Ofgem is seeking views from a broad spectrum of organisations on how to create a set of guidance on data ‘best practice’. The regulator expects to evolve its own work to be in accordance with the outcome, and  will also use…

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There was a shortfall in Renewables Obligation buy-out funds of £205,998,428.26 in September, according to Ofgem figures. The regulator says 42 suppliers did not make their full payment at that time. Although some have now made late payments, Ofgem confirmed that…

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Ofgem has warned that it will refer insolvency practitioners to their regulator or publicise bad practice if they do not treat energy customers fairly. The warning follows a number of energy supplier failures where the ‘supplier of last resort’ who…

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The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has announced ambitious expansion plans in the Humber region. It wantst to open a base of operations in Grimsby and create 50 to 70 jobs in the region in the next 10 years. Chris Hill,…

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North London Waste Authority has won a competitive bid to borrow £100 million from the government at a reduced interest rate, which will be used to replace the energy from waste plant – now 50 years old – in Edmonton,…

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The government has set out the terms of reference for a review by HM Treasury of the funding and cost distribution of a transition to net zero. The review was a recommendation from the Committee on Climate Change, accepted by the…

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SSE has confirmed that the remaining units at its coal-fired Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station in Warrington, Cheshire, will close by 31 March 2020. The proposal was first announced in June. Fiddler’s Ferry is the last remaining coal-fired power station in…

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National Grid Grain LNG has launched an ‘open season’ process for customers interested in buying capacity at its liquefied natural gas storage facility from 2025. The opportunity follows the end of long-term contracts that underpinned the original construction and development of…

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London’s Hackney Council has announced plans to launch a publicly-owned energy services company in spring 2020. Called Hackney Light and Power, the new company will be owned, run, and managed by the local authority. The company’s launch will include plans for…

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Companies have until 4 December to apply for a share of £1 millon in funding in two competitions run by Innovate UK as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund to help the UK achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The…

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