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New report: The true affordability of net zero
This evening my latest report: The true affordability of net zero, was launched at an event hosted by The [...]
Norway turning away from electricity interconnection
Norway is turning away from electricity interconnection as its governing coalition collapses over disagreements over energy co-operation with Europe. [...]
Time to accept that wind farm costs are not falling
There has been a consistent narrative that the cost of building new wind farms is falling, with falling subsidy [...]
Addressing the high real cost of renewable generation
Over the past few months we have been inundated with claims from interested parties that more renewables are the [...]
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Early winter ENM rings alarm bells
On Tuesday, 6 days into the Winter 26-27 season, we NESO issued an Electricity Margin Notice (“EMN”). Despite NESO repeatedly telling the market that EMNs are “routine tools” that do not signify a blackout, the following facts are notable: [...]
Will the US ban diesel exports?
US President Donald Trump is considering restrictions on diesel exports in an attempt to bring down record fuel prices for American consumers. The US is the world's largest exporter of diesel, so preventing some or all of those exports [...]
New report: Gas security: The foundation of energy security
Today I have published a new report on the gas markets: Gas security: The foundation of energy security. In it I call for Britain to increase its domestic gas production, reduce its reliance on imported electricity and fundamentally rethink [...]
New report into the refineries sector concludes we need to abolish the UK ETS
Today I have published a new report into the refineries sector: Fuel, refineries and the UK ETS: what policymakers need to know. In it I call for refineries to be excluded from the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (“ETS”) at [...]
Have the events of 23 June exposed failures in Ofgem’s approach to regulation?
The ongoing drama about GB electricity grid security on 23 June is exposing much wider problems than expected. To recap, on 23 June, the grid experienced periods of low frequency which was below the safe operating limit for extended [...]
Affordable and reliable energy: where to from here?
Here is the transcript of a speech I gave to the New South Wales Energy Forum on 19 July. Unfortunately it was by Zoom and not in person... *************************** Good afternoon, and thank you for inviting me to speak [...]
NESO cutting exports during a low frequency event may come back to bite us in winter
Is NESO struggling to manage the grid this summer? In addition to multiple market warnings in the past couple of weeks, there was a significant low frequency event that went largely unreported although has been the subject of much [...]
Maintaining grid stability in a wind and solar world
Here is a transcript of a speech on grid stability that I gave to the International Energy Credit Association in Valencia on 16 June 2026... ................................. Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to speak here today. This [...]
Swings and roundabouts: the retail energy market consolidates again
Back in February I wrote an analysis of energy supplier OVO, concluding that it faced a real risk of ceasing to trade in the coming 12 months. This week, after being for sale for some time, OVO, the 4th [...]
Physics versus ideology – ten years of energy policy confusion
10 years ago today I published my first blog post, and it’s interesting that I’m still talking about this exact topic – the physics of the gas and electricity markets. Last week I was in Parliament giving one of [...]
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