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More joined up?

In her latest column exclusively for Utility Week members, former Ofgem executive Maxine Frerk casts her eye over the regulator’s decision on the methodology for the electricity distribution network price controls.

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Ofgem and BEIS reveal next steps in offshore transmission review

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Supply chain overhaul needed to hit heat pump target

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We could all be vulnerable now

Utility Week’s Consumer Vulnerability & Debt conference brought together companies, regulators and stakeholders to discuss how best to support those who need it most – and how Covid has changed the approaches taken. James Wallin discusses some key takeaways.

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Weekend press round-up: Centrica faces industrial action in January

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there are reports on a turbulent energy retail market – with Centrica facing strikes and Shell Energy revealing a £32 million loss. However, in a weekend of gloomy news, there was one bright spot, with a new record set for windfarm generation in Great Britain.

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Gas industry calls for ‘hydrogen-ready’ boiler mandate from 2025

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We will ensure no one is left behind in our quest for a green future

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Ofgem ‘still treating net zero as an uncertainty’

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RIIO2: Is Ofgem finally aligning with government policy?

In its final determinations for gas and transmission networks and methodology for the electricity distribution price control, Ofgem appears to have moved much closer to the government’s vision for net zero. Nicholas Cass-Tansey and Allan Boardman, energy and utilities experts at PA Consulting, give their views.

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Partnerships can open doors closed to utilities

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WPD explores feasibility of ‘on-the-go’ wireless EV charging

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Ofgem to provide centralised demand forecasts for electricity distribution planning

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RIIO2 business plan incentive ‘remains a mystery’

A former partner at Ofgem has said she is still mystified as to why the regulator handed some companies penalties and others rewards under the new business plan incentive mechanism for the RIIO2 price controls. Maxine Frerk said Ofgem needs to provide more clarity on exactly how networks’ business plans are judged. Its chief executive, Jonathan Brearley, told Utility Week some companies had initially failed to show their plans were in the interest of consumers.

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Work starting ‘immediately’ on NPS review

The government has promised to overhaul its planning policy framework for energy projects, which has not been updated for nearly a decade. The Energy White Paper, which was published on Monday, kickstarted a review of the energy National Policy Statement (NPS), which is set to complete by the end of 2021.

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Ofgem backs fixed balancing charges on consumers

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£150m pipeline under River Humber begins delivering gas

A £150 million gas pipeline located 30 metres underneath the River Humber has become operational, National Grid has announced. The Feeder 9 project was begun in 2016 with joint venture project partners Skanska, A.Hak and Porr. It replaces a trench-laid gas pipe which had become exposed.

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Operationalising the torrent of analytics on trees near powerlines

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Ofgem’s finally listening

In her latest column exclusively for Utility Week members, former Ofgem executive Maxine Frerk gives her views on the RIIO2 final determinations for gas and transmission companies. She highlights signs that the regulator has listened to stakeholders but also areas that remain unresolved.

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Reactive Technologies to build 5MW supercapacitor to measure grid inertia

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Utility Week Awards finalists unveiled

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