Gas networks

Booking penalties amended to reflect new gas transmission charging regime

No exemptions for new green gas levy

All gas suppliers will have to pay a new government levy, which is designed to fund biomethane injection into the grid, irrespective of how small they are or whether they already offer a green fuel. The government released a consultation paper on its proposed Green Gas Levy on the same day the Energy Networks Association published new research into building a hydrogen-ready network. It called for the government to set a target date for the connection of the first hydrogen production plant to the gas grid to help get projects off the ground.

‘Overlapping’ levies should be replaced with ‘single, simple’ carbon charge

Gas must not be sidelined in the net-zero debate

As part of our Build Back Better series, Utility Week speaks to Matt Hindle, head of gas at the Energy Networks Association. He predicts the relatively low profile of gas networks in the public debate around decarbonisation is about to change as the country begins to confront the conundrum of eradicating emissions from home heating.

Green Finance Institute launches Zero Carbon Heating Taskforce

RIIO2 price controls have been ‘set up to fail’

Citizens Advice says RIIO2 proposals still ‘too generous’ to networks

Ofgem seem to be pushing energy networks’ buttons – but they could be braver

RIIO2 cuts ‘will hit vulnerable customers’

‘Skewed’ incentives will leave networks scared to take risks

Risk and reward must be balanced to retain a strong supply chain

Last month, Balfour Beatty announced it was quitting the gas and water sectors, as the contracts available were no longer attractive. Trevor Hoyle, former MD of utilities for M Group Services, gives a supplier perspective on the current viability of the utilities sector as well as exploring emerging models of co-operation.

WWU says cuts to gas mains replacement work pose ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

Not as easy as it looks

In a price control, companies will always claim the regulator has made errors but the RIIO2 draft determinations do appear to contain an unprecedently high number of basic arithmetic mistakes, says Maxine Frerk.

It’s all downside and very little upside – Nicola Shaw blasts Ofgem’s sums

The brooding row between Ofgem and networks over the draft price determinations would appear to strike at the very heart of energy companies’ ambitions to Build Back Better – no more so than at National Grid as executive director Nicola Shaw tells Denise Chevin

Ofgem accused of ignoring stakeholders in RIIO2 proposals