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For new Ofgem chief the heat is on

The speculation is finally over. Ofgem has named Jonathan Brearley as the man set to take on arguably the toughest job in regulation right now. And the heat is already on. In fact, as hot seats go, this one is fairly off the scale, says Suzanne Heneghan.

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Ofgem consults on loosening cap and floor regime for interconnectors

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Flex 4: It’s all about the data

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Securing the Brave New World: can utilities trust their consumers’ data to AI?

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Keep calm and connect with customers

Watching the ongoing political car crash that is Westminster, it’s hard to keep track of the constitutional permutations, let alone what all this might mean for utilities, says Suzanne Heneghan

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Massara: Blackout was ‘wake up’ call for the industry

Former Npower chief executive Paul Massara has said that this month's power cut should prompt a period of reflection from the industry on resilience and better planning for who gets cut off in a blackout.

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‘National conversation’ needed over cost of resilience

The public may have to consider paying for more back up power in order to prevent a repeat of the 9 August blackout, energy experts have warned following the publication of the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) report into the incident.

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Ofgem gauges interest in gas exports via BBL interconnector

Ofgem has issued a call for evidence after the operator of the BBL interconnector submitted a request to secure guaranteed exit capacity for the gas pipeline.

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Project powers network plans for net zero

Energy Networks Association’s Open Networks Project, which has been engaging with industry to power towards a smarter, low-carbon energy system, has reached some key milestones, says ENA's head of innovation, Randolph Brazier

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NG awards contracts for interconnector between UK and Denmark

Contracts to supply vital components of the 472-mile long cable have been awarded.

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The pathways to net zero for the energy industry

We look at what National Grid’s latest future energy scenarios shows us about realising a net zero carbon world

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Minister confirms targets for next year’s capacity auctions

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V2G coming soon?

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Europe-wide balancing platform delayed

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Renewables ‘no-regrets insurance’ against nuclear gap

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Industry urged to escalate efforts on an optimised low-carbon energy system

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National Grid discovers crashed Second World War bomber

The wreckage of a Second World War aircraft is being recovered from the seabed 500 metres off the Portsmouth coast after being discovered by National Grid engineers.

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Ofgem considers cross-sector transmission link contributions

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EV charging locations outnumber petrol stations in the UK

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Editor’s view: Time for a long look at RIIO2

Energy networks are the masters of the long game, they have to be. Having an

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