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An unprecedented opportunity for change

The combination of the UK’s net-zero commitment and the upcoming price control drive towards a momentous opportunity for improving power network reliability says Chris Watts, director of regulatory affairs at S&C Electric Company.

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Time of use tariffs generating unprecedented interest in energy

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Ofgem confirms plans to flatten gas transmission charges

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Resilience comes at a price – but failure costs far more

National Infrastructure Commission chair Sir John Armitt writes for Utility Week about how the committee’s new recommendations on securing resilience would affect the sector.

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National Grid and SSEN to use excess wind for electric heat

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Networks call for £900m investment in green gas

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ESO considering buying inertia in next reactive power tender

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VIDEO: How UKPN has prepared its offices for return to work

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Power Transition seeks fresh funding for ‘energy mapping’ platform

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#AskUsAnything: The evolving relationship with regulators and policymakers

Our latest #AskUsAnything looked at how interactions with the government and the regulators have changed during lockdown and what this means for the for the ongoing dynamic of the sector. It is now available on demand.

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Network boss says lockdown may have changed consumers’ priorities for RIIO2

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SSE’s greenprint for a cleaner, more resilient economic recovery

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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.

5 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Switching off power could be lights out for energy companies

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Ofgem is urged to defer an estimated £500 million bill for balancing costs arising from Covid-19; energy suppliers warn of the impact of rising delinquency rates among business customers and an appeal against new gas turbines being constructed at Drax Power Station is dismissed.

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National Grid awards first long-term reactive power contracts

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Ofgem cuts Hinkley connection budget by £60m

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National Grid enhances capability to get frequency response from wind

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Stark pushes for network upgrades to be in first wave of economic fightback

Upgrading the electricity network could be an early win in a wider package to stimulate the economy as the current lockdown eases, the Committee on Climate Change chief executive has insisted.

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Ofgem exempts ESO from move to 15-minute settlement period

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BEIS confirms raft of changes to Capacity Market rules

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