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CCC: Net zero row back ‘likely to increase bills’

Prime minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to row back on several net zero targets is likely to hit consumers hardest, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). The government’s statutory adviser has warned that Sunak’s net zero speech last month increases the risk of the UK missing its 2050 decarbonisation target and is also likely to increase customer bills and motoring costs.

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SSEN launches local network planning tool

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Mass electric heating is ‘delusional’, says union boss

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Rate of EV charger installs ramps up

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Ex-Tory MP: ‘Might as well nationalise energy suppliers’

A lack of differentiation between energy suppliers means that the sector may as well be nationalised, a former Conservative MP and former government energy adviser has said. Laura Sandys told a fringe event at the Labour Party Conference that the introduction of the price cap had eliminated competition in the sector. She was speaking after Labour members voted to back the nationalisation of network companies.

2 years ago

Ofgem releases £16m for network-led projects

Ofgem has awarded 36 network-led projects a combined £16 million through its Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The projects are broadly split into four categories: supporting a just energy transition, preparing for a net zero power system, improving energy system resilience and robustness and accelerating decarbonisation of major energy demands.

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Labour plans grid supply chain ‘super-tender’

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Government urged to rule out hydrogen heating in rural areas

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National Gas set for cash injection to slash methane emissions

National Gas Transmission (NGT) is set to receive an additional £17.35 million to help manage and reduce methane emissions from the National Transmission System (NTS). The additional funding will support projects designed to capture methane emissions arising from pipeline inspection works and compressor station depressurisations as well as reduce methane emissions from compressor venting. NGT had requested an additional £29.91 million to fund several small net zero related projects under the RIIO-2 Net Zero Pre-Construction and Small Projects re-opener mechanism. However, in its minded-to position Ofgem has ruled that the amount of funding that will be made available will be some £12.56 million less than NGT had asked for.

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Code of conduct to keep flexibility providers in check

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Weekend press: Water bosses could be stripped of bonuses under Labour plans

In the weekend papers, Labour previews its pitch to voters on energy and water at its annual party conference in Liverpool this week, including plans to strip bonuses from the boss of water companies polluting Britain’s waterways and offer lower bills to people willing to host infrastructure in their area. Meanwhile, prime minister Rishi Sunak faces criticism over proposals to restrict the installation of solar panels on farmland.

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