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BLACKOUT RISKS IN THE GB GRID
Today Net Zero Watch has published a new report I’ve written on the risks of ...
“TRUST ME, I’M A DOCTOR” – NESO’S APPROACH TO TRANSPARENCY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The National Energy System Operator (“NESO”) has...
NESO FORECASTING ERRORS: THE SILENT THREAT TO ENERGY SECURITY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic My blog post on the threat to energy security on 8...
BLACKOUTS NEAR MISS IN TIGHEST DAY IN GB ELECTRICITY MARKET SINCE 2011
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Yesterday saw a blackout near miss in what turned out to be ...
UNREALISTIC PLANS FOR THE CCGT FLEET
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In its Clean Power 2030 plan, system operator, NES...
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR HYBRID HEAT PUMP SOLUTIONS
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Today I have published a new report into the heat pumps mark...
BROKEN RETAIL PRICES CAP INCREASES AGAIN
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic With the start of October, the new retail price cap for Brit...
MAKING THE CASE FOR NUCLEAR POWER
Last week I have attended a couple of different events on the subject of nuclear power, and how t...
INTERCONNECTORS REPORT AVAILABLE FOR PEER REVIEW
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The GB electricity market has become increasingly reliant on...
STREAMLINING NUCLEAR REGULATION IS ESSENTIAL IF TARGETS ARE TO BE MET
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Nuclear regulation is widely seen as strangling the delivery...
GOVERNMENT PUSHES FOR MORE GAS GENERATION TO SUPPORT ENERGY SECURITY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Today the Government has announced a new consultat...
TORNESS NUCLEAR POWER STATION: CLEAN ENERGY IN ACTION
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Last month I had the pleasure of visiting Torness nuclear po...
NEW REPORT: GAS NETWORK DECOMMISSIONING
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In recent months questions have been asked around the future...
DISAPPOINTING ROADMAP AND AGR RETIREMENTS RISK PERIODS OF NO NUCLEAR FROM 2028
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The past few weeks have been full for interesting developmen...
COST OF ENERGY DEBTS MAY BE ADDED TO PRICE CAP
Today Ofgem has launched a couple of new price cap consultations (wholesale costs revie...
GRANGEMOUTH CLOSURE HAS ECHOES OF ROUGH GAS STORAGE
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Eighteen months ago I wrote a blog entitled: Cakism in ...
PROSPECTS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE UK
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic This week my nuclear paper for the Global Warming Policy Fou...
HOSTILE POLITICAL ATTITUDE TO NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS THREATENS ENERGY SECURITY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Despite the recent high-profile approval of the Roseban...
HEAVY INDUSTRY IS HARD TO DE-CARBONISE – SMALL-SCALE NUCLEAR COULD BE THE ANSWER
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In my latest article for The Telegraph, I discuss the l...
CFD AUCTION ROUND FAILURE UNDERSCORES GOVERNMENT’S WRONG THINKING ON SUBSIDIES
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Earlier this month, the UK Government completed it...
THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WILL BOOST RENEWABLES BUT WON’T BE ENOUGH FOR NET...
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The USA has often been seen as at the forefront of the energ...
THE MYTH THAT RENEWABLES ARE CHEAP PERSISTS IN PART DUE TO THE FLAWED USE OF ...
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In my latest article for The Telegraph, I revisit the m...
ELECTRIC CARS ARE NOT AS SUSTAINABLE AS PEOPLE THINK
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Earlier this week the Telegraph published an opinion piece I...
HOW BEST TO ENSURE ENERGY MARKET COMPETITION? ABOLISH THE PRICE CAP FOR A START
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Hot on the heels of widespread annoyance over energy supplie...
CONTROVERSIAL COST RECOVERY SEES BRITISH GAS PROFITS RISE
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Last week Centrica announced its interim results, ...
IS IT TIME TO PROPERLY REGULATE THE REGULATORS?
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic I have frequently been critical of Ofgem in its regulation o...
IS THE HYDROGEN NET ZERO DREAM STARTING TO FLOAT AWAY?
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic This week I had an opinion piece published in The Telegraph ...
OPEN PEER REVIEW: PROSPECTS FOR NUCLEAR GENERATION IN GREAT BRITAIN
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic I have written a paper for the Global Warming Policy Foundat...
FIXING GRID CONNECTION DELAYS NEEDS MAJOR REGULATORY REFORM
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The issue of grid connection delays has garnered a lot of at...
NAO REPORTS ON SMART METER ROLLOUT WHICH IT SAYS IS AT A CRUCIAL POINT
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic On 14 June, the National Audit Office (“NAO”)&nb...
NO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR UK COAL POWER STATIONS TO CLOSE NEXT YEAR
Along with most everyone else in the energy market I have been of the opinion that coal power sta...
TIME TO ACCEPT THAT WIND FARM COSTS ARE NOT FALLING
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic There has been a consistent narrative that the cost of build...
AS THE PRICE CAP FALLS BELOW THE EPG, IS THE ENERGY MARKET SET TO RE-OPEN?
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic On 25 May, Ofgem announced the new price cap level that will...
WINDFALL TAX HARMS OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND MUST BE CUT
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In May last year, the UK Government introduced a windfall ta...
OFGEM MOVES FORWARD ON FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AND RINGFENCING
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic For the past year Ofgem has been trying to address concerns ...
FORCED PRE-PAYMENT METER INSTALLATIONS: A SCANDAL IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Back in February The Times published an exposé into t...
APPLICATION FOR A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE SALE OF BULB FAILS
...but there may be an appeal By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Two weeks ago I summarised ...
ENERGY INDUSTRIES CLUB SPEECH ON ENERGY SECURITY
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of speaking at the Energy Industries Club dinner on the subj...
WILL THERE BE A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE SALE OF BULB TO OCTOPUS?
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic At the end of February I attended five of the six sessions o...
RELYING ON AGING NUCLEAR REACTORS POSES RISKS TO ENERGY SECURITY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Last week came the welcome news that EDF will extend the liv...
A LATE COLD SNAP DELIVERS AN EMN AND THE TIGHTEST DAY OF THE WINTER SO FAR
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Over the past few days forecasters have been warning of a co...
RECORD PRICE SET FOR THE T-4 CAPACITY AUCTION REFLECTS INCREASINGLY TIGHT MARKET
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Last week the T-4 capacity auction for delivery in 2026-27 c...
CENTRICA’S RECORD PROFITS CREATE OUTRAGE, MUCH OF IT UNFAIR
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Centrica announced record profits of £3.3 billion (act...
THE OCTOPUS TAKEOVER OF BULB IS THE SUBJECT OF A LEGAL CHALLENGE
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The Octopus takeover of Bulb which was announced in November...
THE DFS WAS ACTIVATED FOR THE FIRST TIME BUT WAS IT REALLY NEEDED?
This week National Grid ESO has activated its Demand Flexibility Service (“DFS”) ...
EXPENSIVE ENERGY SUBSIDIES TO BE SCALED BACK
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Back in October, the Government put in place energy subsidie...
WAR IN UKRAINE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENERGY MARKETS IN 2023
It’s always interesting at the start of the year to look back at what I was thinking this t...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS DINNER
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Last year’s Christmas blog, while definitely tongue in...
GOVERNMENT BRUSHES OFF BEIS SELECT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic In July, the BEIS Select Committee published a damning repor...
THE FIRST CAPACITY MARKET NOTICE OF WINTER 22 INDICATES DIFFICULT TIMES AHEAD
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Just after 2:30 yesterday afternoon, National Grid ESO issue...
DEPRESSING AUTUMN STATEMENT INTRODUCES NEW TAXES AND CUTS CONSUMER SUPPORT
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic The new Chancellor. Jeremy Hunt, issued a new Budget for the...
DEMAND FLEXIBILITY SERVICE ALLOWS HOUSEHOLDS TO PARTICIPATE IN DSR FOR THE FI...
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic On the 4th November 2022, National Gris ESO officially launc...
SALE OF BULB TO OCTOPUS ENERGY SHOULD FINALLY CAP THE BILL FOR CONSUMERS
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Over the weekend, the Government announced that failed suppl...
UK GOVERNMENT ENERGY PRICE SUPPORT SCHEMES CREATING UNCERTAINTY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic On Monday, the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, shocked the ener...
NG ESO’S WINTER OUTLOOK STILL UNDERSTATES RISKS AND FOCUSES ON DEMAND REDUCTION
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Today, National Gird ESO published its Winter Outlook for 20...
BUSINESS ENERGY SUPPORT MAXIMUM DISCOUNT LOWER THAN EXPECTED
The Government has updated the maximum discount levels available to businesses through the Energy...
BUSINESS ENERGY SUPPORT SCHEME CAPS PRICES FOR NON-DOMESTIC CONSUMERS
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic This morning the Government has announced the measures it is...
ENERGY PRICE GUARANTEE TO SUPPORT HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES THIS WINTER
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic This week the new Prime Minister announced the long-awaited ...
DEALING WITH HIGH ENERGY PRICES – A MESSAGE TO JACOB REES-MOGG
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic With the largely expected news that Liz Truss would become t...
REDUCE ENERGY WASTE TO TACKLE ENERGY SECURITY AND AFFORDABILITY
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic With the growing energy crisis across Europe there are calls...
THE ENERGY CRISIS REQUIRES AN URGENT RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT
By Kathryn Porter, Watt-Logic Over the past few days I have been invited to comment in the...