EirGrid unveiled their new strategy for 2020 – 2025 at a blockbuster event last week in Dublin. Headlining the event was the legendary Brian Cox and the EirGrid choir who both made fantastic appearances. Amongst the glitz and the glam of it all however, there were serious announcements from EirGrid CEO, Mark Foley. He focused on increased investment in infrastructure and system services with the anticipated spend over the next 5 years to reach €2 billion. This infrastructure investment, EirGrid says, “is required to ensure that the grid is able to support 70% renewables by 2030”. Is this spend realistic? Our blog surveys the market to find out.
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Announcement
Capacity Investment Scheme boosted from 6GW to 32GW
From Cornwall Insight Australia's Energy Market Alerts service Last Friday, the Commonwealth announced a major boost to the Capacity Investment Scheme, with the scheme now expected to deliver 32GW (combination of 9GW firming capacity and 23GW renewable generation) – up from 6GW. Cornwall Insight Australia has released an Energy Market...
Low carbon generation
What’s in store? Our analysis of the co-location development pipeline
Amid underlying volatility in wholesale power prices, opportunities for access to wider flexibility revenue streams, and the impact of price cannibalisation, the case for co-location for renewable energy assets is growing. As part of Cornwall Insight’s Renewables Pipeline Tracker service, a case study is included in each report’s release based...
Commercial and market outlook
Capacity, reform, and unlawful strategies: 5 things that happened yesterday
Capacity, reform, and unlawful strategies: yesterday was a busy day for energy geekery. The developments encapsulate the shorter and longer term challenges and uncertainties present in the energy market presently: Read the full article here
Commercial and market outlook
Two thirds of energy industry professionals think the market needs to be drastically reformed
A survey conducted of over one hundred leading energy market professionals from across the investment and advisory community, by Cornwall Insight, from the attendees of its Financing Net Zero forum, has shown nearly two thirds (63%) of people working in the energy industry1 believe the UK market needs to be...
Low carbon generation
A collection of resources on net zero – Net Zero Week 2022
For Net Zero Week 2022, we released a range of resources to help you on your journey to net zero. For convenience, we have put them all together in a handy Resource Report. To read the full collection of resources, please log in to your account or sign up for...
Home supply and services
Windfall taxes are not the only solution to the energy crisis
The energy market is in a state of transition, with geopolitical concerns threatening to undermine energy security and subsequent wholesale energy rises pushing up bills. It is inevitable that policymakers will look at how best to deliver an affordable energy system for consumers. The temporary, targeted energy profits levy, or...
Commercial and market outlook
Cornwall Insight responds to the announcement of an Energy Bill in the Queen’s Speech
The Queen’s Speech this week included a much-anticipated announcement that an Energy Bill will be introduced at some point over the next parliamentary session. The Bill is a logical conclusion of policy development in the period since the net zero commitment was made in the summer of 2019. It accommodates...
Low carbon generation
CfD Allocation Round 4 – let the competition begin
2022 is set to hold what could be the largest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction to date, Allocation Round (AR) 4, with government aiming to secure around 12GW of new renewables through the scheme. It will see the re-introduction of Pot 1 technologies (“established” technologies such as onshore wind and...
