Low-carbon generation

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SSE warns 2035 target to phase out gas power may be missed

SSE will be unable to phase out its fleet of unabated gas-fired power plants by 2035 unless the search for low-carbon alternatives steps up a gear, the company’s head of thermal energy has admitted. Asked whether the company would be able to phase out its unabated gas plants by the 2035, the date that the government has set for a fully decarbonised grid, Catherine Raw told the BEIS Committee: “If we continue at the pace we are at today, the answer is probably no.”

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Why are we delaying our affordable low-carbon future?

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Green power pool could cut bills for fuel-poor households

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Gas exemption from generator levy branded ‘inexplicable’

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Hunt unveils tax grab on low-carbon generation profits

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Regen opposes calls for locational power pricing

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MPs exaggerate constituents’ opposition to onshore wind

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SSE sees profits double led by gas storage and generation

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REA: Reform farm subsidies to encourage biomass power

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Suppliers to pay out £800,000 to FiT generators

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New scientific adviser urged to prioritise energy plan

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UK joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27

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Government urged to end Sizewell C uncertainty

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State ‘actively preventing’ private low-carbon investment

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Wind power hits 20GW in GB first

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‘No reason’ not to extend life of UK nuclear fleet

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Local wholesale pricing is ‘big risk’ for investment

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Settling up during an energy crisis

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Weekend press round-up: Windfall tax on energy firms may hit 30% and run to 2028

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, the government is said to be mulling plans to extend the energy windfall tax and expand its scope to include low-carbon generators. A Whitehall source has also said electric vehicle owners could be hit with road tax bills in less than three years. Meanwhile, Elexon has significantly cut the size of the deposits it requires suppliers to offer for power plants when they order electricity in advance.

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Wind generation hits new record high

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