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UK battery storage firm Statera snapped up by Swedes

National Grid brings forward connections for 10GW of batteries

Weekend press: Ofgem faces questions on advice about energy brokers’ hidden fees

In our latest review of sector coverage in the national media, the energy regulator has been accused of issuing inaccurate advice to small businesses about undisclosed fees paid to energy brokers. Meanwhile Orsted is posed to ditch state subsidies for Hornsea 3 in favour of private power deals and Storm Ciaran has caused further disruption to water supplies.

Environment Agency strikes called off at 11th hour

Eon backs stamp duty rebates for energy efficiency upgrades

Latest PPM warrant backlash prompts call for further change

Next step taken to permanently end prepayment premium

Boost for two large battery storage projects

‘Inertia’ on heat is driving up costs for consumers

Minister promises hydrogen village decision before Xmas

Government awards £65m to green heating projects

More than 130,000 properties reconnected after Storm Ciaran

Ofwat approves retail code changes

Water regulator Ofwat has approved changes to the wholesaler, retailer code that will simplify processes for business customer disconnections and tariff alteration requests. As part of work undertaken by MOSL, multiple similar approaches are to be streamlined to make it consistent for customers and trading parties.

Thames Water to cut up to 300 jobs

Thames Water is preparing to axe up to 300 jobs. The staff affected will be from the retail and digital teams. It follows weeks of pay negotiations with trade unions including GMB, which described the planned redundancies as "abhorrent".

Ofgem proposes new ‘sandbox’ to test regulatory changes

Ofgem plans to establish a Future Regulation Sandbox to test and trial changes to energy regulations ahead of full adoption and collect evidence to inform difficult policy decisions. The proposed scheme builds upon, and would be in to addition to, the Energy Regulation Sandbox previously introduced by Ofgem to allow innovators to apply for regulatory derogations to trial new products and services or launch them into the market.