Regulation

The secretary of state for energy security and net zero, Ed Miliband, has officially permitted Ofgem to over-allocate vouchers for the boiler upgrade scheme (BUS) by up to £50 million in this financial year.

A report has found that the majority of flexibility service providers support the creation of a compliance scheme for the domestic sector.

In an open letter published yesterday, energy regulator Ofgem has suggested that the National Energy System Operator (NESO) design a “temporary cap and floor intervention” for Transmission Network Use of System (TNUoS) charges.

Research consultancy firm Cornwall Insight has released its forecast for the January 2025 energy price cap, predicting a very slight fall.

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has released figures suggesting that, since it launched its Strategic Connections Group, electricity network operators (ENOs) have removed 10GW of “zombie” projects from the connections queue.

The UK's energy regulator Ofgem has opened a consultation on early competition for transmission projects and raised the spending cap for establishing NESO

Aberdeen, Scotland, has been named the headquarters of Labour’s new flagship energy company, Great British Energy (GB Energy).

Energy regulator Ofgem has published an update on the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) policy consultation to help protect consumers from fronting the cost of failed suppliers.

Major UK businesses are asking Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to speed up reforms to the Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGO) scheme to expand the rollout of renewable energy.

With GB Energy finally starting to make progress, Current± explores what the new body can learn from Welsh success in state-owned renewable energy projects.