Introduction GB’s licensed electricity and gas suppliers are required by their supply licenses to ensure all reasonable steps are taken to roll out smart meters to...
This Practice Note focuses on a ‘single landowner’ development where a new lease is granted for a stand-alone facility or where there is an existing lease in place and...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future Capacity Market support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court...
The Capacity Market (CM) is there to ensure there is sufficient investment in the overall level of reliable capacity necessary to provide secure electricity supplies. The...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future Capacity Market support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future CM support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court issuing its...
Brexit impact This Practice Note contains information on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). As of exit day, the...
Background At the time the Energy Act 2013 came into force, and to an extent to this day, the UK faced real and serious challenges in relation to its electricity...
Introduction The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), SI 2018/506, implement in the UK certain EU derived cybersecurity requirements...
The current state of energy storage in the UK and globally As long ago as 2012, a number of manufacturers, developers and commentators endorsed the ambition of an...
Introduction The advances in energy storage technology are transforming the energy market on a global scale, making energy storage a hot topic in the industry. This note...
How is energy storage currently dealt with in the England and Wales planning regime? There is currently no formal definition of energy storage or energy storage...
Brexit impact This Practice Note contains information on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU at 11 pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). As of exit day, the...
STOP PRESS: As of 1 April 2019, National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) became a separate legal entity within the National Grid Group, separating the system...
Author: James Todd. With thanks to David Cruickshank and Jamie Dunne Introduction The purpose of this Practice Note is to: • introduce the ‘gas peaking’ projects becoming...
Brexit impact This Practice Note contains information on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 11pm on 31 January 2020 (exit day). As of exit day, the...
Click here to download the latest Cybersecurity 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
The physical infrastructure of the GB electricity market In broad terms, the physical infrastructure of the Great Britain (GB) electricity market can be divided up as...
The revenue streams for a storage project will depend on the relevant electricity market, technology, project size and whether the project is applied ‘behind’ the meter...
Smart metering—an introduction The government anticipates that the roll-out of smart meters will play a significant part in Great Britain's (GB’s) transition to a...
Note: on 15 November 2018 payments under the Capacity Market mechanism and future Capacity Market support were suspended. This came as a result of the General Court...
Brexit: On 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered an implementation period, during which it continues to be subject to EU laws, including...
A summary of typical metering methods in the UK Traditionally, the utility metering for a domestic or non-domestic building in the UK will be broadly similar. Each...