UK Power Networks has launched its latest tender opportunity for organisations to provide electricity flexibility across London, the East and South East. The company, which recently launched a Distribution System Operator (DSO), aims to help free up almost 100MW of…
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Southern Water appoints Downing to install PV at 12 sites
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Downing has been appointed by Southern Water to deliver 12 new solar PV projects across its sites. Downing will supply renewable energy from these projects to Southern Water’s water treatment facilities under long-term offtake agreements. The renewable energy and infrastructure…
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Consumers to wait an extra year to get benefits from smart meter rollout
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Smart meter rollout and ‘half hourly settlement’ reschedules will mean it takes longer for consumers to get the benefits of their investment in the programmes and slow innovation on Net Zero. Plans to move electricity consumers to meter reading on…
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US pilot aims to make geothermal ‘a new thermal utility’
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A US energy company has broken ground on a pilot programme described by one of the project partners as “the birth of a new thermal utility”. It will study whether a utility-scale networked geothermal system can be a viable and…
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E.On Next Energy pays £5 million in redress after customer service failings
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Domestic energy supplier E.ON Next Energy Limited is to pay £5 million in compensation for poor standards of customer service, uncovered by an Ofgem review of the market. An Ofgem ‘deep dive’ review in 2022, focussed on customer service and…
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Ovo Energy offers new solar PV installation and tariff package
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Energy supplier Ovo has launched a new OVO Solar package that includes installing solar panels and storage and a boosted Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) export tariff. Ovo Solar’s full package will include PV panels and batteries and a flat SEG…
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Glastonbury Festival to use Octopus wind, solar and battery in microgrid
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An Octopus Energy wind turbine is being installed at Glastonbury Festival. Octopus has also installed solar panels and a battery to store the energy produced. The wind turbine and solar panels will supply clean energy to a microgrid which will…
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SSE Generation to pay £10M redress for exploiting network constraints
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SSE Generation secured ‘excessive payments’ from system operator NGESO for using its Foyers pumped storage plant, according to regulator Ofgem. As a consequence, Ofgem proposes to require the company to pay £9.78 million into the Energy Redress Fund Ofgem said…
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Pennon acquires first solar PV and storage project, has four more in prospect
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Water company Pennon has acquired a 40GWh solar PV site in Dunfermline which is ready to build with consents in place, through Pennon Power Limited, a direct subsidiary to Pennon Group. The project is expected to commence generation in 2024,…