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‘I suspect there will be a similar scheme to triads next year

December 7, 2020

Power prices spike to £720/MWh as low winds continue to stretch grid

It has been a tumultuous weekend for energy prices in the UK, with an unprecedented day-ahead clearing price for a Sunday of £350/MWh.

December 7, 2020

ScottishPower takes on collapsed supplier Yorkshire Energy’s customers

ScottishPower has taken on collapsed Yorkshire Energy’s 74,000 domestic customers as well as a small number of non-domestic customers.

December 7, 2020

Roisin Quinn steps down as National Grid ESO shakes up top team

Roisin Quinn has stepped down as head of national control to pursue a new role in the National Grid Group, with Isabelle Haigh to takeover from spring 2021.

December 7, 2020

Uniper moves ahead in National Grid ESO inertia contract with Siemens deal

Uniper has appointed Siemens Energy to deliver grid stabilisation as part of its inertia contract with National Grid ESO.

December 7, 2020

GRIDSERVE celebrates 'major milestone' as UK’s first Electric Forecourt opens for business

GRIDSERVE’s Electric Forecourt near Braintree in Essex has officially opened for business.

In total the Demand Flexibility Service tests have procured over 1.5GWh of capacity. Image: Getty.

December 4, 2020

BM prices skyrocket to £1,000/MWh as cold weather and low wind bites

Prices in the Balancing Mechanism hit £1,000/MWh last night (03 December) with two CCGT offers accepted at the price.

December 4, 2020

Nottinghamshire to pilot EV charging point for electric buses

Nottinghamshire County Council has partnered with energy storage start-up Cheesecake Energy Ltd (CEL) to pilot EV charging points for a new fleet of electric buses.

December 4, 2020

Johnson targets ‘further and faster’ climate action with 68% emissions reduction

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has committed to cutting the UK’s emissions by at least 68% by 2030.

Eelpower's Leverton Battery. Image: Centrica Business Solutions.

December 4, 2020

Centrica Business Solutions to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW battery

Centrica Business Solutions is to optimise Eelpower’s 10MW Leverton storage project.

Half-hourly settlement periods are the gold standard for energy metering and data. Image: Getty.

December 4, 2020

Smart meter installations hold steady despite lockdown

Energy companies' smart meter installations have "rebounded" since the UK's first coronavirus lockdown despite restrictions waxing and waning across the country, new figures show.