UK, Utilities Sector, Electricity

Ofgem Approves Great Britain’s Grid Connections Reform

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/25/2025

The reform aims to prioritise “ready” and “needed” projects for grid connection. On 15 April 2025, the energy regulator for Great Britain, Ofgem, made its final decision to reform the electricity grid connection process,...more

UK Government confirms type of planning consent required for electricity storage

BCLP on 7/16/2020

The electricity storage sector in the UK has had a number of false dawns over the past 5 years but does appear to have some momentum even in these difficult times. Developers and potential investors into battery storage...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/11/2020

The Insanity is Over: ‘Navigable’ Now Means ‘Navigable’ Again - "The Trump administration has now announced that the intentionally ambiguous and easily abused Waters of the United States Rule has been replaced by the new,...more

Grid Stability in the Age of Decarbonisation

BCLP on 9/3/2019

Grid disruption which results in blackouts is big news and often leads to public uproar and much finger pointing. The lightning strike that led to a blackout in parts of the UK in early August was widely reported and is the...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2019 #4

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/2/2019

Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia? "With little notice nationally, a new petrochemical and plastics manufacturing hub may be taking shape along 300 miles of the upper reaches of the Ohio River, from outside Pittsburgh...more

UK's Labour party proposes regulatory reform to secure gas and electricity price freezes

King & Spalding on 11/7/2013

In the UK, political campaigns for the next general election in May 2015 are gaining momentum. At a recent Labour party annual conference, Labour's leader, Ed Miliband pledged that gas and electricity bills would be frozen...more