Ofgem’s energy system cost allocation and recovery review – Proposed reforms and impact assessment
7 August 2025
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6 August 2025
Recently in the world of information governance, the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has put freedom of information in the shade somewhat. However, on the 23 July 2025, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was back in the spotlight when the Supreme Court ruled on the approach to aggregating public interest arguments when applying exemptions…
Read more28 July 2025
The UK’s journey to net zero relies on the development of additional renewable energy infrastructure. Hydrogen UK’s latest report entitled “Driving Demand” makes one thing clear: low-carbon hydrogen is indispensable for the country’s decarbonisation ambitions, especially in traditionally hard to abate sectors. A few members of the Energy Team at Sharpe Pritchard had the pleasure…
Read more28 July 2025
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has issued an important judgment under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, rejecting a challenge to two development loans made by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to local developer Renaker. The decision is the first to interpret the commercial market operator (CMO) principle under the Act, providing key direction for…
Read more25 July 2025
The government has this week issued a long-awaited interim response to the consultation relating to the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to the waste sector. The intention is that energy from waste (EfW) and waste incineration facilities will enter the UK ETS fully from 2028, when operators will be obliged to…
Read more24 July 2025
It’s been a heck of a week for water regulation. The Cunliffe report, published on Monday, lit a fuse that could fundamentally change how the UK regulates its water sector. Yet, as we noted earlier this week, Cunliffe might not be exactly what it first appears: The potentially revolutionary aspect of Cunliffe isn’t the abolition…
Read more23 July 2025
Zonal pricing is a market mechanism in which electricity prices vary depending on geographic location. Prices reflect the local cost of delivering electricity, accounting for factors such as transmission congestion and distance from demand centres. This contrasts with the current system in Great Britain, which applies a single national wholesale price for electricity. Whilst the…
Read more21 July 2025
It is easy to get lost in headlines about regulators being abolished and water company profiteering. However, the Independent Water Commission’s final report, chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe and published on 21 July 2025, sets out the most ambitious overhaul of the UK water sector since privatisation. With 88 formal recommendations, the Cunliffe Report outlines…
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