National Grid Electricity Transmission plc (NGET) has today agreed to pay £20 million into Ofgem’s Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme after it accepted it had failed in monitoring, maintaining and repairing the Harker 132kV substation near Carlisle, Cumbria between November…

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Half of developers say UK energy projects are getting stuck before final investment decisions because developers cannot secure bankable offtake deals and long-term contracted revenues, according to a report from the Energy Industries Council. Stuart Broadley, the EIC’s chief executive,…

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The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to gather evidence on the situation in the heating oil market and look at whether consumers are being treated fairly. Secretary of State Ed Miliband…

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Contracts for the converter stations and cable system that will make up the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) project have been signed. EGL3 will help remove transmission bottlenecks so that electricity can flow to where it is needed by increasing…

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An innovation project launched by National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) could provide grid connections for community energy groups at lower costs, working with TNEI, Regen and Energy Local. It will test a new “Geoprint” approach to identify the best points…

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Sizewell C and ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) are taking a coordinated approach to necessary local highway works in key areas of East Suffolk as part of the construction programmes for Sizewell C and the East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm. The joined-up…

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Geothermal Energy Lithium (GEL) has celebrated delivering the UK’s first continuous geothermal electricity from its United Downs plant in Cornwall. Octopus Energy has signed a long-term deal to purchase at least 3 MW of power from the site. GEL has…

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Engie is set to take ownership of UK Power Networks from CK Infrastructure Holdings in a deal said to be worth £10.5 billion. Subject to regulatory approvals, the acquisition is expected to take effect in mid 2026. Engie is a…

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Wates Residential has contracted UK Power Solutions to deliver a ground source heat network for 235 new homes in Cardiff. located at the former Michaelston Community College site. UKPS (a subsidiary of Last Mile Group) will see the company and…

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Future Biogas has acquired Burton Agnes Renewables Limited (BAR), a biomethane production facility located at Harpham Grange Farm in East Yorkshire. Future Biogas has managed, maintained and operated the site since 2021 and will continue to run it. BAR is…

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