Storage
Final 5MW goes live at UK’s largest council-owned battery storage site
The final 5MW of battery storage at South Somerset District Council’s ground-breaking site at Fideoak Mill in Taunton has been commissioned by Kiwi Power.
Energy Efficiency
ACEEE calls for inclusion of efficiency scores in real estate listings
Including home energy efficiency scores in online real estate listings would help buyers to buy more-efficient homes with lower energy costs - ACEEE.
News
Reaching net zero could be too cheap to meter or too...
Overall, if the paths to net zero are taken, significant upfront investment will have to be made over a sustained period and at the moment there is not the market signals to make this happen.
Energy Efficiency
Efficiency sector could fuel the US economy with 666,000 new jobs
A package of federal investments in energy efficiency would stimulate the US economy and create 660,000 jobs through 2023, according to ACEEE.
Features and Analysis
Ed’s note: The long Sunday, consumers and technology
What impact has a move to remote working had on domestic energy bills? How does this impact utility business and what does this mean for digitalisation and the adoption of technology? Editor Claire Volkwyn is contemplating these questions in her latest ed's note.
Smart Grid
Social Energy and UKPN partner on UK smart grid development
Social Energy has launched a project to support UK Power Networks’ development of the smart grid in London, the South East and East of England.
Energy Efficiency
EIB backs Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II
In Italy, FIEE SGR has launched its second fund – the Italian Energy Efficiency Fund II (FIEE II) with the help of the European Investment Bank.
Smart Meters
SMUD and Landis+Gyr sign exclusive five-year smart metering contract
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has agreed to an exclusive five-year smart metering contract with Landis+Gyr as the utility's exclusive smart meter provider.
Renewable Energy
Innovative pandemic safety solutions for offshore wind workforce lauded
The G+ Global Offshore Wind Health & Safety Organisation has recognised five organisations for innovative operational safety initiatives.
Customer Services & Management
US: SMUD is overpaying rooftop solar customers says study
The study found that the value of solar is 7 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in 2020 and steadily declines through 2030, as additional solar hits the market.
