The Great British Energy Idea

The Great British Energy Idea

In 1976, the Labour Party government of Harold Wilson created the British National Oil Corporation, BNOC. The Yom Kippur war in 1973 and OPEC’s subsequent oil embargo had caused consternation in the Western world and led to Governments scrambling for oil supply....
Transitioning to a Nodal Electricity Market

Transitioning to a Nodal Electricity Market

The arrangements which currently govern the commercial operation of the electric power industry in the UK date back, in large part, to the time of privatisation in the very early 1990s. Simple in conception, if complicated in practice, the main elements included in...
EU Fit for 55 Package Summary – Part 3

EU Fit for 55 Package Summary – Part 3

In the previous two postings, the changes proposed to existing legislation, along with planned new legislation, by the EU in their “Fit for Fifty Five” aspiration were outlined. Here we set out some bullet point thoughts and comments on the proposals. What...
EU Fit for 55 Package Summary – Part 2

EU Fit for 55 Package Summary – Part 2

Part 2 Following on from Part 1 of the Energex summary of the details of the EU’S proposed updates to existing legislation announced on 14th July as part of the “Fit for Fifty Five” package of measures, Energex’s Ulrich Arnheiter now sets out the new legislative...