Metamorphosis

With penalties for fossil fuel and incentives for a plentiful supply of low-carbon generation, the government is going for radical change in the electricity market. Derek Goodban and Gus Wood explain the proposals.

A new plan for energy regulation

For those of a certain age, the idea of regulating the gas and electricity industry by reference to a national development plan might seem an unattractive throwback to the 1960s.

Hot stuff

The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is billed by the UK government as the first of its kind: a support tariff for renewable heat.

Renewable energy incentives

The Landfill Allowances Trading Scheme and the Landfill Tax Accelerator are the cornerstones of UK waste policy, and will continue to be the primary factors underpinning any residual waste treatment project.

Is Ofgem fit for purpose?

Utility regulation as we know it in Great Britain has been one of the most effective public policy innovations of the past 30 years.