National Grid agrees £630m sale of electricity system operator to UK government
National Grid has reached an agreement with the UK government to sell its Electricity System Operator (ESO) for £630 million.
National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO)
Sumitomo starts construction of cable factory in Scottish Highlands
Japanese firm Sumitomo Electric held a ground breaking ceremony for its £350 million subsea cable factory on the Cromarty Firth after it was named as a "preferred bidder" for a contract with SSE.
UK fast-tracks wind power cable to address grid deficiencies
Ofgem approved £2 billion in funding for a subsea cable to transmit wind power from Scotland to England.
ESO calls for £58bn investment in UK electricity grid
ESO proposes a new 'North to South electrical spine' connecting Peterhead to Merseyside
All Winser advice accepted amid UK pledge to speed up grid connections
Government has accepted ‘all’ advice from a recent report aiming to halve the time taken to build new transmission, while boosting efforts to connect new energy projects.
New Ofgem rules to clear ‘zombie projects’ from grid queue
Ofgem has announced new measures to speed up grid connections and eject slow-moving developments will come into force before the end of this month.
Plans to offer grid ‘amnesty’ for up to 8GW of projects
Ofgem and National Grid have set out plans to free up to 8GW of grid connection capacity from slow-moving developers, without incurring penalties.
The Megawatt Hour – Episode 6: Energy storage in a 100% renewable grid
The Megawatt Hour is the latest podcast boxset brought to you by Energy Voice Out Loud in paid partnership with BDO. This monthly series examines how energy storage technologies are reshaping, reinforcing and recharging energy markets in the UK and around the globe.
UK will speed up grid connections to boost clean power capacity
The UK’s grid operator will reform the way power generators apply to connect to the system to make it easier and faster to ramp up renewable capacity.
Zenobē starts up Europe’s largest grid-connected battery
Developer Zenobē hailed a major milestone for the firm and the country as it switched on a new 100MW battery site in Merseyside.
SSE argues to defer ‘unprecedented’ £500m Covid-19 bill
SSE has argued for the deferment of a £500 million industry bill caused by a lack of energy demand during the coronavirus pandemic.