Rob Horgan

Is renationalising England’s water industry the fix we need?

Octopus calls for development zones to speed up connections

Octopus Energy has called for dedicated renewable energy development zones to speed up the grid connection process. It is part of the retailer’s five point plan to tackle grid connection delays, which also calls for greater competition, proactive queue jumping and enforceable sunset clauses on fossil fuel projects.

Offshore wind shortfall would cost households millions

Suppliers increasingly in breach of legal requirements

Another water company hit with record fine for sewage spills

No time to lose

In March Ofgem published three significant and related consultations around the future regulation of networks. The consultations specifically relate to the successor to RIIO, local governance and distributed flexibility. Ofgem claims that “there is not a moment to lose” given the imperative to meet net zero. However, Maxine Frerk, former senior partner at the regulator, argues that Ofgem risks blocking momentum by heading back to the drawing board on frameworks and archetypes.

Limited ‘window of opportunity’ to bolster UK infrastructure

The UK is at risk of missing the “window of opportunity” to prepare the country’s infrastructure for the effects of climate change, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and Climate Change Committee (CCC) have warned. The two organisations have urged ministers to urgently develop more effective plans to improve the resilience of infrastructure, in a joint letter sent to deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and environment secretary Thérèse Coffey. They warn that not doing so puts the country’s infrastructure at risk.

More than £160m in energy support vouchers remains unclaimed

Video: Behind the scenes at Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C’s delivery director Nigel Cann has released his latest update on the project. The footage shows how work has progressed over the last six months, with the site moving into new phases of construction.

Ofgem: Viking Link delays were avoidable