CCC criticises slow paced net zero deployment plans
On Wednesday 28 June, the Climate Change Committee called on the government to commit to more ambitious net zero delivery, following the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP) being published.
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Decarbonisation hindered by lack of overarching delivery plan, says PAC
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) announced on Wednesday 21 June that it has published a report on Decarbonising the power sector. This highlights that while the government has many separate ongoing power decarbonisation plans, its ambitions for power sector decarbonisation by 2035 are jeopardised by the lack of an overarching delivery plan.
ESO opens Connections Reform consultation
On Tuesday 13 June, National Grid ESO (ESO) announced the launch of its Connections Reform consultation on long-term enduring solutions for the connections process.
DESNZ publishes response to Capacity Market consultation
On Friday 9 June, DESNZ published its response to its Capacity Market 2023 consultation.
New reforms from NGESO could reduce grid connection times by 10 years
Building on its recent five-point-plan, on Friday 2 June National Grid ESO (NGESO) announced that it is introducing additional targeted reforms to speed up connections to the electricity grid.
Regen calls for reform and investment to prepare the network for net zero
Regen published a report on Wednesday 24 May titled Building a GB electricity network ready for net zero, highlighting the urgent need for reform and investment given that lead times for critical low-carbon projects to connect to the grid are now over 15 years.