Tom Grimwood

Electricity networks agree standard flexibility contract

Coronavirus: Drastic action needed to prevent charging spikes

Ofgem delays changes to residual transmission charges

Coronavirus: Credit cover reduced to reflect falling electricity prices

SSEN reconnects Scottish islands to mainland power grid

Coronavirus: Business suppliers forced to overbuy energy during lockdown

Energy networks refresh innovation strategies

The Energy Networks Association has revised its innovation strategies for the electricity and gas sectors and released a new one covering the energy system as a whole. Utility Week talks to key figures behind the documents about the strategy gaps they were aiming to fill.

Future supplies of bioenergy feedstock ‘highly uncertain’

Coronavirus: BSC checks relaxed to reduce burden on code signatories

The Performance Assurance Board for the Balancing and Settlement Code has decided to amend its compliance checks in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. The code administrator Elexon has also addressed concerns over the accuracy of the customer profiles used to estimate electricity demand, saying it is still assessing the impact of the lockdown on behaviour but does not believe any changes should be made at the moment.

Offshore wind on track to overtake onshore in 2020