Gas networks

Ofgem confirms plans to flatten gas transmission charges

Networks call for £900m investment in green gas

SSE urges government to target net-zero power sector by 2040

SSE has submitted a five-point action plan to the government, aimed at putting the net-zero journey at the heart of the post-pandemic economic recovery. In it, the company says that setting a new target for decarbonising the power sector by 2040 could be the cornerstone of any green recovery.

SGN reveals plans to pipe green hydrogen into 300 homes

Ofgem approves temporary changes to gas settlement

Centrica calls for immediate ban on fossil fuel heating in new homes

Net zero is nowhere in sight in UK clean heat policy

Wales & West’s Dan Brooks: Keeping Us Connected

As part of our Keeping Us Connected series, we profile Wales & West Utilities gas engineer, Dan Brooks. He describes how interaction with the public – a core element of his role – has drastically changed as a result of coronavirus.

Regulating the new normal

Beneath the radar

In the latest of a series of articles exclusively for Utility Week members, Maxine Frerk – former Ofgem executive – looks at how code bodies have responded to the coronavirus outbreak and what part they can play in the industry’s response to the easing of lockdown.

Keeping Us Connected: Keeping us educated

Keeping Us Connected: Northern Gas Networks supports Age UK

This test of network resilience is far from over

Energy networks have risen to the incredible challenges resulting from coronavirus with aplomb. However, senior industry figures have raised concerns with Utility Week over how they will cope with a prolonged lockdown and the long-term implications of the pandemic. Jane Gray looks at the key issues.

Proposals for RHI replacement revealed

The department for business, energy and industrial strategy has published proposals to replace the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive with a new Green Gas Support scheme. However, it says only biomethane produced from anaerobic digestion will be supported through the new mechanism.

#AskUsAnything webinar: Energy networks

This #AskUsAnything webinar - now available to view on demand - focussed on how energy networks have fared during the pandemic and what the new normal will look like for them. A panel of experts, including UK Power Networks chief executive Basil Scarsella, Electricity North West chief executive Peter Emery and the ENA's Ross Easton, gave their thoughts on questions posed by Utility Week members.