Cisco invests in UK smart grid future
The PNDC comprises bespoke testing, demonstration and simulation facilities for power network technologies.
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Citizens Advice calls for automatic compensation for network customers
In a new report, the charity says customers were paid around £5.4 million in compensation by gas and electricity distribution networks in 2015/16, but should have received at least £2.2 million more.
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Citizens Advice calls on networks to return “unjustified profits”
Research carried out by Citizens Advice last year concluded network companies are set to receive £7.5 billion over the current RIIO price controls. This amounts to an average of £285 per household, over eight years.
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Citizens Advice urges Ofgem to tackle network debt costs
In its response to a consultation on the RIIO2 price controls, the charity said Ofgem is currently being prevented from doing so by the two outlying companies whose debt portfolios are more expensive than others.
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Citizens Advice wants Ofgem to cut network profits by an extra £4.1bn
Energy regulator Ofgem has already signalled that network companies should expect around £5bn in reduced profits in the next set of price controls. The new analysis by Citizens Advice suggests that the regulator can and should go further, resulting in a total saving to consumers of £9.1bn.
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City of London to get power boost
The company is currently installing modern technology so that a range of businesses and properties in Fenchurch Street, Monument, Farringdon and Bank will benefit.
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Clark gives go-ahead to energy-from-waste plant
The North London Waste Authority has been granted a development consent order to replace an existing energy-from-waste facility with a new plant which, unlike the old one, will produce heat as well as power.
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Clark leaves BEIS
His colleague Claire Perry has also left the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) following the arrival of new prime minister Boris Johnson.
Change voltage and frequency limits for power system transformation, says academic
Discussing next steps for government and industry following the launch of the Future Power System Architecture (FPSA) report, Taylor, who heads up the National Centre for Energy Systems Integration at Newcastle University, pointed to voltage and frequency limits as an easy target for rapid change.
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Chapman joins CIGRE UK executive committee
He joins a team of sector leaders to head up the planning of CIGRE’s work in the UK.
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