Energy networks

0 to 60: Speed of change to accelerate in asset planning and fieldwork

CMA rejects SSE appeal

WPD: Answering our critics

New energy models could unlock extra £21bn a year by 2050

A new report exploring what net zero could mean for the energy sector has identified five core business models to harness £21 billion it believes is set to be unlocked annually by 2050. The Utility 2050 project, a partnership of energy professionals, financiers and academics, concludes there needs to be a “deeper rethink” of the business models that make up the energy market and the regulation which supports them.

Weekend press round-up: Green Homes Grant scheme axed

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there is criticism of the government’s handling of its flagship energy efficiency scheme, as it is scrapped with just four days’ notice. There is also continued coverage of the standoff between British Gas and the GMB union and of bill hikes prior to the energy price cap rise this week.

WPD aims to become net zero company by 2028

Decarbonising UK’s industrial heartlands critical to net zero

Labour calls for fresh measures to spark EV revolution

Consumer markets are unprepared for net zero

Premium on WPD sale is ‘big help’ to Ofgem

NGN launches green bond

Tackling the utility-contractor transparency gap

Industry leaders discuss the need to bridge an information transparency divide between utilities and their contractors as they pursue improvements in customer outcomes.

ElectraLink digitalises DCUSA

ElectraLink, the administrator for the Distribution Connection and Use of System Agreement (DCUSA), has launched a digitalised version of the 1,100-page document as part of a push to modernise the code.

UKPN opens connections portal for green technology installers

Bioenergy with carbon capture ‘will not deliver negative emissions’