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Restarting from the bottom
At the beginning of 2019, National Grid ESO, SP Energy Networks and TNEI launched a ‘world-first’ initiative to explore whether distributed generators, including renewables and storage, could be used to restart the power grid in the event of a nationwide blackout. With the project coming to an end last month, Utility Week speaks to some of those involved about what was achieved and what’s next.
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Developing the gold standard for financeability
Are current approaches to ensuring company financeability incentivising short-term thinking and are current regulatory frameworks fit for purpose? In the first of a series of exclusive articles, Sam Williams, director of Economic Insight and a member of the CMA’s Cost of Capital Panel, explores these questions and outlines his vision of the financeability blueprint.
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What the Autumn statement holds for energy sector
The upcoming autumn statement by chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being billed as one of the government’s last opportunities to restore its flagging political fortunes. So what does the energy sector want from the Treasury’s showpiece end of year event and what is it likely to see?
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My automation wish-list for 2024
As the year draws to a close, a Utility Week roundtable in association with NTT DATA asked participants to consider the ways automation might change business for the better in 2024.
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Making connections
Frustration at a local level about delays in connecting low-carbon technologies to the grid often come down to a failure of communication between local authorities and their networks. This was the view expressed at our latest roundtable bringing together networks and councils, which also discussed the need for clarity on whole system planning.
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Five things utilities need to know about cyber-security
Our recent webinar with Schneider Electric highlighted the growing threat to networks from cyber criminals as the toughening up of UK cyber-security regulations looms. But there’s a lot utilities can do to prepare, as Schneider expert Victor Lough explains.
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In demand: Why the DFS needs to deliver
Both the ESO and industry have high hopes for the demand flexibility service this winter, but attention must now turn to its future role. Lucinda Dann looks at industry’s key asks for the flex service.
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Optimising frequency response
The Electricity System Operator (ESO) will today hold its first frequency response auction using its new Enduring Auction Capability platform. The platform will finally allow providers to bid for multiple products with the same capacity at the same time. Utility Week looks at how the auctions will work.
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Grime and punishment: The retired cops protecting our sewers
After a 30-year career as a police officer, Stephen Williams now spends his days fighting fatbergs as part of a team of former officers turned sewer detectives flushing out a major problem across Southern Water’s region. Ruth Williams speaks to the former copper about trading a life of fighting crime to fighting grime.
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What exactly is GB Energy?
Labour’s policy to create a public energy company features in several of its outline green policies. However, the party has still yet to set out a detailed vision of what GB Energy will be, or what it won’t be. David Blackman gauged the view of experts at Labour’s party conference.
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PR24: SVT’s past performance key to AMP8
Severn Trent has set out its intention to remain an industry leader across performance commitments in the next asset management period (AMP8) as the cornerstone to its ambitious plan.
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