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Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards – Less than 2 Years to Compliance Deadline
The Energy Efficiency in Buildings Regulations 2015 requires landlords to secure an EPC certificate with an E rating or higher in order to issue a new lease for a property from 1st April 2018. Beyond this, there is an additional requirement to secure such an EPC for...
ESOS – Realising the Benefit of Compliance
Over 6,000 organisations have now completed the Energy Savings Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) process and a small number of businesses are on track to meet the regulations by completing the ISO 50001 energy management certification by the later deadline of 30th June...
Preparing Your Business for Water Deregulation in 2017
In less than one year, the water retail industry will be deregulated for non-domestic customers across England and Wales providing businesses the opportunity to consolidate invoicing and seek out cost savings. Bringing the current regional monopolies to an end is...
Proposed Exemption for Energy Intensive Industries from the Renewables Obligation and Feed-in Tariff
The Government has declared that it is committed to moving to a low-carbon economy and meeting its carbon reduction and renewable energy targets however, the indirect cost of supporting renewable electricity deployment measures, such as the Renewables Obligation and...
Reform and Refocus For the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme – Share Your Views
In November 2015, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) set out its priorities during this Parliament. DECC acknowledged that the challenge it faces is how to make sure that energy remains as the backbone of the economy during the transformation to a low...
Electricity System Flexibility – Ofgem Launches Demand Side Response Survey
Ofgem has announced that it is conducting a survey to investigate matters relating to demand side response (DSR) in order that it can gain a greater understanding of barriers that may exist to industrial and commercial (I&C) users’ ability to provide DSR. As the...
Brexit – The Implications for UK Energy Industry
‘In or Out?’ is the question currently being asked across the country. One thing that is clear – Environmental policy issues will not be a high priority on the list of deciding factors in the build-up to the UK European Union (EU) referendum. That said, there will be...
Electricity Supply Connections in Constrained Areas – Share Your Views
One of most important obligations that a distribution network operator (DNO) has is the duty to offer new customers a connection to the electricity network. Connecting supplies enables new businesses to begin trading, generators to be able to export energy and new...
The Renewable Heat Incentive: Consultation on Proposed Reform
Heating constitutes a major part of this challenge. Heat accounts for almost half of UK energy use and a third of UK carbon emissions. The UK will not meet its climate change commitments without a stronger long-term plan to move to low carbon heating and a mass roll...
Wales – A Beacon of Best Practice in Sustainable Development
The Welsh Government has launched the ‘Energy Efficiency in Wales’ strategy 2016-26, which aims to play a major role in addressing efficiency issues and driving economic growth by supporting green jobs and skills throughout the country over the next decade. The...