Last week, Ofgem published an open letter in which it carved out the organisation's objectives to reduce the average connection dates to the electricity grid. The pledge came as Jonathan Brearly opened Utility Week in Birmingham on 16th May, in…
Last week, Ofgem published its consultation response on the replacement of generating equipment under the Feed in Tariff (FIT) – click here to view. This consultation sought to address concerns regarding the impact of equipment replacement on FIT accreditation.…
Today, the Department for Transport (DfT) published their long-awaited Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP). Originally due for release in Spring, this plan sets out the government’s roadmap to tackle emissions across the entire transport sector. This plan should therefore cover all…
On 9th August the lights went out for approximately 1.1 million electricity customers. Electricity failed, and although the power outage was connected to a lightening strike, it was just one of many and represents an apparently rare and unexpected event.…
Last week Rebecca Thompson, Senior Policy Manager at ADBA, met with the Head of Biomass Electricity at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to discuss the Anaerobic Digestion sector. They discussed that new support for renewable electricity generation,…
We have submitted this week our second response to BEIS' consultation on the future for small-scale low-carbon generation. You can find the text in here: In the consultation, BEIS proposes larger electricity suppliers (>250,000 domestic electricity supply customers) offer small-scale generators…
Following BEIS's second consultation on small-scale low-carbon generation, this time focused on the proposal for a Smart Export Guarantee (SEG), ADBA has put together its views on the proposed scheme. You can consult our first draft by clicking here. We would…
As we set out towards the end of last year in our blog on network charing, Ofgem is changing the way in which they recover the costs of the networks used to transport electricity to homes, public organisations and businesses. These costs…
