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Construction begins on UK’s largest solar farm

Construction has begun on the UK’s largest solar and battery storage project which, when operational, is forecast to be capable of powering around 100,000 homes annually. The 373 MW solar and more than 150MW battery Project Fortress site located at Cleve Hill near Faversham in Kent was granted development consent by the then Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in May 2020.

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Video: Behind the scenes at Hinkley Point C

Hinkley Point C’s delivery director Nigel Cann has released his latest update on the project. The footage shows how work has progressed over the last six months, with the site moving into new phases of construction.

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

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Eon and SSE join CBI utility exodus

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No clear plan for tackling sewage in Wales

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Ofgem: Viking Link delays were avoidable

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South West extends hosepipe ban

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UKPN applies to set up IDNO

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

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Pressure is on the sector to reform REGO certificates

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Peers back tougher home energy efficiency targets

The House of Lords has backed tough new energy efficiency targets, including that all homes to meet the EPC (energy performance certificate) Band C standard by 2035. Peers voted by 227 votes to 197 to back a Labour amendment setting out the tightening up of minimum energy efficiency standards

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Ovo announces closure of Boost

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On the move: Tony Cocker joins biogas developer and SSE appoints CFO

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Defra ‘weakness’ leaves it short of water quality targets

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Time running out for EU-UK market coupling agreement

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Electricity networks announce three-step plan to speed up connections

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Bill discount scheme to launch without portal

The energy discount scheme aimed at providing additional support for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs) and heat networks will launch next week without an application portal. Instead an Excel spreadsheet has been launched as an “interim solution”, however the government has admitted that it may not be fit for purpose for claimants looking to make larger applications. Make UK told Utility Week that the lack of an application portal could prove problematic if energy prices rise triggering a large number of claims.

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DFS needs third-party switching mechanism

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Business support scheme cost £12.5bn less than estimated

The government’s winter energy support scheme for business has cost just a third of the amount the Treasury estimated last autumn, new official statistics show. Suppliers received £5.9bn from the Energy Bills Relief Scheme (EBRS), some £12.5bn less than the £18.4bn forecasted cost.

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Southern Water social tariff not claimed by most vulnerable

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