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SSE warns 2035 target to phase out gas power may be missed

SSE will be unable to phase out its fleet of unabated gas-fired power plants by 2035 unless the search for low-carbon alternatives steps up a gear, the company’s head of thermal energy has admitted. Asked whether the company would be able to phase out its unabated gas plants by the 2035, the date that the government has set for a fully decarbonised grid, Catherine Raw told the BEIS Committee: “If we continue at the pace we are at today, the answer is probably no.”

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ESC scales up warm homes prescription pilot

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Severn Trent records first WaterPlus profits

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Thames lifts hosepipe ban

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Suppliers hit back over ‘incomplete’ Ofgem review

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Retailers ordered to improve treatment of vulnerable customers

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EA wastewater probe finds ‘widespread and serious’ non-compliance

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Brearley: We cannot rely on switching to drive improvements

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Smart on-street charging could save £4.1bn per year by 2030

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Ofgem approves arrangements for H100 Fife hydrogen trial

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Weekend press round-up: Energy company to review green projects after levy

In our latest round-up of news from the national press, the boss of SSE has warned the company will have to review its investments in renewables because of the government's new 45% windfall tax on electricity generators. Elsewhere, Ofgem is under fire from Citizens Advice over the way certain costs are allocated to consumers.

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