Distribution network operators (DNOs) could face fines if they have not provided a good service to companies who want to connect to the network and now Ofgem has asked customers to give their views on DNOs’ performance.
Stephen Littlechild, Sir Callum McCarthy, Eileen Marshall, Stephen Smith and Clare Spottiswoode wrote to the Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change, which has opened an inquiry into the CMA’s investigation and remedies package.
New Power spoke to Jo Gilbert of Robin Hood Energy, and Ramsay Dunning of Co-operative Energy – two contrasting companies hoping to make their mark in the UK energy retail market.
The GB’s high-voltage electricity network should have an independent system operator (ISO) instead of leaving the responsibility with a ring-fenced part of National Grid, says a large majority of New Power’s Expert Forum.
After the Brexit referendum, there were stories that Siemens might reconsider its investment in a wind turbine factory in Hull.
New Power's interview with Matthew Knight of Siemens comes very shortly after a Scottish judge quashed the permits for four major offshore windfarms, including one – Neart na Gaoithe (NNG) – that had a Contract for Difference (CfD).
Amit Gudka and Hayden Wood saw the energy industry from the inside and thought they could do better. Janet Wood spoke to them
Jens Madrian spent many years at RWE, finally as chief financial officer at Npower. Now he has joined a ‘smart energy’ company, Reactive Technologies. He spoke to Janet Wood about moving from a ‘big six’ company to a start-up
The UK is swinging between regulated and market-based energy systems, Janet Wood hears from IEA’s Manuel Baritaud.
Colin Prestwich warns that taking a step-by-step approach to updating embedded benefits could have unintended consequences