Ofgem has invited expressions of interest for a regulatory sandbox, which will allow innovators to trial business propositions without incurring all of the usual regulatory requirements. In an open letter, Pamela Taylor, who heads up the regulator’s Innovation Link service, said: “We…

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Generators seeking a Feed in Tariff subsidy for some wind installations will have to queue until the final quarter of 2018, according to new figures released today. The latest information from Ofgem showed that there are currently 52 generators applying for…

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Ofgem has published gas and electricity price caps for customers using pre-payment meters. The caps apply to electricity and gas and vary between regions (because network charges vary) and between types of meter (eg for those on Economy 7 tariffs).…

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Government projections that there will be two million electric cars on the road by 2020 are understated, says Tim Payne, chief executive of new fast-charging company InstaVolt. In a New Power interview Payne says there is a ‘perfect storm’ of…

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Dong Energy has announced it will convert all its remaining coal-fired power stations to biomass by 2023. “We’ve decided to take the final step and phase out the use of coal at all our power stations. The future belongs to…

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BayWa r.e. has sold three British solar farms to Allianz Renewable Energy Fund II managed by Allianz Global Investors. Combined, the three solar farms have a total output of around 100MWp. BayWa r.e. has now sold all of the solar…

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Centrica has ordered two 50 MW Smart Power Generation plants from Wärtsilä. The energy company secured agreements for more than 500MW of new build power facilities in the latest capacity market auction. The two new plants are based on five Wärtsilä 34SG…

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Ofgem has put out its final proposals aimed at helping customers make informed choices about their energy tariff. The consultation forms part of the regulator’s commitment to rely more on enforceable principles rather than detailed rules about how suppliers should run…

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The energy industry’s code administrators face a ‘crunch’ in delivering arrangements for major change in the next two years, along with huge political and regulatory uncertainty, at a time when the code arrangements themselves are in flux. “Ofgem needs to…

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More businesses can save money by avoiding power ‘congestion charging’ and shifting their use, say companies who help them deliver the service. One such, SmartestEnergy, said it had estimated that nearly 10,000 UK businesses could each potentially save £20,000 or…

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