Ofgem fines Drax £6 million for three years of Balancing Mechanism excess claims
Renewables generator Drax has admitted breaches of its licence in relation to unjustified Balancing Mechanism claims made during repeated periods of grid constraint.
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2022’s grid is UK’s second greenest ever, as wind output beats 20GW
Renewable sources set new records for UK electricity generation last year, beaten only by 2020’s year of peak lockdown.
Wind, hydro and solar together accounted...
Smart meters box clever through strongest year for data growth
Britain’s national network of smart meters, developed and maintained by the Data Communications Company (DCC), grew by over 6.3 million meters last year, a...
Zenobē signs Stateside deal with Japanese partner
Battery storage specialist Zenobē is eying expansion in the USA, via a foothold in the north east about to be secured with a Japanese...
Big gas users greet ESO’s extension to 23 December for DSR bids
Representatives of Britain’s heavy gas users in industries such as cement and glass have welcomed the gas grid operator’s decision to extend its deadline...
GridBeyond secures 271MW prequalified capacity for the Capacity Market
The Capacity Market Registers published on 29th November have confirmed that GridBeyond has prequalified 271 MW for the T-1 and 415 MW T-4 auctions...
Ofgem tables RIIO-ED2 decisions, draws capex map to 2028 for nets’ upgrades, storage, clean...
Under-fire regulator Ofgem today confirmed RIIO-ED2 investment plans, shaping six DNOs’ capex budgets which will fund upgrades and improvements in 14 local networks up...
Bring us 1 GW of European batteries, sing duetting RPC and Eelpower
A Europe-facing investment fund already a quarter of the way to its target of 1GW of grid-scale power storage made its market debut today.
London-based...
Britain lags in race for renewables, says new REA study
As Premiership players begin their break over the five weeks of Qatar’s controversial World Cup, away from football Britain already languishes in Europe’s “relegation...
Gas losing its puff? Business on-site renewables “can displace imports by 2035”, nPower believes
British firms' on-site, on-roof or on-campus generation of clean power could supplant imported gas as early as 2035, corporate supplier nPower Business Solutions calculates.
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ENW offers £10 million for biggest ever flex appeal
Electricity North West today launches its biggest ever flexibility requirements, its eleventh and largest tender in the business’ history.
2018 saw the UK’s regional grids...
ENW confirms £1 million upgrades for Windermere, floats electric ferry notion
Regional grid operator Electricity North West next month begins £1 million worth of upgrade work. One task will speed the arrival of Lake Windermere’s...
SMITN poleaxes DNO into deeper love for users’ data
Britain’s biggest regional gridco Western Power Distribution is seeking new ways to crunch data from its smart meters, readying its switches and wires for...
DNOs react to Ofgem’s RIIO-ED2 direction
Regional network monopolies are girding their loins for the last leg of negotiations with Britain’s power regulator, before it binds them in December to...
Ofgem’s £21 billion RIIO-ED2 gauntlet squeezes DNOs with ‘tough efficiency challenges”
Britain’s energy regulator is seeking stakeholder views on investments plans totalling £20.9 billion which will shape the nation’s electricity network until 2028.
Before making its...
Analyst boss doubts NG’s residential load-shedding drive
A leading analyst has questioned the effectiveness of National Grid’s hopes of extending pre-announced load-shedding into domestic power supply.
The backbone operator was yesterday reported...
Homes “to get paid to dial down”: NG-ESO mulls paid load shifting for households
Britain’s backbone power operator is reportedly pondering paying domestic users to dial down demand at peak hours this winter, in a bid to stave...
WPD commits to easy hook-up for home microgenerators
Midlanders, Welsh folk and South Westerners who’ve turned their homes into solar-equipped mini-power stations got renewed backing from Western Power Distribution today.
Fresh from announcing...
Government slates DNOs for Arwen responses
The government is ordering power grid operators to strengthen compensation schemes, up their communications, and improve re-connection times after one million customers were left...
Beamer! Arenko tweaks BMW batteries, optimising flows from Wales’ biggest wind farm
Software provider Arenko is running code to expand revenues from the operation of Vattenfall’s 22MW / 16 MWh battery, co-located at Wales’ and England’s...