Ofgem has confirmed the final investment package for network operators over the five years of the RIIO-ED2 period, setting total expenditure on average -11.8% below that submitted by the operators.
Both Ofgem and the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have set out a number of recommendations for network operators, as their reviews find service was “unacceptable” during Storm Arwen.
A trial as part of the second phase of the Distributed ReStart project has shown how a range of smaller energy sources can be used to restore power in the event of a total or partial system shutdown.
SP Energy Networks, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Distribution and Zenobē have produced new guidance on how fleet operators can switch to electric.