A competitive and innovative energy market depends on engaged customers who are ready to switch for better value, better service or better ideas. That need has been underlined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its recommendations on improving…
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Ofgem’s decisions should be transparent and open to appeal, MPs urge government
by Annabel Andrews •
The governments draft legislation on energy should be amended to ensure decisions the regulator makes are transparent and open to appeal, the cross-party Energy and Climate Change Committee has recommended in a report published today. The committee has been scrutinising the Government’s…
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ScottishPower chief says onshore wind must not be ‘subsidy junkies’ but work out framework for aging plant
by New Power •
Onshore wind must not be “a bunch of salivating subsidy junkies trying to beat on the government’s door trying to embarrass it into maintaining subsidies,” Scottish Power chief operating officer Keith Anderson told delegates at the All Energy Conference in…
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Sustainable Marine Energy raises £4.5m investment for tidal array in Orkney
by Annabel Andrews •
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has moved its operational base to Orkney and will be connecting its first system to the grid at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) over the coming months. This deployment will then be followed by a larger 240kW…
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Project Nexus fears: new gas settlement system faces further delay
by New Power •
Ofgem has stepped in to take ownership of Project Nexus, the system that will underpin processes including settlement and meter registration for the gas supply industry, in an effort to keep the project on track. But the project looks unlikely…
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ScottishPower Renewables orders 102 Siemens turbines for offshore wind plant
by Annabel Andrews •
Siemens is to supply, install and commission 102 wind turbines, each with a capacity of seven megawatts and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, for the East Anglia ONE project. The company will also be responsible for servicing…
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MPs and Friends of the Earth urge government to accept recommended Fifth Carbon Budget
by Annabel Andrews •
The fifth carbon budget should be set at 1,765 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e), the Energy and Climate Change Committee has told the government. In November 2015, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published its advice on the…
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RWE to reduce operating hours at Aberthaw coal-fired power station
by Annabel Andrews •
RWE has changed its operating regime at Aberthaw and from April next year will focus on providing capacity only when needed. It will also install technology to allow Aberthaw’s three 500MW units to expand the range of coal they can…
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Energy industry fears over Brexit: freeze on decision-making; financial risk
by New Power •
Energy companies fear a black hole for decision-making if the Brexit referendum on 23 June results in a vote to leave the EU.