The report finds that policy is frequently not designed from the perspective of the energy user and the result is often a patchwork of overlapping, poorly coordinated and confusing policy choices.
ADE report highlights customer confusion over energy policy Read More »
In a report released today ADE has called for a guarantee on future heat connection capacity to reduce the risk for investors, lower business rates for heat networks to match those for electricity and gas networks, and an expansion of the role of the Department for Energy and Climate Change’s Heat Networks Delivery Unit.
ADE sets out policy roadmap for heat networks Read More »
The market study announcement coincided with Government survey results which revealed heat network customers on average pay £100 less than gas customers and enjoy similar satisfaction and reliability.
ADE welcomes CMA study into heat networks Read More »
Cadent is carrying out essential work in St Andrew’s Street South, Bury St Edmunds, to replace the old gas mains with tough new pipes.
Ageing gas mains being replaced in Bury St Edmunds Read More »
New technology being developed by UK Power Networks and Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) will see AI and ‘big data’ used to improve network reliability.
AI could halve the number of power cuts Read More »
Actavo says that the move will enhance the services it currently offers to clients in the UK and Ireland as well as further afield, bringing specialist capabilities in design engineering, field services, geographic information systems and, crucially fibre optic technologies for energy networks.
Actavo makes US acquisition Read More »
The network operator says its five year long Northern Isles New Energy Solutions (NINES) project has shown the ability of smart grids to operate reliably with high levels of renewable penetration.
Active network management triumph in Shetlands smart grid scheme Read More »
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks’ (SSEN) substation, located on Great Northern Road in Woodside, is now a vibrant feature of the area following a partnership between Kittybrewster School pupils, older members of the local community and London-based Artmongers.
Aberdeen substation transformed Read More »
Researchers from the University of Bath have called for a “rapid rethink” on smart meters.
Academics call for a rethink on smart meters Read More »
Private sector heat network operators have voiced concerns that rapid deployment will exacerbate the current problems with the quality of design and implementation of schemes in comparison to those in continental Europe.
Accelerated deployment could exacerbate design issues, warns heat industry Read More »
