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T H E
G R I D
SEPTEMBER
£400
million
Could be saved by the
emerging heat sector
through the sharing
of data on system
ineffi ciencies over the
next 10 years
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September
The DCC network
underpinning the
smart meter
rollout is due to
go live at the
end of this
month
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CORDI O'HARA, DIRECTOR
OF NATIONAL GRID
SYSTEM OPERATOR,
ANNOUNCES THE FIRST
EFR CONTRACTS
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Ofgem and BEIS's call
for evidence on smart
energy systems will
set out thinking on
distribution system
operation.
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"This is the
beginning of
an exciting new
chapter for the
industry."
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£215bn
The amount of investment
needed in UK energy
infrastructure by 2030,
according to Barclays Research
£185.4m
Proposed cut to
National Grid's
transmission spending
allowance in this price
control period
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it alone"
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ELECTRICITY
NORTH
WEST CHIEF
EXECUTIVE,
INTERVIEWED
ON P12
Skills
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over £3 million a year
will contribute 0.5% of
that bill through the
apprenticeship levy to
support apprenticeship
training from April 2017
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