Throughout this week, the energy regulator Ofgem made several key announcements and proposed changes to the GB energy market, which could well aid the energy industry in a number of different ways.
The sixth auction round (AR6) for the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme will have a budget of £1.5 billion after Ed Miliband announced a £500 million increase.
In its last annual report as the Electricity System Operator (ESO), National Grid has revealed the 15 April this year saw the highest proportion of zero carbon generation on the transmission network at 92.2%.
Wrexham County Borough Council has joined forces with Costelloes EV Group to install electric vehicle (EV) chargepoints on council land across the borough.
Ofgem has appointed Elexon to drive alignment between local and national flexibility markets, and launched a consultation on a proposed common Flexibility Market Asset Registration (FMAR) solution.
Ofgem has opened consultation on the governance of the data sharing infrastructure (DSI), seeking views on an interim governance framework for the minimum viable product of the DSI.
Utility ScottishPower is marking a major milestone, having made over £2 billion worth of investments and awarded contracts in the first half of this year.
