In this new blog, Simon Gill, Callum MacIver & Prof Robert Gross review the debate on locational signals, their importance for flexibility & the need for better articulation of what could be improved alongside a national wholesale market 👇 bit.ly/UKERC_Location…

NEW REPORT by Royal Academy of Engineering out today, on what delivering on the 2030 clean power mission will mean in practice. nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/ne… The work was co-chaired by Sir (now Lord) Patrick Vallance and Dr Simon Harrison and delivered by a small team. 🧵on its key findings

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone shout about this. Britain's power system is totally ditching fossil fuels. Gas-fired power: collapsed by 40% over the last 3 mo. Coal: virtually extinct. Carbon emissions: lowest ever. Stay tuned for more in Electric Insights out next month.

In new research @SimonGill, Keith Bell, Callum MacIver & Prof Robert Gross discuss options for locational signals in a reformed national energy market to help the government make a decision on which market structure to take forward. Read it here⬇️ ukerc.ac.uk/publications/l…

UKERC models the impact of zonal pricing on CfD auctions needed to hit CP30. Implementing zonal pricing when transmission build is uncertain puts the cart before the horse, exposing investors to unnecessary risks, pushing up strike prices by up to £20/MWh. ukerc.ac.uk/publications/z…

I made an surprise TV debut on BBC Scotland on Friday responding to Greg Jackson's pitch for zonal pricing

I never got round to posting much on here about my recent blog that sought to dig a bit further under the hood of these numbers. Worth a re-up now I suppose, including some thoughts at the end on why Zonal pricing may not be the simple fix, as advertised. ukerc.ac.uk/news/transmiss…

Today, the Government announced its decision to proceed with reform of our electricity market at the national level, and forego proposals for zonal pricing. Read Callum MacIver's response, and UKERC's research on zonal pricing, on our website. Prof Robert Gross ukerc.ac.uk/news/ukerc-res…

Check out our latest Talking Energy podcast. Following the recent Government decision to reject zonal pricing, Callum MacIver and Prof Robert Gross why the Government decided not to proceed with zonal pricing plan, and what their focus should turn to. ukerc.ac.uk/multimedia/tal…