Networks

Parliament has passed the Great British Energy Bill, marking another step forward for the state-owned energy company.

Ofgem has announced that it will raise the threshold at which energy projects must undergo a Transmission Impact Assessment (TIA).

On 12 May, travel on the London Underground was disrupted by a ‘short power cut’ in south-west London caused by a transmission network fault.

Across Europe, the electricity transmission grid will not keep up with the energy transition unless grid planning rules and the mandates of TSOs and regulators are updated.

The National Wealth Fund will provide £600 million funding to Iberdrola to upgrade the UK’s electricity grid via its subsidiary ScottishPower.

The Welsh government has made £10 million available to support community-led energy projects across the country.

Ofgem has laid out plans for the next electricity distribution price control period (ED3), starting in April 2028.

New data from research consultancy LCP Delta has suggested that the UK could become Europe’s leading market for household electrification by the year 2030.

Elexon's chief executive Peter Stanley outlines what the company, which manages the balancing and settlement code and will be market facilitator from the end of this year, is doing to digitalise Great Britain’s energy system.