Energy Policy
The Government has finally announced a review of so-called “green tariffs” to assess whether suppliers are communicating appropriately with consumers, or whether they are engaging in “greenwashing”. According to the Government, 9 million British households are now on green tariffs, with over half of [...]
From 1 April 2023 the way that Balancing Services Use of System (“BSUoS”) costs are recovered could change - Ofgem is proposing to exempt generators from the charges and to recover the costs solely from end consumers. This would likely prompt a reduction in [...]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of addressing the All Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies (and was delighted to be confirmed as the newest member of the PGES Executive Council). Along with Richard Norris from Pandreco and Mike Lakin from Envoi, we discussed the [...]
Shortly after I published my post on the use of coal on the GB electricity system in Winter 2020, there was excitment after the G7 nations (United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan) announced they would end state support for unabated coal-fired [...]
Last month saw the launch of the UK Emissions Trading System (“UK ETS”), which replaces the EU equivalent which the country left at the beginning of the year with the implementation of Brexit. The first auctions on ICE took place on 19 May with [...]
Over the last couple of years, Britain’s ongoing reliance on coal has been the subject of a few of my posts. Despite the “coal-free” days hype in the summer, the continued use of coal in winter goes unremarked. But the year-round economics for thermal [...]
While working on my new training offering, I have been reading about the very earliest days of electricity and reflecting on how some of the early trends of local electricity markets and de-centralisation are experiencing a renaissance. The 19th century saw a great many [...]
The 1 GW BritNed interconnector linking GB with the Netherlands has suffered another fault and is expected to be out of service until late April, meaning it has spent much of this winter out of action. In addition to contributing to a tight GB [...]
Last week saw some updates to the new UK Emissions Trading Scheme (“UK ETS”) which is set to replace the EU ETS which the UK left on 1 January when Brexit took effect. The Government has published participation guidance, and the Intercontinental Exchange has [...]
Last week saw the publication of a review by Conservative MP John Penrose into how the UK’s approach to competition and consumer issues could be improved, to strengthen consumer protections and stimulate competition. Penrose has previously called for existing sector-specific regulators such as Ofgem [...]