Interesting links, articles, news and blog posts sent out to members on 20/12/24.
Corporate report: Statutory security of supply report: 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Ofgem
19 December 2024. Annual report to Parliament on the supply of electricity, gas and oil to meet the demands of consumers in Great Britain:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-security-of-supply-report-2024
News: Labour to reform energy regulator to give more protections after bills crisis – The Independent Online
19 December 2024, Alex Daniel. Energy consumers minister Miatta Fahnbulleh said the Government will review Ofgem and has ‘learned from the energy crisis’ of 2022:
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour-ofgem-government-energy-bills-ed-miliband-b2666879.html
Accredited official statistics: Energy Trends: December 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
19 December 2024. ‘Energy Trends’ is a quarterly bulletin containing statistics on all major aspects of energy in the UK:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/energy-trends-december-2024
Article: National Grid sets out ‘unprecedented’ £35 billion investment plans – AJ Bell
18 December 2024. National Grid PLC laid out proposals to invest up to £35 billion in its electricity transmission network between 2026 and 2031:
Research and analysis: Energy and emissions projections: 2023 to 2050 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
17 December 2024. Projections of energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation from 2023 to 2050:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-and-emissions-projections-2023-to-2050
Policy paper: Hydrogen strategy update to the market: December 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
17 December 2024. An update on the UK hydrogen strategy and policy progress:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hydrogen-strategy-update-to-the-market-december-2024
Open consultation: Capacity Market: proposals to modernise Rules and improve participation and delivery assurance of consumer-led flexibility –
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
16 December 2024. Views sought on proposed changes to the Capacity Market to modernise Capacity Market Rules and improve the participation and delivery assurance of consumer-led flexibility (via Demand Side Response mechanisms). This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 17 February 2025:
Research and analysis: Capacity Market: 10-year review (2019 to 2024) – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
16 December 2024. A review of the Capacity Market during the last 5 years of operation. This is the second 5-year review of the Capacity Market for the period 2019 to 2024:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capacity-market-10-year-review-2019-to-2024
Consultation: Ofgem’s proposed Forward Work Programme for 2025 and 2026 – Ofgem
16 December 2024. Ofgem are consulting on their proposed Forward Work Programme for 2025 and 2026. They would welcome views from people with an interest in the proposed work programme for the year ahead; particularly those from the energy industry, consumer groups and charities. Ofgem would also welcome responses from other stakeholders and the public. You can respond to this consultation by emailing your submission to FWP@Ofgem.gov.uk by 17:00, Monday, 10 February 2025:
Report – Value for Money: Public chargepoints for electric vehicles – National Audit Office
13 December 2024. This report examines whether the Department for Transport (DfT) is achieving value for money in the rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure:
Link: https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/public-chargepoints-for-electric-vehicles/
Policy paper: Clean Power 2030 Action Plan – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
13 December 2024. This action plan sets out a pathway to a clean power system by 2030:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-power-2030-action-plan
Policy paper: Review of electricity market arrangements (REMA): autumn update, 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
13 December 2024. This document provides an update on the REMA programme:
Press release: Government sets out plan for new era of clean electricity –
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
13 December 2024. Government delivers on the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change to build an energy system that can bring down bills for households and businesses for good:
Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-plan-for-new-era-of-clean-electricity
Article: Miliband unveils new powers to approve large wind farms – BBC News Online
13 December 2024, Esme Stallard. The government has unveiled plans to give ministers the final say on approving large onshore wind farms rather than leaving decisions to local councils, where opposition has often been fierce:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx27wppegddo
Article: Plans for energy tariffs with no standing charges – BBC News Online
12 December 2024, Kevin Peachey. Energy firms will be forced to offer customers tariffs with no standing charges, under a proposed shake-up of bills by regulator Ofgem:
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vrw4z2y59o
Press release: Contracts signed for UK’s first carbon capture projects in Teesside – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
10 December 2024. New chapter for the UK’s clean industry as financial close reached for East Coast Cluster site projects:
Corporate report: Contracts for Difference and Capacity Market scheme update 2024 – Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
10 December 2024. Annual update to Parliament on the progress made by government on the policy mechanisms implemented under the Electricity Market Reform programme:
News: Octopus, National Grid team up for grid connection solutions – Current News
9 December 2024, Kit Million Ross. The UK’s largest electricity supplier, Octopus Energy, has joined forces with National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED) and other industry partners to help speed the grid connection process:
Link: https://www.current-news.co.uk/octopus-national-grid-team-up-for-grid-connection-solutions/