Abstraction reform shelved as legislative programme is hit by Brexit plans
Abstraction reform is to be shelved. Water minister Therese Coffey made the announcement at a recent meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Water Group in Portcullis House.
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Water market opening offers cross-selling and joint buying opportunities for energy
The retail market for business water users opened with little fanfare – but crucially no hitches – on 1 April.
Flexible energy consultation likely to conclude transmission/distribution boundary must soften
The future of the electricity network is one in which transmission operators, distribution operators and the system operator no longer operate in silos but share information and may have different boundaries.
Expert Forum: storage is a fundamental market change
Storage “is the opportunity to fundamentally change the energy model” said one member of the New Power Expert Forum in the latest of our regular polls carried out in association with market research company Accent.
Seeking steady returns
The UK has damaged its reputation as a reliable place to invest, but there are still opportunities for investors who are looking for long-term, steady returns.
‘Essentially manual’ balancing system takes the strain as National Grid’s new dispatch software is delayed until 2018
Full introduction of a new electricity balancing system (EBS) that will let National Grid make better use of demand-side response, small generators and new flexibility options has been delayed until at least 2018.
The New Power Interview: Jeff Douglas, Energy Systems Catapult
If the UK has made good progress in decarbonising the electricity system, the same cannot be said for heat. It is a bigger challenge and has been harder to tackle, but it is in the sights of the new Energy Systems Catapult.
Letter: How much can liquidity measures achieve?
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Opinion: Codes' form should follow function and the customer comes first
Tony Thornton says a single Retail Energy Code could support a simplified consumer-centric code governance model. Aligning codes to functions is a good way to start reform
The New Power leader: Thank you and goodbye, coal
New Power was celebrating on 21 April, and not just because it was the editor’s birthday. That happy event comes round every year (mark your diaries now); unlike the opportunity to celebrate a day without coal-fired plant operating. That is rare.