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/ MAY 2016
T H E
G R I D
MAY
9GW
The government
said it supported the
National Infrastructure
Commission's call for
UK interconnector
capacity to rise to 9GW
from 5GW.
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The Energy Systems Catapult
is to outline its fi ve-year plan
of work at its offi cial launch
party, a year after being set up.
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The lowest risk
option
National Grid is to
push forward with its
proposals to include
the provision of
the gas emergency
number in the sale
of its gas distribution
business despite
receiving "mixed
feedback" from
industry.
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APPOINTMENT
Peter Emery is to join
Electricity North West
as chief executive,
effective from 17 May.
He replaces Steve
Johnson. Emery joins
from his role as group
operations director at
Drax.
"Our principle is that DNOs shouldn't own or
operate storage. We recognise there might
be some exceptions based on particular
circumstances, or particular needs… But if
you want competitive markets to
develop, you need to keep
regulated monopolies out
of them."
ANDY BURGESS, ASSOCIATE PARTNER, ENERGY SYSTEMS,
OFGEM, RULES OUT CREATING A SEPARATE LICENCE FOR
ENERGY STORAGE TO THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMITTEE
"There is an enormous
urgency in Decc to
resolve the issues with
storage.
ENERGY MINISTER ANDREA
LEADSOM WAS CHALLENGED BY
ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMITTEE CHAIR ANGUS MCNEILL
ON THE SPEED OF CHANGE IN DECC
No
to DNO storage
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