Regulation

Further enhancements to gas demand flexibility mechanism

Ofgem fast tracks blackout protections for critical sites

Call to ditch price cap and introduce a social tariff

Two-track strategic network plan proposed

Can DNOs make the case for smart grids in time?

Green light for SSEN’s £488m Skye power line upgrade

SSEN’s £488 million proposal to upgrade power lines between Fort Augustus and the Isle of Skye has been given the green light. Ofgem approved the plans after ruling that “there is sufficient evidence of a clear needs case for the Skye project on the basis that there is the need for asset intervention and that new generation has shown enough progress to warrant adding additional capacity to the Skye circuit”. The plans include replacing the existing single 132kV overhead line (OHL) which spans across 160km between Fort Augustus on the mainland to Ardmore on the Isle of Skye.

Grid equipment and design should be standardised

Government sets out approach for regulating heat networks

Energy secretary to get national security veto over FSO

Octopus objects to additional bad debt allowance in PPM cap

How to shut down a gas network

SGN moves to next phase of hydrogen pipeline project

Networks see £1.5bn boost from surging inflation

Striking a balance between affordability and market stability

‘Dearth of discussion’ over potential wind-down of gas networks