The UK Government must work closely with its Scottish counterpart to secure the future of the hydropower industry, according to the Scottish business, innovation and energy minister, Paul Wheelhouse. He said: “Hydro generation in 2015 was at a record high level…
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Project Nexus remains at ‘red’ status with no certainty on go-live
by New Power •
Efforts to get Project Nexus, the programme to replace the central settlement system for gas, back on track have struggled to turn the programme around and there is still “significant risk to go-live”, according to an August update. Project Nexus…
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Four new suppliers join Warm Home Discount scheme
by Annabel Andrews •
Extra Energy has joined the Warm Home Discount scheme for 206-2017 after it its customer numbers reached the mandatory participation threshold. Our Power, GB Energy, and Bristol Energy have joined the scheme voluntarily. The news came as Ofgem E-Serve set the…
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Get your views in now on transfer of £86.7m Crown Estate energy infrastructure to Scottish Government
by Annabel Andrews •
There are just five days left to respond to a consultation about devolving the management and revenues of Crown Estate assets in Scotland to the Scottish Government.The assets in question include renewables, cables and pipelines with a property value of £86.7m…
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Just five days left to pre-qualify for this year’s capacity market auctions
by Annabel Andrews •
There are just five days left to apply for this year’s Capacity Market pre-qualification process. The application window officially closes at 5pm on Friday 26 August 2016 and no submissions will be accepted after this deadline. The auctions affected by the pre-qualification window are: 2016 Four year…
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National Grid to bear £17.7 million of extra Black Start contract costs, £54 million can be recouped from customers
by New Power •
Regulator Ofgem has said National Grid must bear £17.7 million of a £113 million bill it incurred procuring so-called ‘Black Start’ services. Within that bill customers will pay an additional £54 million, above budgetted costs, because Ofgem said National Grid…
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Demand Side Response tender fails to bring forward offers for winter 2016/17
by New Power •
National Grid is talking afresh to demand side balancing reserve (DSBR) providers about how they can respond to the need for peak services this winter, after it had ‘minimal’ response to its June tender for the service to be provided…
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Removing carbon price floor would reduce imported energy by 39%, report finds
by Annabel Andrews •
Removing carbon price support after 2025 would reduce net interconnector inflows by around 39%, with France and Benelux seeing the biggest decrease, according to a new report by Aurora Energy Research. The report assessed the likely impact of removing carbon price support post-2025,…
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‘Sticky’ customer databases, white label products, and customer switching: key data questions
by New Power •
Once again customers are being urged to switch energy supplier to take advantage of the cheapest deals. It’s good advice. Switching numbers are increasing as so-called ‘white label’ brands enter the market. Some are apparently supplied by familiar names like…