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Breaking bad news early: Setting the narrative

Following Ofgem's announcement it was to raise the price cap to its highest level yet, Utility Week looks into how the regulator went about trying to control the narrative. Such a significant increase heading into winter, especially considering the impact of the pandemic, was always bound to lead to heavy criticism. Yet a lengthy blog penned by the regulator's chief executive in the week leading up to the announcement may well have softened the blow.

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IPCC report is a ‘wake-up call’

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Weekend press round-up: Rising tensions over net zero costs

There are rising tensions between the prime minister and the chancellor over the costs of reaching net zero emissions, the Telegraph has reported. Meanwhile, the UN’s climate change panel will warn the planet is on course to hit 1.5C of global warming ten years earlier than previously thought and EDF delays its final decision on whether to proceed with its Sizewell C nuclear plant. This and more in Utility Week’s round-up of the weekend papers.

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Renewables can limit the impact of surging global commodity prices

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Ofgem dismisses ‘very early’ competition for onshore electricity transmission

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‘Devastating’ price cap rise is part of ‘toxic combination’

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Brearley: Government right to extend price cap

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Record gas prices drive up price cap to highest level

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Duty bound: What Ofgem’s SPS should say

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Rapid charging rollout stalls

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Social tariffs ‘must provide consistency’

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Millions are £10 away from sliding into debt

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Retail strategy shows government ‘no longer believes in competition’

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Major firms offer ‘deal’ to Ofgem and government on EVs

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Gas boiler ban is ‘not necessary’

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Offering a helping hand

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Institutional energy reforms are ‘unfinished business’

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CO2 removals market could match water sector revenues by 2050

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has advised the government to avoid “picking winners” among greenhouse gas removal technologies and to rapidly introduce market frameworks to support various options. The NIC wants the government to commit to deploying five to ten megatonnes of engineered removals of carbon dioxide by 2030, rising to between 40 and 100 megatonnes by 2050.

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Eon boss: Delaying gas boiler ban will drive up net-zero costs

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Safety of CCUS seen as top priority for public

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