Ofgem roasted on smart meters as Beis mulls 2020 deadline
MPs have scolded Ofgem for failing to punish energy suppliers that are not meeting smart meter obligations. Meanwhile, the business and energy department’s public...
Government to change rules for big, co-located energy storage
Government is consulting on changing planning rules for new energy schemes that combine energy storage with other forms of generation.
At present, schemes under 50MW...
European Commission appeals Capacity Market ruling
The European Commission looks set to appeal against the ruling by the European Court of Justice in favour of Tempus Energy that led to...
Charging reviews: Lobby groups urge Greg Clark to intervene or “derail” battery storage
Energy industry trade groups have called on energy secretary to prevent "misaligned" reforms to network charging from damaging the low carbon and flexible power...
Drax gets consent for 299MW gas peaker at Rookery South
Drax has been granted developmental consent by secretary of state Greg Clark for a 299MW open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) at Rookery South, a...
National Grid warns of ‘five years of missed opportunities’
National Grid has issued a robust assessment of Ofgem’s price control proposals, urging the regulator to rethink its plans or oversee “five years of...
What’s stopping industry investing in energy efficiency, asks government
Government wants large industrials to outline the barriers to investing in energy efficiency. It also seeks information on what has worked when resources have...
Ofgem outlines new supplier rules to prevent another house of cards
Ofgem has published its proposals to stop businesses with poor credentials and finances entering the energy retail market.
The regulator is acting after a spate...
Committee on Climate Change recommends net zero by 2050
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has advised government to set a more stringent decarbonisation target. Its latest report urges a net zero greenhouse...
Aurora: Ofgem’s TCR will favour gas, hamstring renewables, increase carbon
Ofgem’s targeted charging review (TCR) could significantly slow the build out of unsubsidised renewables and lead to a ramp up of new gas fired...
Drums beat louder for 2023 smart meter extension
Government should accept that 2020 is not a realistic timetable to complete the UK-wide rollout of smart meters and push it back to 2023,...
Shell to pay £390k for price cap breaches
Shell Energy will pay a £390,000 penalty for overcharging domestic energy customers.
Regulator Ofgem said the company, then trading as First Utility, which the fossil...
Net zero: Design incentives for business decarbonisation and let DNOs install fatter wires
The Committee on Climate Change has told government to urgently create a package of policies that incentivise businesses to invest in decarbonisation.
Business and industry,...
Ofgem aims for system-wide flexibility and simpler codes
Ofgem plans to streamline industry rules and the way codes are managed to better enable innovation and unlock new services.
Ofgem’s strategic narrative document cites...
Scottish Power sheds more customers but renewables, networks up
Scottish Power lost 120,000 customers in the year to June 2019 while a mild winter and the price cap saw profits collapse 71 per...
Clark and Perry out, Leadsom leads Beis
Andrea Leadsom is the new Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Beis).
Greg Clark is out, as is clean growth minister, Claire...
MPs: Give DSR 15-year capacity market contracts; make DNOs commit to zero carbon
Demand-side response providers should be allowed to bid for 15-year Capacity Market agreements in line with generation and distribution network operators should commit to...
We need to talk about Devon…
…and Manchester, and Rhondda Cynon Taff, and … wherever you live. Actually there’s very little about Devon in this post, I just wanted to...
Ofgem: Renewables obligation buyout fund was £200m short
Latest Ofgem data shows dozens of energy suppliers were behind with payments to the renewable obligation buyout fund for the year to April 2019.
Some...