Regulation

Ofgem issues warning over fixed energy tariffs

Delivering net zero: The difficult questions we need to ask

Planning delay holds up pioneering gas carbon capture plant

Calls for ‘blend and extend’ contracts for small firms

David Black: Delivering PR24 commitments will be tough

Ofgem proposes ‘reputational incentives’ for suppliers

Ofgem resumes review of distribution charges

Citizens Advice slams Northern Powergrid ED2 appeal

Affinity first to lay out PR24 plans

Affinity Water has laid out its business plans for 2025-30 to invest £2.55 billion to improve river health, reduce abstraction, boost water quality, drive down leakage and enhance customer experience. This represents an additional £1 billion from its PR19 spend.

Time to be smart about financing net zero

Ofgem seeks views on ending PPM premium

Suppliers increasingly in breach of legal requirements

ESO failing to tackle grid connection woes

The electricity system operator (ESO) is failing to tackle transmission queue management problems, an influential group of MPs has claimed. The cross-party group said it welcomed National Grid ESO’s five point plan to tackle transmission queue management issues, published in February, but said the measures have “not proved successful to date”. They warn that failing to improve grid connections puts the UK’s target of a fossil-fuel free grid by 2035 at risk.

No time to lose

In March Ofgem published three significant and related consultations around the future regulation of networks. The consultations specifically relate to the successor to RIIO, local governance and distributed flexibility. Ofgem claims that “there is not a moment to lose” given the imperative to meet net zero. However, Maxine Frerk, former senior partner at the regulator, argues that Ofgem risks blocking momentum by heading back to the drawing board on frameworks and archetypes.

Winter is coming so where is the plan?