Piclo completes GB networks clean sweep with WPD flexibility deal
Flexibility platform provider Piclo has completed a clean sweep of Great Britain’s networks by signing up Western Power Distribution (WPD) to its Piclo Flex marketplace.
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Ofgem assembles independent panel to scrutinise RIIO-2 business plans
Ofgem has established an independent panel of experts to challenge network companies’ business plans for RIIO-2.
ENA sets out four services for DNOs to use when managing network congestion
The Energy Networks Association has identified four real (MW) power services to meet the needs of distribution network operators (DNOs) when managing congestion as the market for local flexibility services continues to emerge.
UKPN bids to ‘supercharge’ network flexibility market with new roadmap, tender process
UK Power Networks (UKPN) has unveiled plans to revolutionise the way it procures flexibility and “supercharge” the services market.
Following last month’s decision from Ofgem to allow Western Power Distribution (WPD) to access smart meter data from consumers’ homes, head of innovation and development at the Energy Networks Association Randolph Brazier explains what use of this data could mean for the future energy system.
‘Fundamental flaws’: What networks operators said about RIIO-2
Ofgem has published much of the evidence submitted to its RIIO-2 consultation, with network operators largely rallying against a proposed cost of equity range that was beset by “fundamental flaws”.
Halfway through 2018 and large-scale battery storage in the UK has reached over 450MW installed capacity, with around 250MW being completed this year alone. Solar Media Market Research analyst Lauren Cook looks back at how we got here, and what we can learn from the rapidly growing large-scale pipeline.
Another DNO joins Piclo Flex online marketplace
Electricity North West (ENW) has become the latest distribution network company to join Piclo’s ‘Flex’ consortium.
Ofgem could still save billions more from network controls, Citizens Advice claims
Ofgem could save customers a further £4.1 billion by tightening new price controls set out within RIIO-2, Citizens Advice has said.