energy regulation News
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Obama nominates Colo. energy regulator to FERC
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated the former head of Colorado's Public Utilities Commission to chair the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Ronald Binz sat on Colorado's utilities commission from 2007 to 2011 and helped oversee efforts to reduce Colorado's reliance on coal-fired utility plants and increase the state's use of renewable energy. He previously served as the state's ...
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UK energy regulator fines National Grid GBP 41.6m for gas metering breaches
UK energy regulator Ofgem has fined National Grid £41.6 million for a breach of competition law that restricted the development of competition in the domestic gas meter market. The decision demonstrates Ofgem’s commitment to taking action where there is evidence that a company has acted in a way that restricts competition and harms customers. Ofgem’s Chairman, Sir John Mogg, said: “Ofgem has ...
By Ofgem
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Changes to Scottish Energy-Efficiency Regulations
In September last year new regulations were brought into effect in Scotland. These regulations relate to the energy performance of large non-domestic buildings, and what can be done to improve them. The Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-domestic Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2016 applies to non-domestic buildings of more than 1000sqm. Owners who wish to sell or lease their property will ...
By Flex7 Ltd
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Duke Energy continues to rise in solar electricity rankings
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) continues to move up the solar energy charts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) In the recent Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) utility rankings, Duke Energy was ranked eighth among holding companies in the United States for total solar capacity. Among individual utilities, Duke Energy Progress in North Carolina and South Carolina ...
By Duke Energy
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Blockchain in Energy: Evolution or Revolution?
Transformative disruption within the energy system from energy blockchain is only achievable if there are new regulatory frameworks and a willingness for consumers to engage, finds a new paper presented recently by the World Energy Council.Through a series of 39 interviews with key global leaders across the energy sector, regulators and think tanks actively engaged in the blockchain space, the ...
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Plans for tough new energy market manipulation penalties
Anyone found guilty of rigging wholesale gas and electricity prices could face up to two years in jail under proposals being put forward by Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey. These laws would give UK energy regulators new powers to prosecute people suspected of abusing the energy market. Under the new laws, it would be a criminal offence to fix the price of energy at an artificial ...
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SSEN Announces Ground-Breaking Innovation Project to Inform the Future of Local Energy Systems
Leading network operator, Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), has joined together with key local and industry partners to launch Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire), one of the most wide-ranging and holistic smart grid trials ever conducted in the UK. The launch follows confirmation that the £40 million project, which will test electricity network flexibility models and markets ...
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EU Council reach deal on energy unbundling
Meeting in Luxembourg on 6 June, the EU energy ministers struck a deal on how to separate gas and electricity supply and production activities from network operations. This 'unbundling' was called for in the Energy Policy for Europe Action Plan endorsed by the 2007 Spring European Council. This is clearly in the interest of European consumers trying to cope with rising energy prices, as it helps ...
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Commission welcomes substantial progress in the Council for the internal energy market package
Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs welcomed the progress made by the Council on the Internal Market Package, as seen in the Portuguese Presidency's Progress Report, adopted today in the Energy Council. The report indicates that 'a significant number' of Member States agree that ownership unbundling is necessary, whereas only 'some' remain to be convinced. The report also indicates that all ...
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WRI experts on Asia`s clean energy future
Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond. From June 22-24, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) will co-host the premiere knowledge-sharing platform for clean energy investment in Asia, the 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF). Taking place in Manila, Philippines, ...
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Boulder County, Colorado to update solar energy code regulations
The Boulder County Planning Commission, Boulder County, Colorado, has been reported to consider proposing a Land Use Code (LDC) amendments for updating the county’s existing rules and regulations towards solar energy systems, allowing installation of solar systems on private and public properties in unincorporated lands in the county. According to The Land Use Department staff, the proposed ...
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Boulder County, Colorado to update solar energy code regulations
The Boulder County Planning Commission, Boulder County, Colorado, has been reported to consider proposing a Land Use Code (LDC) amendments for updating the county’s existing rules and regulations towards solar energy systems, allowing installation of solar systems on private and public properties in unincorporated lands in the county. According to The Land Use Department staff, the proposed ...
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Smarter Business Welcomes Small Business Energy Market Review
Energy regulator Ofgem will be launching a review of the small business energy market this year to protect microbusinesses from being ripped off. The Competition & Markets Authority estimates that small businesses are overpaying on energy by £500 million a year, with suppliers making four times the margin on small businesses than they do on large customers. The UK has energy regulations ...
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Stronger powers for the EU Energy Agency
The Industry Committee is insisting that the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - proposed as part of the energy package - should have regulatory powers, contrary to the Commission's original plan. In Wednesday's vote on three related first-reading reports, overwhelming majorities on the committee backed a strong decision-making role for the Agency. The Commission, in its original ...
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CapREG: Three years promoting renewable energy in Southeast Asia and Latin America through capacity building
Last week in Vietnam the Renewables Academy AG (RENAC) ran the seminar “Bankability of Renewable Energy Projects”. This was the last in a successful series of face-to-face seminars which were held as part of the capacity building programme CapREG - Capacity Development on Renewable Energy and Grid Integration. RENAC is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, ...
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Commission approves regulatory regime for the Austrian section of the Nabucco gas pipeline
The Commission has approved an exemption of the Austrian section of the Nabucco natural gas pipeline from regulated third party access in line with EU legislation. However, it has requested the Austrian energy regulator to include additional safeguards regarding future capacity allocation, in order to ensure that the planned pipeline will have a positive effect on competition. 'The Commission ...
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UK Government launches consultation for streamlining Display Energy Certificate regulations
The Government has today announced proposals which could see radical changes to the requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DECs) that are mandatory for approximately 54,000 public buildings throughout England and Wales. Like most early news the tendency is to think of the most extreme scenario, in this case entirely scrapping the requirement for Display Energy Certificates (DECs). In the ...
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Ofgem and Government Pave the Way to a Smarter, More Flexible Energy System
November 15, 2016 -- Ofgem and the UK Government are asking for views on developing a smarter, more flexible and user-friendly energy system which could lower the energy bills of Great Britain's homes and businesses. A wealth of innovative technologies and services could deliver substantial savings, improve the reliability of GB's electricity supply and support the move to a low carbon energy ...
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Online estimator shows businesses potential impact of electricity charging shake-up
Inprova Energy has launched a free online tool to help UK businesses evaluate how major changes to electricity distribution charging may impact their bills. On 1 April 2018 energy regulator Ofgem is introducing DCP228, which will shake-up the way Distribution Use of System (DUoS) charges are calculated. DUoS charges are made by the regional Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) for the ...
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New National Regulatory Research Institute Paper Challenges FERC to Adopt More Prudent Regulation in the Face of a Changing Energy Landscape
A new paper calls for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to re-assess its long-established theories of regulation. Whither the FERC?: Overcoming the Existential Threat to Its Magic Pricing Formula through Prudent Regulation, by Carl Pechman, PhD, takes a critical look at the agency's ability to adapt to overall industry changes and the evolving nature of utility customers. Pechman, ...
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