Regulation

Ongoing changes to the planning system could reduce the need for REMA's zonal pricing, a principal at consultancy AFRY said, as the government prepares to push the electricity reform package onwards this year.

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has opened a public consultation into a proposed subsea cabling development in Hebrides and Orkney.

Five non-executive directors have been appointed to the start-up board for the government's Great British Energy company.

Energy industry trade group Energy UK has penned a letter to the UK prime minister Keir Starmer, urging the government to ensure reforms to energy industry regulations boost growth and productivity in the sector.

In its response to Ofgem’s consultation on the electricity distribution price control (ED3) framework, Elexon has called for the regulator to better articulate the “critical role” of flexibility in the modern electricity network.

For the next phase of its grid connections reform, the UK National Energy System Operator (NESO) will 'pause' new grid connection applications from 29 January.

The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has opened a call for input on the regulations surrounding households who wish to disconnect from the gas network.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has called for input on its proposed smart data scheme to support consumers in the energy market.

The UK’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has opened a statutory consultation on several proposed changes to the Capacity Market rules.

Incoming US president Donald Trump, whose campaign ran on the slogan “drill, baby, drill”, has already reopened a quarrel with the UK’s offshore wind development in the North Sea and is unlikely to stop there.