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UTILITY WEEK | 25TH SEPTEMBER - 1ST OCTOBER 2015 | 9 Community ECCC INQUIRIES Ahead of official announcements, Angus McNeil, chair of the Environment and Climate Change Committee Select Committee confirmed at Utility Week's House of Common's reception the themes that committee inquiries would focus on under his leadership: • home energy efficiency and demand reduction; • investor confidence in the UK energy system; • low-carbon network infrastructure. Short-term inquiries will also address the winter margin and the outcomes of the UN climate change talks in Paris this December. Basil Scarsella, chief executive UKPN and chairman, Energy Networks Association "There's a lot to be proud of when we look back, but importantly we also need to look forward. When we look forward, there are massive challenges that face the industry, and face the networks." Angus MacNeil, chair, Environment and Climate Change Committee "There is still no cer- tainty from Decc after the announcements in June as to what is going to happen next and investors will still wonder what the next step is. It's a surprise the Tory government is risking private investment." • Environment and Climate Change Committee chair Angus MacNeil expressed concern that Conserva- tive cuts to subsidies had undermined investor confidence. • Rudd denied that recent policy deci- sions had undermined investor confidence and said subsidy cuts were a result of the unexpected success of renewables generation. • Smart metering, while supplier-led is also a priority for networks. ENA chair- man Basil Scarsella urged networks to "facilitate the rollout of smart meters", say- ing they would have a significant role in minimising consumer disruption through- out the process. produced in partnership with: