The sixth auction round (AR6) for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will have a budget of £1.5 billion after Ed Miliband announced a £500 million increase.
In its last annual report as the Electricity System Operator (ESO), National Grid has revealed the 15 April this year saw the highest proportion of zero carbon generation on the transmission network at 92.2%.
Ofgem has appointed Elexon to drive alignment between local and national flexibility markets, and launched a consultation on a proposed common Flexibility Market Asset Registration (FMAR) solution.
Ofgem has opened consultation on the governance of the data sharing infrastructure (DSI), seeking views on an interim governance framework for the minimum viable product of the DSI.
The Central Statistics Office for Ireland has released metered electricity consumption statistics for 2023, showing that data centres in the country took a 21% share of the total usage.
Leeds Pipes, a heat network developed in partnership between Leeds City Council, Vital Energi and Ener-Vate, has been recognised as an international exemplar of a city-wide heating solution.
While boiler upgrade scheme (BUS) applications in June were down 10% on the previous month, the number was up 81% compared to the same month of the year before.
