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April 3, 2024

Ofgem adopts ‘living’ strategy with dedication to protect consumers

Ofgem has set its objectives and priorities for the next five years, emphasising its dedication to “protect, build, change and deliver”.
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April 3, 2024

‘30-minute rule’ introduction increases battery dispatch duration

Modo Energy has published new research which revealed that after the launch of the ’30-minute rule’, batteries are being dispatched for longer.
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April 3, 2024

SMS begins testing Interoperable Demand Side Response solutions

SMS has started testing Interoperable Demand Side Response (IDSR) solutions as part of the UK government’s Flexibility Innovation Programme.
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April 3, 2024

British Industry Supercharger introduced to boost heavy industry competitiveness

The government has unveiled its British Industry Supercharger to boost heavy industry competitiveness with other nations.
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April 3, 2024

Octopus adds two housing developers to Zero Bills scheme

The two new developers, Tilia Homes and Hopkins Homes, have joined Octopus Energy’s Energy's 'Zero Bills' proposition.
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April 2, 2024

Wind generates record 28.7% of UK electricity needs in 2023 as energy consumption and production drop

Statistics released in the government’s latest Energy Trends report show that wind generated a record 28.7% of the UK’s electricity needs in 2023.
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April 2, 2024

BUS heat pump grant applications soar by 75% YoY in February

Government figures on the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) have shown heat pump grant applications soar by 75% year-on-year (YoY) in February.
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April 2, 2024

UK territorial greenhouse gas emissions fall by 53%

The UK has achieved a major achievement in becoming the first major economy to halve its emissions between 1990 and 2023.
In 2024, the DSO plans to introduce short-term local forecasting using weather data. This will help in making flexibility dispatch decisions and curtailment modelling more accurate. Image: National Grid.
April 2, 2024

National Grid DSO releases two-year expansion plan

NGED Distribution System Operator (DSO) has unveiled a two-year action plan and expanded revenue stacking for flexibility services.
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April 2, 2024

The UK can offer much better signals to encourage investment in the energy transition

In this blog, Luke Gibson delves into how the UK can offer much better signals to encourage investment in the energy transition.

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