Corporate PPA advice: start early and build in additionality
What is holding up the rollout of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy projects in the UK?
What is holding up the rollout of corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for renewable energy projects in the UK?
The Environment Agency (EA) has stepped back from applying the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) in a way that would prevent unabated generators performing Triad avoidance, The Energyst reports.
Setting up a government-owned, “not for profit” energy company in Scotland would cost £0.5-3.5 million, depending on the model used, and operating costs would be £2.8-9 million, according to a report by EY for the Scottish Government.
Utilita Energy has applied for judicial review of smart meter rollout requirements. The pre-payment specialist supplier reportedly believes that full testing has not been completed on Smets 2 meters.
The list of alternative options available is growing for embedded generation developers that face cost and timescale barriers for connecting to the distribution network.
Small and medium-sized enterprises that do not have advanced meters are bearing the costs of uncertainty in tracking gas use back to customers.
Ovo has launched a suite of products to offer new power options to domestic consumers, including charging electric vehicles and re-timing heating to meet grid constraints.
Ovo has launched a suite of technologies that will allow it to aggregate domestic customers’ flexibility in charging electric vehicles and transferring power between vehicle, domestic storage and the grid.
Elexon thinks it can cut through up to a decade of industry evolution otherwise required to give customers access to more than one electricity supplier and half-hourly settlement.
Horizon Nuclear Power, the company behind proposals for a new nuclear power plant on Anglesey, has delayed its application for a development consent order for the project while it addresses concerns about the impact of building work on nearby prot