Electricity Market Reform

As DECC downplays impact of top civil servant's departure, energy industry calls for greater engagement in development of crucial policies

Labour's Baroness Worthington argues that if renewable generators are to compete in the energy market in the long term, we need to call time on vertically-integrated suppliers

Green energy industry steps up calls for guaranteed price contracts that cover 20-year project lifetime

But precise goals remain vague as group again fails to divulge business backers

New lobbying group to be launched in coming days with reported goal of sending the government's electricity market reforms up in smoke

Malcolm Preston argues renewable generation is bearing the brunt of the slow progress on energy market reform

The Energy and Climate Change Secretary tells BusinessGreen Plus the cross-government Energy Bill deal will encourage low carbon investment

John Hayes says amount of spare power is 'comfortable', despite warnings from SSE boss Ian Marchant that supply crunch is imminent

Large-scale wind and biomass projects in running to receive investment contracts by the end of the year that would guarantee them 'strike price' support

Internal memo admits long-running negotiations with the government are proving 'very challenging' as reports suggest job cuts are under way