Regulation

Kwarteng uneasy over extending windfall tax to low-carbon generators

Brearley: Price cap on track to rise to £2,800 in October

Wholesale electricity market is ‘no longer fit for purpose’

Floating wind connection plans ‘very damaging’ for Welsh grid

Lords committee launches inquiry into Ofwat’s powers

Ofgem obtains court injunction against supplier

Time to look beyond the price cap

Windfall tax is not ‘off the table’, says Sunak

Locational electricity pricing could save £30bn by 2035

Government accepts EAC recommendations on sewers

The government has declared its support for further investment in sewerage systems in England and Wales in its response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s damning report on water quality in rivers. However, the committee's recommendations to address pollution from agriculture and homebuilding, which both play a significant role in preventing rivers from achieving good ecological status, were not accepted.

Quarterly cap ‘opens the door’ to large winter price hikes

Market stabilisation charge strengthened

Ofgem opts to move to quarterly price cap

Gas crisis has ‘fundamentally changed’ economics of energy

New Ofwat chair to prioritise overflows and resilience

Incoming Ofwat chair Iain Coucher has outlined his four priorities for his tenure that include addressing river water quality in rivers and boosting water companies' financial resilience by ensuring boards and executives take responsibility. He will succeed Jonson Cox who is set to step down at the end of June after 10 years as chair of the regulator.