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September 15, 2023

Net Zero by Current±: Ease of England’s onshore wind ban and CfD AR5

Tune in to the second episode of the Net Zero by Current± podcast exploring the ease of England's onshore wind ban, CfD auction round 5 and more.
The legislation has been touted as the “biggest piece of energy legislation in the UK’s history”. Image: Adobe Stock
September 8, 2023

National Grid identifies 10GW of grid capacity for power generators with ‘shovel ready’ projects

National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) has announced plans to release 10GW of grid capacity for renewable energy generators and battery storage projects.
Image: ESO.
September 5, 2023

How to empower consumers to embrace flexible energy use and deliver billions in savings 

Stew Horne, head of policy at Energy Saving Trust, talks about why we need a public engagement campaign on the benefits of demand flexibility.
National Grid ESO to reintroduce the demand flexibility service this winter. Image: Getty Images.
September 1, 2023

National Grid ESO to reintroduce the demand flexibility service this winter

National Grid ESO has confirmed that the hugely successful demand flexibility service (DFS) will return this winter period.
ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty. Image: Pxhere (NC).
August 16, 2023

ESO to free up 8GW of projects via TEC amnesty

National Grid ESO and Ofgem have unveiled the next steps for the Transmission Entry Capacity (TEC) amnesty which could remove 8GW of non-viable projects.
UKPN is also supporting the development of the UK’s first ever high voltage (HV) shore power station above tidal waters. Image: UKPN.
August 4, 2023

GB can halve grid infrastructure build time, says Winser report

A report released by Nick Winser, the electricity networks commissioner, has outlined how GB can halve the time required to build grid infrastructure.
Batteries see 80% average skip rate in Balancing Mechanism, says ESN. Image: Zenobe Energy.
July 31, 2023

Batteries have 80% average skip rate in Balancing Mechanism, says ESN

On behalf of its 80 members, the Electricity Storage Network (ESN) has penned an open letter to National Grid ESO expressing concerns over the Balancing Mechanism (BM) highlighting an average skip rate of 80% for batteries.
Oil and gas ‘more likely to proceed with full funding’ than renewables, says EIC. Image: Markus Distelrath (Pixabay).
July 14, 2023

ESO addresses market distortions created by CfD scheme

Sarah Keay-Bright presents National Grid ESO concerns over the current structure of the CfD scheme.
The Environment Agency has pushed back its goalpost for 100% carbon emission reduction. Image: K.Reichert (Google).
July 10, 2023

Future Energy Scenarios: ‘electricity will dominate the future’

National Grid ESO (ESO) has published its Future Energy Scenarios (FES) 2023 report presenting a number of credible proposals to create a clean energy system dominated by electricity.
National Grid ESO to reintroduce the demand flexibility service this winter. Image: Getty Images.
July 7, 2023

83% of DFS participants would take part again, says ESO

83% of the demand flexibility service (DFS) participants would take part in the initiative again, National Grid ESO has said.

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