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Ofgem to upgrade the national gas and power grids
UK energy regulator Ofgem announced on Monday that it has allocated about 24.2 billion pounds to the improvements of the national gas and power grids. This move will add an average of about 12 pounds to annual household energy bills for the next eight years to come.
read more... 18/12/2012
UK’s electricity grid needs an investment of 1.6 billion pounds to switch to a smart grid
UK‘s electricity grid is facing the biggest challenge since 70 years and will need an investment of up to 1.6 billion pounds ($2.56 billion) to switch to renewable energy capacity, according to a report commissioned by the Energy Networks Association (ENA) on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the industry regulator Ofgem. The report comes amid growing concern over Britain’s future ability to meet electricity demand.
read more... 08/11/2012
UK: Ofgem to approve a £44bn National Grid deal
The British energy watchdog, Ofgem is expected to approve the National Grid‘s plans to invest as much as £44bn on improving the UK’s energy infrastructure.
read more... 17/07/2012
E.ON UK under Ofgem’s investigation
The energy provider E.ON UK becomes the fifth energy giant to be investigated by the watchdog Ofgem.
read more... 06/04/2012
Scottish wind farms to get £7.6 billion to be connected to the UK grid
The UK energy watchdog Ofgem announced that it is on the way to approve a significant investment of £7.6 billion in order to connect new Scottish wind farms and other renewable energy power sources to the UK grid.
read more... 26/01/2012