Electricity networks companies have introduced a single emergency number – 105 – that anyone in England, Scotland and Wales can call in the event of a power cut. The Energy Networks Association said most people did not know they should…
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Get your views in now on transfer of £86.7m Crown Estate energy infrastructure to Scottish Government
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There are just five days left to respond to a consultation about devolving the management and revenues of Crown Estate assets in Scotland to the Scottish Government.The assets in question include renewables, cables and pipelines with a property value of £86.7m…
Just five days left to pre-qualify for this year’s capacity market auctions
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There are just five days left to apply for this year’s Capacity Market pre-qualification process. The application window officially closes at 5pm on Friday 26 August 2016 and no submissions will be accepted after this deadline. The auctions affected by the pre-qualification window are: 2016 Four year…
Hinkley Point C gets go-ahead – but UK delays
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Members of the board at EDF have voted to go ahead with Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear plant for two decades – but the UK has delayed the project again. The board was reported to have voted…
A guide to embedded benefits
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The Department of Energy and Climate Change has promised to review the charges paid by generation that is connected to local, low-voltage distribution networks. Such plant, connected close to demand, does not need to use the high-voltage transmission network. This…
Referendum: what will be the industry’s first action following the vote for Brexit?
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The UK has voted in favour of exiting the European Union. At 6am the result was around 52% in favour of Brexit, 48% against, and that was not expected to vary a great deal as final results come in. What…
Brexit would make business more difficult in the UK, says global turbine supplier GE
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What does a Brexit look like for an international company working in the UK? Before the vote, New Power asked Silvia Stefini, gas product line leader, Europe, for GE’s Power Services business, if it would make life more difficult for…
Dong closes IPO to retail investors
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Dong Energy will close of its initial public offering to retail investors at 4pm (CET), it has announced. Retail investors can invest up to DKK 3 million (£310,000) and the aggregate demand now exceeds the expected allocation of offer shares…
Project Nexus: Ofgem consults on up to six-month delay
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Project Nexus go-live is set to be delayed. Ofgem is consulting on several future options for the new settlement system for the gas industry, which was due to go live on 1 October, but it is now likely to be…
Auto-switching site for small businesses goes live
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Energy Scanner, an auto-switching service aimed at small and micro businesses announced its official launch. The company follows two domestic auto-switching sites, Flipper and Swuto. In March we spoke to all three companies and asked whether they would change the…