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ABB and Prysmiam win IFA2 Interconnection Contracts
National Grid UK and France’s Réseau de Transport d’Electricité (RTE) have awarded contracts with a combined value of around EUR 620 million for the supply of cables and converter stations for the IFA2 interconnector, to Swiss-based player ABB and cable specialist Prysmian Group.
read more... 11/04/2017
Winter TRIAD Dates 2016/2017 Confirmed [Infographic]
National Grid has confirmed the three winter evening peak periods upon which it bases annual charges for use of the transmission system.
read more... 31/03/2017
What are DUoS Charges and How They Affect Your Business
DUoS (Distribution Use of System) charges are levied by the UK’s regional DNO (Distribution Network Operator) and have a massive impact on how much a company spends on electricity. These 3rd party costs support the maintenance, development, and operation of the UK’s electricity distribution networks.
read more... 29/03/2017
TenneT unveils tender for two offshore wind connections in Netherlands
TenneT - leading European electricity transmission system operator (TSO), with activities in the Netherlands and in Germany is looking for potential bidders for offshore wind connections at two zones off the Netherlands. The offshore network is going to have substations connected by 66kV wiring, with the wind farms also delivering power at 66kV.
read more... 28/03/2017
What are Non Commodity Costs and How They Affect Your Business
Compared to previous years, we can see that the wholesale electricity market in the UK is low. More specifically, average wholesale electricity prices for the past 5 years have fallen more than 14%, with the strongest downturn from 2013 to the end of 2016, when prices declined more than 23%.
read more... 22/03/2017