Ofgem and Innovate UK have unveiled the four challenge areas for the second round of innovation funding as part of their Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF).
Ofgem is to reduce the overall connection charge for those connecting to the distribution network, having published its final decision on the Access and Forward-Looking Charges Significant Code Review (Access SCR).
Western Power Distribution (WPD) failed to meet its obligations to provide information to some of its most vulnerable customers, regulator Ofgem has found.
Following Ofgem redistributing the £58,375,203 Renewables Obligation (RO) late payment fund in December to energy suppliers, a further £384,278.28 has been recovered by the regulator.
Ofgem has launched a review into the operation of local energy systems, eyeing the potential creation of new independent bodies to avoid conflicts of interest.
Ofgem has approved the request to treat Balancing & Settlement Code (BSC) Modification P438 – which covers the implementation of sanctions – as urgent.
The size and scale of the current energy crisis and the knock on impact on consumer bills is now “beyond what this industry can deal with”, according to ScottishPower’s CEO Keith Anderson.
A new paper from the Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) proposes a reform to the licence regime in the energy sector as the number of licensees is set to increase.