Regulation

Shared PSR ‘may not be possible’ yet, Ofgem chief admits

Ofgem: Viking Link delays were avoidable

UKPN applies to set up IDNO

Weekend press round-up: Energy suppliers may increase bills by £30 to repay rising debt

Pressure is on the sector to reform REGO certificates  

What is the best way to deploy DFS next winter?

Defra ‘weakness’ leaves it short of water quality targets

Innovation is shaping visions of the UK grid in 2050

How cany energy networks, suppliers and regulators collaborate effectively around whole system innovation? Dan Clarke, head of innovation at the Energy Networks Association looks at the key challenges the sector is grappling with and where fresh thinking can forge solutions.

Tapping into debt

Ofgem considers tweaks to debt allowances after PPM pause

Energy suppliers should absorb bad debt, consumers say

Britons “instinctively oppose” the force-fitting of prepayment meters (PPMs) as a debt recovery measure, Ofgem’s review into the practice concludes. Instead, British energy consumers believe that suppliers should absorb debt within their perceived profits. The consumer research was released alongside a new code of practice which tightens the rules on forced PPM installations.

Lords defy government over Ofgem net zero duty

The House of Lords has defied the government and backed calls for Ofgem to be given a statutory obligation to meet the UK's 2050 net zero emissions target. By 208 votes to 182, peers backed a Labour-tabled amendment to the government’s Energy Security Bill, which would incorporate within the energy regulator’s general duties a "specific requirement to have regard to meeting the UK’s net zero emissions target".

Firms face ‘severe’ fines for missing smart meter targets

PPM code ‘necessary’ but bad debt fears mount

Norway links rejected for interconnector pilot