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A year in the life of DSOs | Visibility and open data

A year in the life of DSOs | Visibility and open data

To get the most value from their assets, both electricity distribution networks and their customers need to know how they are being utilised and where spare capacity is available. Tom Grimwood looks at how distribution system operators (DSO) have been working to improve visibility over their networks and make this information accessible to others.

1 year ago

Who will Ofgem choose as market facilitator?

1 year ago

Smart meter installations fall to lowest level in years

1 year ago

Utility Week Intelligence Introduces FYLD

1 year ago

Five things you need to know about water smart metering programmes

1 year ago

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Second-generation smart meters now up to 2 million

The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced that 2 million SMETS2 smart meters have been installed. SMETS2 devices are expected to iron out the issues faced by customers with first-generation (SMETS1) devices.

6 years ago

‘No clarity’ on EV charging points rollout

The chair of the House of Commons science and technology committee, Norman Lamb, has said other countries are “well ahead” of the UK in rolling out electric vehicle charging points.

6 years ago

Crowd Charge launches smart charging app for EVs

6 years ago

Will the disruptors be disrupted?

Much has been written about the impact of mid-tier challengers such as Ovo, Octopus and Bulb on the established players’ market dominance. But how sustainable are these disruptors, especially if wholesale prices rise sharply? Utility Week gets the views of experts, including Paul Massara.

6 years ago

ESC helps grow five smart heating innovators

6 years ago

‘In-house disruptors’ needed to decarbonise heating

A Heat-as-a-Service (HaaS) model could be a key driver in the decarbonisation push but a lack of appetite from consumers for longer contracts may slow progress, an analyst has suggested. Research from Delta-EE showed consumers were reluctant to commit to a deal longer than two to three years and that a disruptor was needed in this area.

6 years ago

Fears over monopolies emerging among flexibility platforms

6 years ago

Can utilities create a data democracy?

Is the idea of presumed open data a bridge too far for utilities? Jane Gray reports on a debate between leading industry figures, sparked by recommendations from the Energy Data Taskforce.

6 years ago

EVs cannot be dirtier than petrol and diesel equivalents

6 years ago

The smart meter rollout – now comes the hard part

6 years ago

SPEN and SSEN announce £7.5m EV partnership with Scottish government

The new partnership will see additional public charge points rolled out across the network in central and southern Scotland. Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said the deal highlighted the “critical role” that networks have in delivering a zero carbon energy system.

6 years ago

Almost one in five smart meters ‘dumb’

6 years ago

Millions of smart meter owners are ‘facing issues with devices’

6 years ago

Government announces £300m investment for green transport

The funding, announced by BEIS, will be invested in cleaner forms of transport including flying taxis and electric passenger planes.

6 years ago

‘World’s most powerful’ floating turbine receives funding boost

A project to build the world’s most powerful floating turbine has received £3.4 million from the Scottish government.

6 years ago

Northumbrian collaborates with university to tackle root damage

6 years ago

Eon celebrates 2 millionth smart meter milestone

6 years ago

Energy leaders call on government support for international AI energy centre

Voices from across the sector have called on BEIS to support an "international AI energy centre" to help the transition to a low-carbon, decentralised economy. A similar announcement has recently been made by health secretary Matt Hancock.

6 years ago

Ofgem publishes intended smart meter price cap cost methodology

The energy regulator has proposed to use the current non-pass-through smart meter net cost change (SMNCC) model in its review of smart metering costs within the price cap.

6 years ago

Responding to the blackout

6 years ago

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