Customers
Heat
ENA launches best-practice guides for flexibility services
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has launched five best-practice guides designed to help distributed energy generators and local energy players with business planning and investment decisions.
Power
SP Energy Networks joins flexibility marketplace
SP Energy Networks will trial the Piclo Flexibility Marketplace in an effort to uncover where flexibility can be used across its networks.
Gas
Customer engagement group starts work
Wales & West Utilities' customer engagement group has met for the first time.
Power
SSEN carrying out power upgrade in Reading
Work by Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) to upgrade and strengthen the power supply in Reading has entered the next phase.
Gas
Bringing innovation to life: a whole-system approach
David Smith, chief executive of the Energy Networks Association (ENA), discusses the importance of a whole system energy approach and looks ahead to this year's Low Carbon Networks & Innovation Conference (LCNI) in Telford.
Power
The data revolution for asset management
Data is already shaping our world, but how we use it could revolutionise asset management. Phil Dingle, marketing director at Lucy Electric, discusses the issue.
Gas
NGN sets up customer engagement group
Northern Gas Networks has set up an independent customer engagement group.
Heat
How gamification can support the energy transition
Gamification enables companies to create customer experiences that take on game-like qualities - proving valuable in improving user-engagement across many industries. Northern Powergrid's innovation project manager, Andrew Webster, explores what makes game-playing a potential winner for the energy industry and explains how to harness this technology to benefit customers and the power network.
Policy & Regulation
NIC to carry out regulation study
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is to examine regulation of the UK's energy, telecoms and water industries.
Heat
Electricity flexibility project gets Ofgem green light
SP Energy Networks Project Fusion will get underway this month (October) after energy regulator Ofgem confirmed its funding for the scheme.
Gas
Cadent using ‘Gas Bots’ to carry out pipe repairs
Cadent is using innovative 'Gas-Bots' to carry out repairs to gas pipes in London.
Power
UK Power Networks announces 25 ‘flexibility first’ zones
UK Power Networks has announced ambitious plans to procure more than 100MW of flexibility services from distributed energy resources (DER).
Customers
EV project recognised by Ofgem
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has been awarded a discretionary reward of £300,000 from Ofgem's Low Carbon Networks Fund for its My Electric Avenue project.
Power
ENW to deliver upgrade in Manchester’s Northern Quarter
Engineers from Electricity North West have started an essential £15,000 power upgrade project in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Gas
Networks funding adjustment requests given green light
Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed that network companies can apply for additional allowances to cover extra costs in their price controls, which had not been forecast when they were agreed.
Power
AI could halve the number of power cuts
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help predict and prevent power cuts before they happen, potentially helping to halve the number of outages.
Power
Research shows EV take up remains low
New research carried out by Electricty North West shows that just two per cent of British drivers currently own an electric car.
Gas
Enabling the smart energy networks of the future
Dr Peter Couch, chief executive officer of the Joint Radio Company (JRC), highlights the importance of smart telecommunication technologies.
Gas
Understanding assets
Energy systems are changing and balancing the need to upgrade the networks for the future customer while maintaining the operational performance and affordability needed today is key. Ben Hargreaves reports.
Power
Online portal could boost renewable generation
UK Power Networks is testing a new online portal that could save as much in carbon emissions as planting a forest 2.5 times the size of the city of London every year and reduce costs by at least £1 million a year.
Power
Storm causes damage to electricity network in NI
Storm Ali has caused significant damage to the electricity network in Northern Ireland.
Power
Lake District scenery enhanced as power lines removed
Electricity North West is working to remove decades-old overhead power lines and electricity poles in the Lake District.
Heat
Creating certainty
Following the CMA's recent announcement recommending regulation of the heat network market, Jody Pittaway from SSE Enterprise Heat looks at why this is a welcome development for the industry.
Gas
Embracing change
Akshay Kaul, director of network price controls at Ofgem, speaks exclusively to Network editor Alec Peachey about the regulator's stakeholder engagement incentive and a range of other subjects including RIIO2, innovation and the future energy system.
Customers
Making networks tick
Maxine Frerk, director at Grid Edge Policy and former senior partner networks at Ofgem, looks at the subject of network charging.
Customers
WPD to deploy new software from Smarter Grid Solutions
Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) has agreed a new enterprise licence deal with Western Power Distribution (WPD), which will see the network operator deploy ANM Strata software across its entire network area.
Heat
SP Energy Networks to create new online energy marketplace
SP Energy Networks are planning to work with Fife Council and other partners, to create a new online energy marketplace to trade people's electricity.
Customers
WPD carrying out pole upgrade
A project to upgrade low voltage poles that have been in place since 1956 on the Isles of Scilly is being carried out by Western Power Distribution.
Gas
Ofgem visits SGN’s Paisley depot
SGN recently welcomed visitors from energy regulator Ofgem to its Paisley depot.
Gas
The pillars of policy
How do you create infrastructure policy in an uncertain world? A recent roundtable discussion hosted by Network and National Grid sought to find out. Tom Grimwood was there.
Power
Two-year anniversary for 105 power cut number
The free 105 power cut number continues to perform well with figures showing that it has been used more than three million times since it was launched two years ago today (6 September).
Downloads
How E.ON. is helping the City of London become a zero emissions city
Discover Citigen. Deep in the heart of our bustling capital
Downloads
Network explains heat networks
Commonplace in Europe and gaining in popularity here
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How E.ON. is helping the City of London become a zero emissions city
Discover Citigen. Deep in the heart of our bustling capital, E.ON. has created a hidden power station that can heat, cool and power the businesses of the future.