Electricity North West pledges £2bn investment during RIIO-ED2
Electricity North West (ENW) is planning to invest £1.97 billion during RIIO-ED2, a 44% increase on the current price control period.
Regulation
National Grid ESO fined £1.5m for failing to provide accurate demand forecasts
National Grid ESO has agreed to pay £1.5 million to Ofgem’s voluntary redress fund after it failed to provide unbiased and accurate seven-day ahead electricity demand forecasts in 2017.
CMA grants permission for RIIO-T2 appeal
Permission to appeal modifications to the electricity and gas transmission and gas distribution licences has been granted to nine energy companies by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Government must ‘get out of the way’ to allow innovation to drive net zero
The Energy Systems Catapult has proposed a variety of new electricity market reforms as it warns that the current government-directed system risks stifling new smart technologies.
CMA dismisses SSE Connection and Use of System Code appeal
SSE has lost an appeal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) relating to modifications to Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges.
Ofgem outlines key 2021 priorities as it aims to be ‘more dynamic’ organisation
Ofgem has published its Forward Work Programme for 2021/22, detailing five long-term strategic change programmes alongside new initiatives.
Communities being let down by government says TUC as number of green jobs fall
The number of green jobs in the UK has fallen by as many as 30,000 since 2014, according to new research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
BEIS confirms Green Homes Grant to shutter this month
The Green Homes Grant voucher scheme is to close early on 31 March following repeated delays and administrative issues.
Labour calls for 'electric vehicle revolution' as it unveils new proposals
Shadow energy secretary Ed Miliband has called for an “electric vehicle revolution” in every part of the country in an effort to boost jobs and support decarbonisation.