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Network operators ‘cannot justify’ budget increases requested for RIIO2

Network operators ‘cannot justify’ budget increases requested for RIIO2

The challenge group created by Ofgem to scrutinise network operators’ business plans has said they cannot justify the additional £4.1 billion of non-load-related expenditure they have requested for the RIIO2 price controls beginning in April 2021.

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Who’s in the firing line for climate change litigation?

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Poor address data comes with a hefty price tag

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Regional growth and utilities

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Gas distribution networks plan to spend £10.7bn over RIIO2

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GridBeyond secures £9m investment to fund research and expansion

6 years ago

What’s it worth to me? The value of energised fencing

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Consumers unsure how habits affect energy bills

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Video: SGN unveils autonomous excavation robot

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Climate Assembly advisor defends 2050 net-zero target

A leading energy academic, who has been chosen to advise the new Climate Assembly, has warned it is “one hell of a job” to decarbonise the UK economy by 2050. He was speaking ahead of the first meeting of the Assembly, which brings together 110 members of the public to try to reach consensus on the net-zero journey.

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Wales prioritises heat pumps in vision for new homes

Heat pumps and networks look set to be the principal means of keeping Wales’ new homes warm from 2025, according to new draft building regulations. The Welsh government’s revisions to the regulations which govern energy use in new housing say there that while there may be a role for hydrogen in heating the homes of the future, it expects heat networks and pumps to be the principal source of low-carbon heating.

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ENA consults on 2020 workplan for Open Networks project

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Unlocking the value of data for better asset management

Pioneering applications of asset data capture were showcased in a recent webinar which is now available to download.

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Government boosts funding for on-street EV charging

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SSEN secures funds to model impact of local energy strategies

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Weekend press round-up: Former minister says May’s price cap has failed

In this weekend’s press round-up: Conservative MP John Penrose says consumers are still being ripped off after Theresa May introduced the “wrong kind” of price cap; Octopus Energy acquires 70,000 customers from French energy firm Engie; and water companies defy Ofwat by paying out hundreds of millions of pounds in dividends.

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Fog lifts from UK utilities

With the renationalisation debate kicked into the long grass and investors unexpectedly contemplating political certainty in the UK, what is 2020 likely to bring for the utilities sector? Nigel Hawkins gives his view.

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Unlocking the value of DSOs

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UKPN secures Carbon Trust Standard

UK Power Networks has become the first distribution network operator to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard for Carbon.

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SSEN enlists Just Eat to feed customers during power cuts

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