Generation

Labour set to stick to Sizewell C finance deal

Weekend press: Cost of nationalising Britain’s energy grid could be paid for in a decade

This weekend after party conferences from Labour and the Conservatives, pledges and promises have been scrutinised in the news including the potential cost to re-nationalise the energy grid; elsewhere, proposals by water companies to raise bills to invest record sums face backlash while smart metering gets a boost.

Generator faces £24m penalty for licence breach

ESO to introduce greater price competition for DFS tests

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

Dogger Bank produces power for first time

What is the potential for nuclear-enabled hydrogen?

Labour plans grid supply chain ‘super-tender’

Code of conduct to keep flexibility providers in check

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.

‘Watershed moment’ as aggregators granted access to wholesale market

Tory manifesto author urges ambitious renewables pledge

Calls for energy flexibility building metric

SP Energy Networks signs two-year flexibility deal with Piclo

The cost of inaction is too high, we must deliver net zero