAs
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Power Purchase Agreement platform Zeigo is launching a PPA hackathon in a bid to find novel ways of aggregating demand and enabling businesses to buy direct from renewable generators. It wants to hear from coders keen to showcase their talent,…
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Bluefield Solar pays £107m for 64MW portfolio
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Bluefield Solar has acquired a portfolio of 15 solar farms totalling 64.2MW for an initial £106.6m, which may rise up to £108.7 if asset life extensions are secured. Eight sites are in the south west of England, two in west…
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Mary Quaney takes reins as CEO at Mainstream Renewable Power
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Mary Quaney, former CFO at Mainstream Renewable Power, has become CEO following Andy Kinsella’s resignation. She has been with the firm since 2009 and joined the board of directors last year. Mainstream chairman, Eddie O’Connor, Quaney would “lead Main Mainstream…
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As government leans toward RAB regulatory model for CCS, SSE calls for double the ambition
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SSE has called on government to more than double its support for carbon capture and storage. The March Budget committed £800m to support “at least two” clusters via the CCS Infrastructure Fund. SSE wants at least five. Earlier this week…
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Ovo pays £1.2m for SSE’s missed smart meter targets
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Ovo will pay £1.2m in redress after SSE Energy Services failed to meet its smart meter installation target for 2019. Ovo acquired the SSE’s domestic retail customers earlier this year for £500m. SSE paid a smaller penalty, £700,000 the year…