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Energy & Grid Management
ConEd announces $1.3 billion New York summer pandemic resilience plan
US mega-utility Con Edison (ConEd) has announced its 2020 summer resilience and energy efficiency plan for New York state.
Policy & Regulation
UK: energy bills to increase by £50 million as fixed tariffs...
Almost half a million households could see their energy bills rise by a combined total of £50 million despite economic pressures caused by COVID-19.
Policy & Regulation
Bringing blockchain to India’s power consumers
Electricity distributor BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has partnered with Power Ledger, a specialist in blockchain-based renewable energy trading, to install a large-scale peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading trial in Delhi, India.
Policy & Regulation
UK lockdown could cost consumers an extra £52 million a week
The UK's national shutdown to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections could cost the consumer an additional £52 million ($61 million) a week on household energy bills as an estimated 16.8 million people stay at home.
Policy & Regulation
UK’s poorest households pay triple for energy compared to better-offs
Lower-income households are paying as much as three times more for energy in terms of percentage of disposable income, than their most affluent neighbours.
Policy & Regulation
Ofgem locked consumers into paying more for longer – report
The UK's electricity network companies have provided a good service under Ofgem’s regulation says Britain's National Audit Office, however, the cost to consumers has been greater than it should have been.
Energy & Grid Management
UK ESO embarks on world’s first-of-a-kind approach to grid stability
UK's National has agreed on contracts with five parties, in what it says is a world-first approach to managing the stability of the electricity system.
Energy & Grid Management
UK’s largest sector most at risk of dirty tricks – report
1.5 million British businesses face a greater risk of having their energy supply disconnected than the average household
Policy & Regulation
Ofgem’s tougher price controls to limit network owner revenue
The price controls set the revenue framework defining expected returns for network owners from charges to consumers.
