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Financial penalties and compensation paid by heat network suppliers for outages and regulatory non-compliance must not be passed on to the customers they are serving, the Heat Trust has urged. The body has also called for price protections for heat network customers, warning that without an “enduring equivalent” to the domestic energy price cap, the regulation of heat networks will be viewed as a failure in the eyes of consumers.
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Ofgem has appointed five new non-executive directors to bolster its board. The appointments include former employees of the likes of Ofwat, Thames Water and Drax, as well as an ex-government adviser and a former member of the European Parliament.
Yorkshire Water has begun £10 million upgrades to a wastewater treatment site in Dronfield to remove phosphorus from treated effluent and improve water quality in the river Drone. The project is part of a wider investment of £500 million to reduce excess nutrients entering waterways across Yorkshire's region.
Ofgem has awarded 36 network-led projects a combined £16 million through its Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF). The projects are broadly split into four categories: supporting a just energy transition, preparing for a net zero power system, improving energy system resilience and robustness and accelerating decarbonisation of major energy demands.
Welsh Water has strong customer support for its ambitious business plan, despite almost half of customers admitting the proposed bills will be difficult to pay. The company has set out plans to improve services and performance for the years to 2030 and will ask customers to pay an extra 26%.
National Gas Transmission (NGT) is set to receive an additional £17.35 million to help manage and reduce methane emissions from the National Transmission System (NTS). The additional funding will support projects designed to capture methane emissions arising from pipeline inspection works and compressor station depressurisations as well as reduce methane emissions from compressor venting. NGT had requested an additional £29.91 million to fund several small net zero related projects under the RIIO-2 Net Zero Pre-Construction and Small Projects re-opener mechanism. However, in its minded-to position Ofgem has ruled that the amount of funding that will be made available will be some £12.56 million less than NGT had asked for.
