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NETWORK / 34 / FEBRUARY 2017 OUTPUT FEBRUARY Connecting people up to the gas grid is "not very effective" if they are still living in "leaky, cold, damp houses. I don't believe it's right that we should be taking more money from the Energy Company Obligation, which has already been reduced, to do it." £30m Northern Gas Networks has partnered with the Centre for Integrated Energy Systems to set up a research and demonstration facility for multi-vector energy systems. Piecemeal "An independent, whole-system review of network charging is needed urgently instead of the current piecemeal approach, which too often results in decisions that run counter to the smart power agenda" The Solar Trade Association's response to the Call for Evidence £36bn Total predicted annual capital cost of the electricity storage necessary to meet the heat, light and power requirements of Cornwall through low carbon sources alone by 2050. Unifi ed communications Download Smart UC's White Paper on the transition to smart communication technologies in the electricity distribution sector from networks.online "My belief is that the EV transition will be the next rapid change in the journey towards a low-carbon economy. However, there is suffi cient capacity in the current distribution networks to support the initial rollout of several million EVs." Paul Bircham, networks strategy and technical services director, ENW The full programme for the Future Networks Conference is available online at http:// events. networks. online/ future Physical threat Hodgson Sayers has warned DNOs not to overlook a strategy for physical security, and has urged them to invest in a system that can adapt to the threats of tomorrow. Read more at networks.online PAUL MASSARA, FORMER NPOWER BOSS AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON FUEL POVERTY, REJECTED THE ENERGY AND UTILITIES ALLIANCE'S CALL TO USE ECO TO SUPPORT THE FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION OF CENTRAL HEATING READ MORE P17 been reduced, to do it." PAUL MASSARA, FORMER NPOWER BOSS AND A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON FUEL POVERTY, REJECTED THE ENERGY AND UTILITIES ALLIANCE'S CALL TO USE ECO TO SUPPORT THE FIRST-TIME INSTALLATION OF CENTRAL READ MORE