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Energy weekly highlights—20 December 2018

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Published on: 20 December 2018

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Table of contents

Renewable energy
Contracts for difference third allocation round updates
Closure of feed-in tariff (FiT)
Secretary of State to examine solar park application
EU Parliament and Council set new CO2 emissions standards for cars and light vans
Electricity and gas market regulation and licensing
Update on changes to Ofgem’s Consumer Vulnerability Strategy
Together Energy to take on customer of failed supplier One Select
Decision on increasing supplier-customer communication
Networks and network connections

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Article summary

This week’s edition of Energy highlights includes confirmation and further details on the closure of the small scale Feed-in Tariff, a consultation on changes to the Capacity Market following the Tempus State aid judgment, a suite of updates on the next Contracts for Difference allocation round, an update from government on energy related Brexit legislation, and a final needs case consultation from Ofgem on the Orkney transmission project.

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