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UTILITY WEEK | 23RD - 29TH JUNE 2017 | 29 Event Phil Sheppard, director of SO Operations, National Grid "Regulation will play a part but it is incum- bent on those in the market to collaborate to co-create and co- develop services that are necessary for the market and us as the SO to operate the sys- tem effectively, effi- ciently, and securely." Views from the top table: 1. Wales has some of the highest industrial energy costs in the EU, but the lowest costs for industrial gas. 2. The proposed Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon is designed to run for 125 years. 3. A fleet of four tidal lagoons around Wales could generate a total of 8GW. 4. An announce- ment about the National Infrastruc- ture Commission for Wales will be made shortly. 5. There is a correla- tion between homes in fuel poverty and those off the gas grid, particularly in The Valleys. 6. The Welsh gov- ernment's forthcom- ing marine plan will be "more pro active" and are keen to be a test bed to new energy solutions. Key Points to take away Graham Edwards, chief executive officer, Wales & West Utilities "One of the things I said regularly when I was chair of the CBI in Wales is that here we're small enough to be fleet of foot and get things done and we're big enough to make a difference. That applies in the energy arena as well." David Clubb, director, Renewable UK Cymru "There's a huge amount to do and I suspect that anybody who is gainfully employed in the renewable energy sector at the moment will still find useful employment in the next 20 to 30 years, so it's far from being game over." David Wright, director of electric- ity transmission in the UK and group chief engineer for electric- ity, National Grid "There's a huge oppor- tunity to bring real prosperity and jobs to Wales by champion- ing this agenda." Prys Davies, deputy director, energy, water and flood, Welsh government "We do see a sub- stantial increase in renewables, which is a positive, as well as job opportunities." Upcoming Utility Week events: Energy Summit, London, 29 June HR Forum, Birmingham, 26th September Congress 2017 Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 11 & 12 October