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- Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:15 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Government publishes Future Homes Standard response
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- Views: 3721
Government publishes Future Homes Standard response
The Government has published its response to the 2019 Future Homes Standard consultation. From 2025, new homes will not be built with fossil-fuel heating, and will be future-proofed, so that no further energy-efficiency work will be needed for them to become zero carbon. The role of local authoritie...
- Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:12 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: News: Switch2 welcomes improved standards for UK heat networks
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- Views: 2860
News: Switch2 welcomes improved standards for UK heat networks
[Published 24 January 2021] Switch2 Energy has welcomed publication of the new CIBSE CP1 (2020) Heat Networks Code of Practice, which will drive further improvements in the planning, design, development, commissioning and operation of UK district and community heating schemes. The second edition of ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:38 am
- Forum: Surveys
- Topic: ALEO Showcase
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3372
ALEO Showcase
There is a huge amount of work undertaken by Local authorities in delivering Government funded schemes. The aim of this survey is to understand and collate information in order to showcase this at the next ALEO Conference and share with BEIS and other partner organisations. It would be great if you ...
- Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Policy paper: Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future
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- Views: 2826
Policy paper: Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future
[Published 14 December 2020] Energy white paper setting out how the UK will clean up its energy system and reach net zero emissions by 2050. The energy white paper builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten point plan - please click on https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-ten-point-plan-for-a-gree...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:27 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: EST: OFGEM Energy Redress Scheme awards over £2m to charities supporting vulnerable energy customers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2113
EST: OFGEM Energy Redress Scheme awards over £2m to charities supporting vulnerable energy customers
[Published Tuesday 12 January 2021] Energy Saving Trust announced today, that 10 charities have been successful in securing over £2 million of funding in the latest round of the Energy Industry Voluntary Redress Scheme (Energy Redress Scheme). Managed and delivered by the Energy Saving Trust on beh...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:19 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem response to the government’s Energy White Paper
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2052
Ofgem response to the government’s Energy White Paper
[Published 14th December 2020] Jonathan Brearley, chief executive of Ofgem, comments on today’s publication of the Government’s Energy White Paper: "We welcome the government’s Energy White Paper which sets out an ambitious programme to build a fairer, greener energy system. Ofgem will continue to w...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:16 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem: EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited agrees to pay £6 million for breaching wholesale energy market regulation
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1899
Ofgem: EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited agrees to pay £6 million for breaching wholesale energy market regulation
[Published 16th December 2020] From September 2017 to March 2020, EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) Limited (EDF ETG) regularly sent misleading signals to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) about the capabilities of its generation plant, Ofgem monitoring has found. EDF ETG submitted t...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:11 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem confirms approach to boosting green and smart investment in local grids
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- Views: 1850
Ofgem confirms approach to boosting green and smart investment in local grids
[Published 17th December 2020] Ofgem has confirmed its methodology for setting the next price controls for Great Britain’s local electricity distribution networks, known as RIIO-ED2, which run for five years from April 2023. This follows last week’s confirmation of the major investment programmes f...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:04 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: OFGEM: Record £348 million in support provided to vulnerable consumers through the WHD
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1704
OFGEM: Record £348 million in support provided to vulnerable consumers through the WHD
[Published 18th December 2020] Ofgem has published its annual report on the Warm Home Discount (WHD) showing that vulnerable customers benefited from over £348m of support from suppliers last winter (2). Suppliers paid £140 rebate to over 2.2 million vulnerable customers such as low income pensioner...
- Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:56 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Changes to the domestic RHI regulations: government response
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- Views: 1511
Changes to the domestic RHI regulations: government response
[Published 11 January 2021] The Changes to the domestic RHI Regulations notice requested industry views on: proposed changes to the ’12 month rule’ to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on certain consumers. This is the rule that accreditation applications to the scheme have to be made within 12 months...
- Thu Jan 07, 2021 12:27 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: ESN Annual Marketplace: Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP to give keynote speech
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2193
ESN Annual Marketplace: Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP to give keynote speech
[6 January 2021] The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, Minister of State at the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will be giving the keynote speech on 26 January as part of the Electricity Storage Network (ESN) Annual Marketplace three-day event taking place on 26 - 28 January, 2021. T...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:59 am
- Forum: Current Consultations
- Topic: Green Heat Network Fund: proposals for the scheme design
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2412
Green Heat Network Fund: proposals for the scheme design
[Pubilshed 30 November, Updated 8 December 2020] We are seeking views on how we should design the proposed Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) scheme. The GHNF is a capital grant funding programme which is intended to help new and existing heat networks to move to low and zero carbon technologies. Its ob...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 8:48 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem: 'Know your rights' video promoted through social channels
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3050
Ofgem: 'Know your rights' video promoted through social channels
[Published 15th December, 2020] Ofgem have launched a short ‘Know your rights’ video on its social channels to explain the new winter energy protections that came into force on 15th December). Ofgem are publicising the protections through the following channels: Twitter https://twitter.com/ofgem/sta...
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:19 pm
- Forum: Current Consultations
- Topic: Friendly reminder: Your response to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1537
Re: Friendly reminder: Your response to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
This consultation has now been extended until 8th January, 2020
- Fri Dec 18, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: UKGBC - Guide to support LAs in tackling the Climate Emergency
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2812
UKGBC - Guide to support LAs in tackling the Climate Emergency
[Published 24 November 2020] As part of the Accelerator Cities programme funded by EIT Climate-KIC, the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched an interactive map designed to showcase leading local authority policies and programmes which address domestic energy efficiency. The first is the Re...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:05 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Live online event on 15 December: Ofgem’s Strategy and Forward Work Programme
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4207
Live online event on 15 December: Ofgem’s Strategy and Forward Work Programme
Ofgem’s Strategy: Green, Fair Future Ofgem have announced a live online event for attendees to hear about their plans for the next year and beyond, and how they are transforming to deliver a green, fair future. The event will be held on the 15th December, 10:00 – 11:15. Speakers include Ofgem's CEO...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Guidance: Regulations: heat networks (metering and billing)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4021
Guidance: Regulations: heat networks (metering and billing)
[Last updated 27 November 2020] Heat networks account for only a small proportion of UK heating systems. As a result, their locations were unrecorded and their operation was unregulated until 2014. The purpose of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations (‘the Regulations’), which came int...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:29 pm
- Forum: Current Consultations
- Topic: Friendly reminder: Your response to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1537
Friendly reminder: Your response to the consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes
Thank you to all of you who have already responded to the consultation https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/improving-the-energy-performance-of-privately-rented-homes on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales. A friendly reminder to those who haven’t r...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:22 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: National Infrastructure Strategy Presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3566
National Infrastructure Strategy Presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer
More information: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/938539/NIS_Report_Web_Accessible.pdf?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--3n-Lsne1KiaP-OkdZ77xUu6yanBczqISi0FuPUUy3bC2jcixOrCbp3K6ZBKp1uLsYGa7U [Published November 2020] ...
- Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:17 pm
- Forum: UK National News and Announcements
- Topic: Ofgem consults on COVID-19 costs in energy price cap
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2832
Ofgem consults on COVID-19 costs in energy price cap
For more information: https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/ofgem-consults-covid-19-costs-energy-price-cap [Published 20 Nov 2020] Ofgem is consulting on proposals to amend the default tariff price cap’s ‘Adjustment Allowance’ from April 1 2021 to account for the impact of COVID-19 on th...