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Octopus settlement error costs other suppliers £50m
Other power suppliers were forced to pay at least £49 million after Octopus Energy overestimated the amount of electricity its customers generated and exported to the grid. Elexon has revealed…
Government sets out vision for ‘self-sustaining’ CCUS market
…of these various contracts, including the strike prices, will be determined through assessments and bilateral negotiations. But during the second “market transition” phase from 2030 onwards, the government said it…
Eustice calls for funding for farmers to tackle water pollution
…rural affairs until 2022, said financial incentives for farmers are essential to motivate participation in schemes to improve the agricultural sector. It is one of a series of recommendations in…
CfD contract administrator wins similar role on hydrogen scheme
…green hydrogen for businesses. However, BP’s proposed HyGreen Teeside production facility, which was in the running for a contract through the government’s hydrogen allocation round, did not receive government approval….
PPM self-disconnections rise by 650% since crisis began
…has been an increase of almost 44,000% in 11 years. Responding to the figures Peter Smith, National Energy Action’s (NEA) director of policy and advocacy, believes that record energy debt…
SGN forced to release findings from hydrogen explosion tests
…100kW. The report said this was the rate necessary to achieve the ideal ‘stoichiometric’ air-fuel mixture (30% hydrogen) to deliver the most powerful explosion. For methane, this mix was achieved…
Ofgem: Capacity Market objectives remain appropriate 10 years on
…“more dynamic and adaptive to changing market conditions”. Explaining its decision in May 2022 to press ahead with the reforms, Ofgem said at the time the previous annual process had…
Pennon buys SES Water
…88% to within Pennon’s group-wide range of 55% to 65%. Pennon said the deal allows other opportunities for the companies to share best practice, adding that SES is “a well-run…
Seven contractors join Northumbrian’s largest-ever framework
…said: “The market has never been so competitive, when it comes to adding the best partners and people to our team in the run-up to AMP8. “We have had to…
Planning rules to be relaxed for small nuclear reactors
…to be used for nuclear, in order to meet our power needs”. To achieve this, the government said it will launch a consultation outlining a new approach to siting nuclear…
Cadent: UK no longer hydrogen leaders after scrapping village trials
…government also rejected Cadent’s bid for a hydrogen village trial in Cheshire due to lack of local support. In its announcement, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said…
Sizewell C cleared to begin construction
The developer of Sizewell C has said construction work can now formally begin after the company triggered its Development Consent Order for the new nuclear plant in Suffolk. Sizewell C…
Octopus invests £200m in data centre heat company
…it to offer more affordable, highly energy-efficient computing to businesses across the UK,” Octopus added. The data centres are installed on-site and do not require additional grid upgrades or planning…
‘Crowded meter room’ solution aims to boost smart meter uptake
…identified more than 5,000 shared residential buildings in Great Britain (more than 100,000 households) where there is insufficient space in crowded meter rooms or utility cupboards to install smart meters…
Grid competition poses risks to transmission build out, warns Winser
…threat to wider strategic efforts to develop the grid. The Energy Act, passed by Parliament last year, enables competitions to be run for the construction, ownership and operation of onshore…
Calls for water efficiency ‘propaganda’ to cut usage
A “propaganda”-style campaign is needed for the public to think seriously about water scarcity, the co-founder of the Green Party has said. Speaking at Utility Week Forum, Michael Benfield argued…
Heat projects receive £80m funding boost
…Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the Green Heat Network Fund will award an £11 million grant to the project in Bolton which will enable energy to…
Heat pump campaign body lined up by government
…such as the decoupling of gas and electricity prices. “Any proposal that is going to gain traction for heat pumps is great but if it’s just an opportunity to try…
Sewage effluent charges to rise by up to 550%
…regulates including agriculture, manufacturing, industry and hospitality will not pay more. The consultation runs to March, with changes anticipated to come into effect in the spring this year, EA said.…
Reshaping RIIO
…it RIIO. However, the Ofgem team seems to have pulled a rabbit out of a hat. The Sector Specific Methodology Consultation is a really solid piece of work that builds…