Prices rise
From 1 April, the levels of the default tariff price cap will increase by £117 and pre-payment meter cap by £106 to reflect higher costs, Ofgem has announced.
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Half hourly settlement questions
Ofgem wants more information about how consumers might react to the option of using real-time energy pricing, to build its business case for moving to half-hourly settlement for all customers and decide when and how to make the change.
Peers call for action on EIB
Peers have called on the government to move quickly to plug gaps in investment in UK infrastructure, including key energy projects, as a result of Brexit.
Cottam to close
EDF Energy has announced that generation will end at its 2,000MW Cottam coal-fired station on 30 September.
Nuclear: End of the line
National Grid has withdrawn a development consent application for the North Wales Connection, a new transmission line that would have allowed for export of power from a new nuclear power station at Wylfa in Anglesey.
Apply now for Scottish tidal
The Scottish government has invited applications to a £10 million fund dedicated to achieving commercial deployment of tidal energy generation in Scottish waters.
The Saltire energy fund is looking for projects that:
March news in brief
The Scottish offshore wind leasing round will not take place before July at the earliest, rather than in April as previously indicated, Crown Estate Scotland has announced.
Local council to invest
Ashford Borough Council in Kent wants to build and run its own solar farm. Following advice from the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE), the proposal is for a 9MWp project on a 50 acre site purchased by the council in 2017.
Shell storage aquisition
Shell is to acquire 100% of Sonnen, a manufacturer of smart residential storage systems, following an initial investment in May last year. Started up in Germany, Sonnen now also has locations in the UK, Italy, Australia and the USA.
Wind radar fears
The Irish Wind Energy Association has written to defence minister Paul Kehoe voicing its concern over draft proposals from the country’s military which, the sector claims, risk making nearly 30% of the country a ‘no-go’ area for wind turbines.