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'Modern, smarter, digitally enabled': Ofgem sets out price control plan for local networks from 2023
Energy regulator sets out how it expects to deliver a 'more modern, smarter, digitally enabled' grid that can support up to 11 million electric vehicles by 2030 and increased demand for heat pumps
Ofgem must put the UK's net zero goal at the heart of every decision in makes
To benefit current and future consumers, the energy watchdog should place net zero at the centre of everything it does, writes RenewableUK's Yonna Vitanova
Ofgem touts £40bn-plus green grid investment under new price controls plan
Regulator confirms RIIO-2 price controls for next five years which earmark £40bn for green grid projects, but energy firms fear limits on returns could make it harder to attract much needed investment in the net zero transition
National Grid aims to wire up carbon savings via overhead electricity and hydrogen innovation
Ofgem announces fresh funding awards for cutting-edge hydrogen gas network and advanced transmission technology projects
Ofgem's new net zero group is a step in the right direction
The energy regulator's new net zero advisory group is a welcome development, but not having government housing ministers among its membership is a major oversight, argues Good Energy's Kit Dixon
SSE Energy Services to pay Ofgem £1.2m for missing smart meter targets
Voluntary settlement to paid by OVO Energy, which acquired SSE's energy supplier business in January this year
Ofgem to probe record £718m grid balancing costs during Covid-19 lockdown
Energy regulator's three month review geared at better managing UK grid costs in future as more renewables and green technologies come online
ENA launches consultation on boosting UK energy flexibility market
Energy Networks Association unveils next phase of its influential Open Networks Project
'Turn Britain's streets green': Ofgem unveils plan to prep local grids for EV surge
Proposals for next electricity distribution price control period geared at developing more flexible grid for EVs, electric heating, batteries and digitisation
Regulatory failure: Ofgem's new rules risk slowing the shift to net zero energy
Ofgem’s proposals for regulating the energy networks need a major overhaul if UK is to deliver net zero emissions, argues E3G's Simon Skillings
Net zero needs skilled workers and investment - Ofgem's ill-judged proposals threaten both
Energy regulator's plans to rein-in day-to-day spending could imperil net zero projects as well as training for already over-stretched workers, argues Sue Ferns of trade union Prospect
Ofgem unveils £25bn green grid plan
Watchdog sets out new funding settlement, but proposals face immediate backlash from "disappointed and deeply concerned" network operators who fear plans could hamper smart grid deployment
Cracking the codes to a zero carbon future
The UK's energy network codes need drastic reform to encourage net zero innovation on the grid, argues Good Energy's Tom Steward
How bank holiday blackout fears could accelerate the shift to a net zero grid
Unprecedented low demand for power coupled with high renewables generation offers both headaches – and lessons – for the energy transition
Ofgem delivers boost to wind developers with approval of Shetland-mainland electricity link
Major grid breakthrough comes as research project on Orkney reveals plans to use cutting-edge 5G-powered digital twin technology to encourage locals and businesses to engage with clean energy future
Energy data confusion hindering net zero transition, experts warn
Government and Ofgem endorse recommendations from Energy Data Taskforce calling on them to work closer together to drive digitisation of UK's energy system
Heat network projects secure major boost, as government plots tighter regulation
Government unveils plans to establish Ofgem as regulator for heat networks, while seven district heating projects across England secure support
'We must go further': Ofgem debuts Decarbonisation Action Plan
Following accusations the watchdog has failed to do enough to support the net zero transition, incoming CEO uses first day in the post to unveil sweeping climate manifesto
NAO: Electricity network must curb decarbonisation costs
National Audit Office calls for stricter price controls to ensure UK electricity networks transition to zero carbon more cheaply
Ofgem's TCR will be another barrier to Net Zero
The TCR is the wrong policy at the wrong time, argues MakeUK's Frank Aaskov
Birth of a new green industry? Energy and car sectors converge for smart EV future
Drawn up by 350 industry stakeholders, the EV Energy Taskforce has unveiled is long-awaited proposals for rolling out a consumer-friendly charging network
Government promises to make grid more resilient following power cut probe
BEIS promises action to make grid more resilient will support decarbonisation
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