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Network payment holiday risks creating ‘zombie energy suppliers’

Talks are believed to be underway between Ofgem and energy suppliers over the possibility of suspending network charges for three months. However, Neil Cornelius, managing director at global consulting firm Berkeley Research Group, warned such plans could risk retailers building up additional debts.

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Keeping Us Connected: SSEN’s Jordan Fay

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Vattenfall to build heat network serving 6,700 new homes

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Electric storage heating – a Cinderella solution

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The future for vegetation management

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Council awarded funding to extract heat from abandoned coal mine

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On the Move: MOSL appoints FD; Wales & West reveals COO

Wales & West Utilities and MOSL have both strengthened their senior teams.

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#AskUsAnything: Customer needs in a post-Covid world

In our latest #AskUsAnything show, our expert panel discussed the ways in which firms communicate with consumers, how they can identify vulnerability and what role utilities play in their wider communities, among other topics. The recording is now available to listen back.

Date: 22/05/2020 11:00 am

NIC calls for ‘strong pipeline’ of CfD auctions

Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, has urged the Chancellor to provide greater clarity on the dates and scale of Contracts for Difference auctions as the first step in the government’s long-term post-pandemic recovery package.

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National Grid trials reserve service to unlock spare flexibility from batteries

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SGN reveals plans to pipe green hydrogen into 300 homes

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Ofgem approves temporary changes to gas settlement

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Weekend press round-up: Renewables prove a shining success during pandemic

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Ed Miliband sets out Labour’s vision for a green recovery from coronavirus; the success of UK renewables during lockdown is celebrated; BP boss Bernard Looney explains why the pandemic has strengthened his net-zero ambitions and James Dyson reveals his “huge sadness and disappointment” at abandoning his electric vehicle plan - after spending £500 million.

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

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Ofgem finally ends double charging of storage for balancing services

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Elexon attack: Supply chain must be aware of knock-on effects

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Blueprint for rapid EV charging network unveiled

The government has set a target that every motorway service area in England will have six high-powered electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints by 2023. A new policy paper released by the Department for Transport sets a goal of 2,500 rapid chargepoints across England’s motorways and major A roads by 2030 and 6,000 by 2035.

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The power grid in lockdown: A glimpse of the future

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Transformation lessons from the NHS

The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on all aspects of the utilities sector will require a joint response across regulators, government and companies. According to Ted Hopcroft and Liz Parminter, from PA Consulting, this may necessitate the kind of cultural transformation that NHS procurement is currently undergoing.

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On the Move: Steve Edwards leaves Wales & West; Portsmouth appoints new chair

Portsmouth Water and Sembcorp Energy UK have both welcomed new blood to the boardroom, while Wales & West bids farewell to one of its founding directors and electric vehicle charging network Engenie unviels the former global product director at McDonald’s as its new chief technology officer.

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