Bidding has opened to own and operate the links connecting two offshore wind farms to the onshore network. The links to be tendered are for Galloper off the east coast of England and Walney Extension in the Irish Sea. Ofgem,…

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The Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) has launched a task force on district heating, aiming to deliver a subsidy-free heat network market with strong protections for consumers. The task force, which will represent a range of stakeholders, will provide recommendations…

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The electricity supply market is working more efficiently, with demand-side balancing proving cheap and effective, and unjustified fears over supply/demand margins have led to customers’ money being spent unnecessarily. That was the conclusion of a report published today by the…

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Paul Taylor, chief executive of FCC Environment: “While it is encouraging to see the Government pledge its ongoing support for UK infrastructure projects, we feel that a major opportunity has been missed to set out plans to maximise the resource productivity…

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The government should not step back from plans to phase out coal-fired generation in the UK, as concerns that it will leave the country short of power are unfounded. That was among the conclusions of a new report from the…

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Industry members have until 17 March to put forward new nominations for the Connections and Use of System Code (CUSC) panel, the body that oversees changes to the way companies interact with – and are charged for using – the…

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E.On has blamed “increasing policy costs and other costs it doesn’t control”, for an  average 8.8% increase in its standard variable tariff from Wednesday 26 April. It blamed the rise “in large part” on increases in “non-energy parts of the…

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