Northern Powergrid’s communications ‘completely unacceptable’ after Storm Arwen, says minister
Communications with its customers by Northern Powergrid, the DNO with at least 1,600 homes left still unconnected ten days after Storm Arwen devastated northern...
Regulator probes transcos’ and DNOs’ Storm Arwen response
Ofgem today announced a review of transmission and distribution networks’ responses to Storm Arwen, as thousands of homes awaited reconnection after seven days of...
Two DNOs pledge £10 Billion for RIIO-ED2 upgrades, as Ofgem fines Western Link duo...
Two distributed network operators (DNOs) including Britain’s biggest WPD today passed to Ofgem final plans totalling more than £ 10 billion for network upgrades...
National Grid half year results: Pre-tax up 75%, op profit up 47%, capex up...
Britain’s privatised backbone system operator pleased investors today with strong results for the six months to September.
Against a steady-state base of continuing activities, National...
ENA flexes for openness, seeks ON responses and applicants to chair top body
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has taken steps to improve governance & transparency for its Open Networks programme, launching a new stakeholder group and...
World’s biggest continuous ultracapacitor on Teesside “super-stabilises” National Grid
A clever piece of power storage engineering from innovators Reactive Technologies has today dramatically upped stability capabilities on the National Grid.
The world’s biggest continuously...