It also expresses concern that widespread consensus on the importance of flexibility has not been matched by progress on integrating it into the energy system, and calls for clear target setting to focus uptake.
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In 2016 Ofgem called on DNOs to find new ways of speeding up the connection process, including flexible connections, active management, consortiums and enforcing progression milestones.
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“The financial opportunities for electric vehicles, flexibility options and low-carbon generation are massively volatile across scenarios.”
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Ofgem said the shortlist shows there is “strong competition” to own the link which will provide a guaranteed revenue stream for 20 years.
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The new body will be advised by an academic panel, an advisory panel and a group of four “expert leads”, headed by Chris Stark, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change.
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The round will allow companies bid to become owners of five transmission links to offshore windfarms, which have an estimated value of £2 billion in total and a generation capacity of 2.3GW.
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Regulatory uncertainty, lack of visibility on returns, and technical challenges are impeding investment in flexibility services to support Britain’s electricity network as more renewables come online, according to the Energy Transition Readiness Index, which was commissioned by power management company Eaton and Drax.
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Speaking at the launch of the Future Power System Architecture (FPSA) report Scott updated delegates on international developments which might impact the UK’s energy transition. He identified the forthcoming implementation of EU network codes and said “these are still coming in and they may have unintended consequences”.
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Without customer-focused charging management – aka “smart charging” – unmanaged charging practices, and the strain these place on electricity networks, could present a barrier to mass-market uptake, it argues.
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Baroness Bloomfield, a government whip in the House of Lords, made the confirmation in a debate on 24 February, in response to questioning from Conservative peer Lord Howell of Guildford on the government’s nuclear strategy.
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