Wind: Go onshore
The UK could deliver 1GW of new onshore wind capacity at no extra cost to consumers over and above the long-term wholesale price of power, according to a new study from Baringa Partners.
The UK could deliver 1GW of new onshore wind capacity at no extra cost to consumers over and above the long-term wholesale price of power, according to a new study from Baringa Partners.
Last month, New Power asked its Expert Forum who would be in charge of the energy industry in future. Would central bodies – such as the government, system operator and utilities – be able to dictate terms?
The UK’s power supply industry is changing rapidly.
Recruitment consultancy UtilityPeople has said it is surprised by the results of a recent industry survey on skills shortages in the utility industry.
The opportunities for investment houses to take steady yield from distributed generation and renewables projects are drying up.
Foresight’s Dan Wells says the electricity supply system is being fundamentally redesigned for the first time in a century.
Energy network operators should be allowed to own and operate batteries and other energy storage, the Energy Networks Association (ENA) has said in a response to the government’s consultation on an industrial strategy.
Demand turn-up has been “killed before it got going”, an industry member told New Power after the results of National Grid’s fixed tender for the service were announced.
So-called car park generators could walk away from capacity market (CM) contracts if regulator Ofgem goes ahead with plans to cut Triad payments, and that could include dismantling and exporting plants that have already been built, New Power has b