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Where is Ofgem’s ED2 net-zero strategy?

Ofgem’s proposals for the RIIO ED2 price controls set out how DNOs will be incentivised to deliver in areas such as consumer vulnerability and large connections. Sustainability First’s Judith Ward asks why the same approach has not been taken on decarbonisation. Without clear signals there is a real risk of only incremental steps towards net zero rather than the step change that is needed, she argues.

5 years ago

Do we need EMR 2.0 to replicate success of offshore wind?

5 years ago

Vulnerable customers must be put ‘at the heart’ of DSO transition

5 years ago

Expert view: Why adopting the cloud is essential for accurate and accessible energy data

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Weekend press round-up: Ofgem chief seeks to calm row over returns

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, the head of Britain’s energy regulator has stressed there is still an “open conversation” to be had over network price controls. Elsewhere, large energy retailers are accused of “greenwashing”, Professor Dieter Helm gives his view on Boris Johnson’s renewables pledge and sector figures are honoured by the Queen.

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Ofgem reveals final network deferral charges

Ofgem has revealed the final amount of charges that have been deferred by network companies over a three-month period in response to Covid-19. In June three schemes were announced which allowed networks to put off up to £350 million worth of charges relating to gas transportation, electricity distribution and electricity transmission as a last resort. The schemes have now closed.

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#AskUsAnything: Net zero – how local and how fast?

Join the chief executive of UK Power Networks, Basil Scarsella, and former Ofgem boss, Dermot Nolan, to discuss how the energy sector can respond to local decarbonisation targets.

Date: 16/10/2020 11:00 am

Nolan: Ofgem needs government guidance ahead of ED2

Ofgem’s former chief executive has said the regulator needs statutory guidance on how its core objectives should reflect the net-zero journey before it assesses DNOs’ business plans for the next five years. Speaking to Utility Week, Dermot Nolan also expressed regrets about Ofgem’s approach to the energy retail market and why it was “painful” to see what had happened to the price cap.

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SSE launches levelling up action plan

SSE is to remove qualification entry requirements for apprentices as part of a wider push to improve social mobility. Utility Week speaks to the company’s HR director John Stewart and former minister Justine Greening, who chairs the social mobility pledge, about the sector’s role in creating new green jobs and supporting the levelling up agenda.

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New EV service launched to support roaming between charging networks

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On the move: Bulb appoints CTO

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Group submits £75m bid to create zero-carbon industrial hub in Humber

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SSE CEO: Is this finally a watershed moment for the UK’s net zero ambition?

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The public has spoken… but is anyone listening?

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Ofgem and Ofwat to explore regulation for innovation at Utility Week Live Online

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Blending – the next big chapter in the UK’s hydrogen story

If hydrogen is to fulfil its potential as a driver of decarbonisation then large-scale production projects need to kick off in the next few years. According to Gas Goes Green Champion, and former Cadent chief executive, Chris Train, the first step should be to start the process of allowing gas networks to blend hydrogen into the grid.

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Macquarie and Siemens create joint venture to offer ‘energy-as-a-service’

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DNOs open ‘one stop shop’ for flexibility

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PR19 – Reasons to be cheerful for energy network CEOs?

In her latest exclusive column for Utility Week members, former Ofgem executive Maxine Frerk gives her view on the CMA appeals in the water sector. She examines what impact this is likely to have on RIIO2 and highlights areas of the CMA’s response that energy networks may want to study.

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Ofgem adds storage definition to generation license

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