Members of the board at EDF have voted to go ahead with Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear plant for two decades – but the UK has delayed the project again. The board was reported to have voted…
Longread
Expert Forum: ‘GB power network must evolve. We need ISO and DSOs’
by New Power •
EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH The GB’s high-voltage electricity network should have an independent system operator (ISO) instead of leaving the responsibility with a ring-fenced part of National Grid, says a large majority of New Power’s Expert Forum. The ISO model would provide…
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Citizens Advice seeks views on new energy supplier comparison tool
by Annabel Andrews •
Citizens Advice is working on a new energy supplier comparison tool that will rank energy suppliers according to a set of individual metrics as well as an overall performance rating. The five proposed metrics covered by the tool are the number…
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Scottish Government ‘must act to reassure investors after wind farm decision’
by New Power •
A Scottish legal decision that quashed the permits for four major offshore windfarms, including one – Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) – that had a Contract for Difference (CfD), is an immense problem for wind, infrastructure in general and the Scottish…
Editor's blog
Is it Brexit for Hinkley Point C?
by New Power •
This blog was written for Nuclear Engineering International in early July. I thought delays would come from the French side … The UK has voted to leave the European Union. Where does that leave the country’s flagship nuclear new-build…
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Development consent order granted for Meaford gas-fired generating station
by Annabel Andrews •
The government has granted the development consent order (DCO) for Meaford Energy Centre, near Stone in Staffordshire. This energy centre will be a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station with a nominal generating capacity of 299MW with electricity connection, gas…
Perspective
Beware an embedded benefits review ‘by stealth’
by New Power •
Colin Prestwich, head of regulatory affairs at Smartest Energy, warns that taking a step-by-step approach to updating embedded benefits could have unintended consequences
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Wylfa Newydd nuclear strike price should be less than Hinkley Point C, MPs tell government
by Annabel Andrews •
The government should only build a nuclear power plant at Wylfa Newydd if the strike price is below that agreed for the Hinkley Point C and competitive with onshore wind, the Welsh Affairs Committee said in a report published today. It also said the…
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Drax winds down coal plant spend
by New Power •
Drax saw pre-tax profit fall by £50 million in the six months to 30 June, compared to 2015. The removal of Levy Exemption Certificates and deteriorating commodity markets were to blame, the company said. The effect had been mitigated by…