RIIO 2 – Ofgem’s early thoughts
“There will be a RIIO 2, and it will have an ex-ante incentive-based output-led approach,” Ofgem chief engineer Peter Bingham told the iGEM annual conference.
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Winter outlook: comfortable on gas and power
National Grid says the electricity supply margin for this winter will be 11.5%, when considering only transmission demand (its measure in past years).
Clean Growth Strategy published. What next?
Four companies with large generating plant – SSE, InterGen, VPI-Immingham and Drax – have pleaded with chancellor Philip Hammond to set a “robust and strong” carbon price that will give the industry visibility into the 2020s.
End of licences and BSC? Radical change in view
Some fundamentals of the UK’s retail energy market – including licensed suppliers and central settlement – could disappear, if ideas circulating in think tanks and among regulators come to pass.Reshaping regulation published by the Challenging Id
November people news
Ancala has appointed Charles Herriott as asset manager to assist in the active management of existing investments in Ancala’s portfolio. Christopher Lee-Evans has been appointed as an analyst in the investment team.
ACER: Links are ‘underused’
The European electricity market is not fully using its interconnector capacity, so prices are higher in some regions than they need to be, the Agency for the Co-ordination of Energy Regulators (ACER) says.
Innovation: Act now
National Grid Gas Transmission (NGGT) has launched a call for ideas for innovation in the gas network for the 2018 Network Innovation Competition (NIC).
NGGT will review proposals to decide which to submit for the NIC competition.
Data: Share alike
The UK energy sector could be saving up to £4 billion a year by strategically sharing data with other industry players, according to law firm Foot Anstey.
November news in brief
Four Fred Olsen-related companies – Fred Olsen Windcarrier, Global Wind Service, Natural Power and ZephIR Lidar – have joined forces to create one O&M service provider for offshore wind farm operators.
Storage: Kiwi seeks sites
Demand-side response (DSR) aggregator KiWi Power is rolling out behind-the-meter battery storage on commercial and industrial sites.