Energy weekly highlights—17 October 2019

Published on: 17 October 2019

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Energy weekly highlights—17 October 2019
In this issue:
Key Developments
Queen’s Speech 2019: Environment Bill
Queen’s Speech 2019: Infrastructure
Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing
Government re-consults on planning regime for electricity storage
Ofgem aims to reduce cost of regulation with new data tool
Ofgem seek stakeholder views to finalise ECO3 methodologies
Ofgem proposes £80m cost cut to connect Hinkley Point C to the grid

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Drax Power (Generating Stations) Order 2019
Capacity Market, balancing services and energy system flexibility
R (on the application of Utilita Energy Ltd) v Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Renewable energy
Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4—impacts on the energy sector
Ofgem sets out reporting requirements for anaerobic digestion generators
Carbon emissions from power generation and carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Resolution enables transboundary export of carbon dioxide for carbon capture and storage
Oil and gas
Review launched to increase compliance with oil and gas regulatory obligations
Air emissions, efficiency, and climate change
Environment Bill
Government sets out energy efficiency measures to tackle climate change
Government consults on final design of the industrial energy transformation fund
Recommended powers for utility regulators to help achieve net zero 2050
Energy disputes
Interpreting and excluding the Quincecare duty (Morgan Chase v Federal Republic of Nigeria)
Health and safety prosecutions round-up—11 October 2019
Brexit
Brexit Bulletin—UK and EU announce a new Brexit deal
Continental Shift: No-deal Brexit & the law
Guide consolidates the House of Common’s library’s sources on no-deal Brexit scenario
Budget 2019 will be on 6 November 2019 if Brexit deal is agreed
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Article summary

This week's edition of Energy Weekly highlights includes our analysis of the impacts of the Crown Estate’s Offshore Wind Leasing Round on the energy sector and the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets’ (Ofgem) consultation on revised proposals for the treatment of electricity storage within the planning system. We also cover the government's response to the Committee on Climate Change’s 2019 progress report on meeting the UK’s legislated emissions targets, Ofgem’s latest consultations seeking views to finalise the ECO3 methodologies and in relation to the cost assessment and delivery model for the Hinkley-Seabank transmission project and the government’s consultation on the final design of the industrial energy transformation fund. This week has also seen the introduction of the Environment Bill, following the Queen’s speech, and several new publications in relation to Brexit. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.