Cadent, Britain’s largest gas distribution network, has installed its first solar array, at an existing Cadent site in Brisley, North Norfolk. The solar farm’s 388 panels have a peak generation capacity of 130kW and are expected to generate 120MWh a year – enough…
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Ofgem tells nine suppliers: join smart meter hub or lose licence
by New Power •
Ofgem wants to force nine energy suppliers to become Data Communications Company (DCC) users. It is consulting on issuingf them with final orders to become users by the end of March – if not, they will be stopped from taking on new…
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Bristol Energy to offer only green tariffs to new customers
by New Power •
Bristol Energy has launched three new green products – BE Simply Green, BE Super Green and Big Issue Super Green – and will make them the only tariffs available to new customers. The BE Super Green and Big Issue Super Green…
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“Regulators have to continually change”: Views on the future of utility governance by former regulator Regina Finn
by Annabel Andrews •
In the January issue of New Power Report, New Power’s editor, Janet Wood, spoke with Regina Finn, the new chair of the Low Carbon Contracts Company, about the many changes facing the power industry. Finn has been regulator and participant in…
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Gnergy warned licence may be revoked over RO debt as Ofgem issues ‘notice of failure’
by New Power •
Ofgem has issued Gnergy with a notice of failure after the supplier failed to comply with a final order over £673,876.62 of unpaid Renewables Obligation payments and warned it may revoke the supplier’s licence. The final order was issued on 29…
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Eaton and Green Motion combine to extend EV charging
by New Power •
Power management company Eaton has joined with charging station supplier Green Motion to install EV chargers alongside storage in commercial buildings, residential housing and shopping malls. Connected to the grid or renewable energy sources such as solar panels, the combined…
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Ofgem opens overcharging investigation into Utilita
by New Power •
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
by New Power •
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…