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CfD auctions to double in size under Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’

CfD auctions to double in size under Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’

Nearly 12GW of electricity could be delivered in the next Contracts for Difference (CfD) round following an announcement that the government is doubling the size of contracts awarded through the mechanism. Utility Week examines the first steps of the government's green recovery plan and gauges reaction from across the sector.

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Macquarie and Siemens create joint venture to offer ‘energy-as-a-service’

5 years ago

Kwarteng warns against ‘turning our back on nuclear when we need it’

It would be “odd” for the UK to dismiss new nuclear power, the energy minister has admitted, amid mounting speculation that small modular reactors (SMRs) will be one of the technologies receiving support when the long-delayed energy white paper is published. 

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DNOs open ‘one stop shop’ for flexibility

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Ofgem adds storage definition to generation license

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Weekend press round-up: UK households will need help paying winter bills, warns supplier

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, Ovo Energy’s founder says the government will need to provide a “safety net” for households struggling to pay their utilities bills. Elsewhere, Octopus is set to create 1,000 new jobs and there is renewed speculation about upcoming policy announcements set to impact the sector.

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Heat decarbonisation inquiry launched

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Proposal to allow independent aggregators to trade flexibility in wholesale markets

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Taskforce recommends fixed balancing charges on suppliers

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ESO debuts first in new suite of frequency response services

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Women remain ‘woefully’ under-represented in utilities

The Women in Utilities Network (WUN) has urged utility companies not to use the pandemic as an excuse to hide their gender pay gap data. The group called on the sector to publish data for 2019/20 despite government suspending the requirement to do so.

5 years ago

BEIS expresses interest in £1.5bn Mersey tidal project

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Crown Estate grants seabed rights for six offshore windfarm extensions

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Sizewell B returns to full power

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Weekend press round-up: Deadline to fix ‘dumb’ energy meters put back until end of 2021

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, the deadline to upgrade millions of first-generation smart meters has been “quietly” extended by a year. Elsewhere EDF is set for a showdown with the Treasury over state funding for nuclear power stations. And The Times issues a plea for information about business secretary Alok Sharma, missing since March.

5 years ago

Securing ageing assets against rising cyber threats

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Smart meters or emergency brakes?

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Armitt says UK nuclear is on hold until funding model is clear

It is “impossible to see” how new nuclear power stations will be developed in the UK until a framework for financing them is in place, National Infrastructure Sir John Armitt has warned.

5 years ago

SSE, Centrica and UU rank highly in sustainability index

Ambition to reach net zero has grown among FTSE 100 companies but many lack a clearly defined strategy to achieve the targets, says EcoAct with Centrica, SSE and United Utilities among those noted for their high performance

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Government urged to support 10GW of electrolysers by 2035

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