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PREMIUM: Electricity Market Reform ebook

The government wants to attract £110 billion of investment to replaceand upgrade the UK’s electricity infrastructure through its programmefor Electricity Market Reform (EMR). However, the two key mechanisms brought forward to provide incentives for investors, the capacity market and contracts for difference, part of the Levy Control Framework, have so far failed to deliver, as this report’s collection of key news stories show.

The EMR is designed to decarbonise electricity generation, keep the lights on, and minimise the cost of electricity to consumers. Our selection of features and analysis provide insight into the extent to which these aims are being met, and what industry insiders and energy experts believe government can do to pick up the pace.

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