David Blackman

National Grid backs ‘tighter thresholds’ for transmission connections

ECO review launched after warning of ‘unrealistic’ costs

Move to formalise cut price wind farm tariffs

Planning delay holds up pioneering gas carbon capture plant

Miliband calls for timetable to decouple electricity and gas prices

RWE’s Tom Glover warns against market revolution

Government introduces powers to cut network charges for industry

Axing CfDs would increase offshore wind costs by one third

Removing the contracts for difference (CfD) mechanism for offshore wind projects would significantly increase the cost of decarbonising the grid, according to the UK Energy Research Centre (ERC). The falling cost of generating electricity from renewables, termed "price cannibalisation", has prompted question marks over whether technologies such as offshore wind need continued government support such as CfDs. However, new research by the ERC warns that removing the CfD mechanism for offshore wind projects could put the UK's entire energy transition at risk.

70GW solar target risks being missed, MPs warn

The government faces a "considerable shortfall" in meeting its target to install 70GW of solar generation by 2035, a cross party group of MPs has warned energy secretary Grant Shapps. To address the predicted shortfall the Environment Audit Committee has called on Shapps to remove existing barriers to solar installations.

Government stalls long-awaited upgrade of private rentals