Latest blogs
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Regulation and policy
Hanging in the balance – Ofgem’s latest proposals on protecting customer credit and RO payments
Ofgem has published a consultation setting out its latest proposal to deal with the risks – and costs – of supplier failure. This forms part of a broader piece of work on increasing the financial resilience of suppliers and curbing the costs passed on to all customers after a supplier…
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Home supply and services
A Q&A with our price cap specialist, Principal Consultant Dr Craig Lowrey
We recently held an interview with our price cap specialist, Principal Consultant Dr Craig Lowrey. This discussed recent concerns over the price cap, what makes these predictions useful for domestic and non-domestic consumers and more. Dr Craig Lowrey has over 25 years’ experience in the energy sector, building upon academic…
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E-mobility and low carbon
Another one bites the dust: Plug-in car grant ends
Last week the government announced the plug-in car grant scheme for electric vehicles (EVs) closed, having previously confirmed funding until 2022-23. Why? Well, the government stated it would allow it to concentrate funding towards what it called the main barriers to the EV transition, including public charging and supporting the…
Chart of the week
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Regulation and policy
What’s the story…Oxera publishes findings on Ofgem’s regulatory performance
On 6 May, Ofgem published a report on the findings of an independent review undertaken by Oxera and commissioned by Ofgem’s Board into the root causes of the recent supplier failure. In this ‘Chart of the week’, we look at how the report assesses the performance of Ofgem in meeting…
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Commercial and market outlook
Australian gas prices have recently coupled with European spot. Will linkage persist post-2023?
Last year it was difficult to imagine that spot gas prices in Australia would hit unprecedented levels of more than $40-50/GJ, with AEMO capping the DWGM price at $40/GJ. By comparison, the DWGM only averaged $5.10/GJ last year. As was mentioned by Energy Market Intelligence Manager Mohsin Ali in the…
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Low carbon generation
BSUoS charges: What goes up…
Balancing Service Use of System (BSUoS) charges have continued to be the dominant driver of Third-Party Charge increases in recent months, with costs remaining elevated since last autumn. In this ‘Chart of the week’, we present a view of past monthly BSUoS charges and expectations for future costs on a…
Latest podcasts
Insight papers
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Low carbon generation
The UK and the energy transition. Leading the way?
Contributors from Womble Bond Dickinson: Richard Cockburn, Chris Towner, Matt Lewy, Anthony Alderman, Vicki Redman, Simon Hughes, Sebastian Briggs, Lisa Rushton, Belton Zeigle The United Kingdom is well placed to play a key role in global efforts to dramatically reduce carbon emissions over the coming decades. An urgent need to…
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Business supply and services
Addressing the cost of electrification
This report outlines the challenges that energy intensive industries (EIIs) face in decarbonising their heat supply, (currently dominated by natural gas) by switching to grid-supplied electricity. The paper has been sponsored by the Confederation for Paper Industries (CPI) and therefore has a particular focus. However, many of the challenges highlighted…
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Low carbon generation
Future-proofing energy market design: the net zero challenge
With climate change high on the agenda, many countries are looking at decarbonising their electricity generation and incorporating more renewable generation into their electricity systems. This research snapshot focuses on energy market design in Great Britain (GB), Ireland and Australia, considering what is being done to adapt to the changing…
Innovations
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Innovations
The Greater Manchester Local Energy Market – what is it?
Cornwall Insight is part of the Greater Manchester Local Energy Market (GMLEM), a project which is creating a modern energy system across the city. This world-leading scheme led by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) involves 11 key partners, and is a key part of the GMCA’s plans for decarbonisation. Greater…
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Innovations
Rewire-NW project
The Rewire-NW project was launched in spring 2020. Led by Pure Leapfrog, the project is developing plans to create a range of business models to implement locally-focused energy projects, leading the town of Warrington towards Net Zero. Rewire-NW is a forward-looking and innovative project that aims to connect Warrington using…
