The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has backed the SMS plc-led research project that uses ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT)-enabled smart meters to provide tailored solutions and allow consumers to improve the energy efficiency of households.

The HOMEflex project, led by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution (SSEN), has published a report into required standards for the domestic flexibility market to inform the development of a Code of Conduct, which will ensure consumer protection keeps abreast with market innovation.

Sev.En Energy and Guangdong Energy have concluded the sale of InterGen transferring ownership of the company’s UK operations to the CRESITAS Group.

​Humane Energy has called on the Government to protect customers from systemic abuse of smart-meters novel, remotely programmable, features.

Moto, one of the UK’s largest motorway services operators, plans to install just over 1,600 ultra-rapid EV chargers by the end of the decade.

An independent evaluation of the UK government’s Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme (GHGVS) has found that around 19% of a possible 600,000 properties made applications for the initiative.

National Grid ESO has again called off its contingency coal units, after a request from France for additional capacity was withdrawn.

A new report by Cornwall Insight suggested a number of regulation and policy changes that would build a partnership between the Government and UK businesses to support corporate investment in decarbonisation.

It’s been a busy week for electric vehicles (EVs) including international expansions and chargepoint digitalisation as the UK’s EV charging networks continues to grow. Current± summarises this week’s top stories below.

Energy data transfer regulator ElectraLink said the final figure for smart meter installations in 2022 reached 2.37 million – slightly lower than the 2.42 million reported in 2021.