Mark Bramah of Municipia and Marc Wynn of Asset Utilities argue that local authorities should take the lead in developing electricity storage to develop a new income stream Councils undertake energy projects for different reasons: as a means of…
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REACTION: energy industry responds to budget
by Annabel Andrews •
Paul Taylor, chief executive of FCC Environment: “While it is encouraging to see the Government pledge its ongoing support for UK infrastructure projects, we feel that a major opportunity has been missed to set out plans to maximise the resource productivity…
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Winter resilience shows UK coal-phase-out is achievable, report finds
by New Power •
The government should not step back from plans to phase out coal-fired generation in the UK, as concerns that it will leave the country short of power are unfounded. That was among the conclusions of a new report from the…
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CUSC code panel: nominations are open
by New Power •
Industry members have until 17 March to put forward new nominations for the Connections and Use of System Code (CUSC) panel, the body that oversees changes to the way companies interact with – and are charged for using – the…
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Intergen’s Mark Somerset: Capacity Market must deliver large plant this year
by New Power •
It the Capacity Market does not deliver large CCGT this year international investors could walk away, Intergen’s Mark Somerset warned New Power. In a wide ranging interview the independent generator’s vice president of development for the EMEA region said, “People look…
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E.On blames policy costs for April tariff increase
by New Power •
E.On has blamed “increasing policy costs and other costs it doesn’t control”, for an average 8.8% increase in its standard variable tariff from Wednesday 26 April. It blamed the rise “in large part” on increases in “non-energy parts of the…
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BEIS select committee “deeply worried” by carbon budget policy delivery
by Annabel Andrews •
The Business Innovation and Skills Committee has expressed concern about the gap between current energy policy delivery and the government’s ambition to meet future carbon budgets. In it’s first report on the government’s Industrial Strategy Green Paper, the group of MPs…
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OPINION: energy industry must prepare for customer power and technology shocks
by New Power •
Domestic and business customers, are about to become much more important drivers of change in the energy market, and in a decade they could be far more influential than utilities or central government. When they take up new technologies the…
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Smart energy suffers a ‘big blow’: industry responds to Ofgem’s Triad proposals
by New Power •
Ofgem’s announcement that it is ‘minded to’ dramatically cut Triad benefits for embedded generation came as no surprise to the industry, but nevertheless caused dismay. Industry comment: Tim Emrich, chief executive, UK Power Reserve: “We agree that reform is needed…