Tuesday, 09 June 2020
by Mike Bond
Electricity prices took a Spring Bank Holiday rollercoaster
An unpredictable combination of factors on the electricity markets led to a prolonged period of negative electricity prices over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend. Those consumers with flexible supply contracts enjoyed negative commodity prices for most of Saturday and again on the Sunday morning, Tuesday, 02 June 2020
by Ben Ablewhite
Electricity generators paid to switch off
Historically low demand on the electricity grid caused by the COVID-19 lockdown has driven National Grid to look for more ways to balance supply and demand, resulting in the launch of a new scheme paying generators to switch off. Tuesday, 12 May 2020
by Thomas Wilkins
Easy periodic data submission for the RHI
Are you a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme participant? Do you struggle with your regular data submissions that are required to fulfil the obligations of the Scheme? Are you checking to make sure the readings are in line with your expectations? Wednesday, 06 May 2020
by Max Knowles
Electricity generators may be asked to turn off at short notice
National Grid has asked Ofgem for permission to instruct embedded generators to turn off at short notice in time for the bank holiday this Friday (08 May). This proposed amendment to the Grid Supply Code is a last resort to help balance the grid supply and demand, in reaction to unprecedented Tuesday, 28 April 2020
by Sophie Archer
The burning question about refurbs
Have you got a combustion plant over 1 MW input on site? Has it been replaced or had its burner upgraded since the 20 December 2018? Then you may need to comply with the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) regulations to stay compliant with the EA. Thursday, 23 April 2020
by Ryan Ward
How to secure a tariff guarantee
The most recent Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariff degression occurred on the 31 March 2020, reducing the tariff on ground/water source heat pumps (over 100 kWth) by 10% and the next potential degression will be on the 30 June 2020. Thursday, 09 April 2020
by Thomas Wilkins
The clock is ticking on RHI applications
If your project is still a work in progress, or even just an idea, is there enough time to complete an RHI application before time runs out? Thursday, 26 March 2020
by Jenny Beynon
Saving money on your export electricity contract
When Fullcircle Energy become one of our fully account managed customers we discovered that another broker had negotiated an export contract with a large commission. We worked with them to secure an alternative contract and save them £7,000 per year for their exported electricity. Tuesday, 17 March 2020
by Mike Bond
Environment Agency clamps down on temporary permissions to combust
Since the 20 December 2018, the Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) has been applicable to all prospective operators of combustion plants over 1 MWth input until either 2025 or 2030, with exemption to plants commissioned prior to this date. For all applicable plants in both the present and the Tuesday, 03 March 2020
by Mike Bond
