World Habitat Day 2020
Today marks the World Habitat Day, created by the United Nations.
First celebrated in 1986, each annual observance has seen a new theme focused on...
Wasted energies – why we’re getting renewables wrong and how to fix it: Electron...
By connecting dynamic information on network congestion, excess renewables and the availability and value of flexibility at a hyper-local level, we can create a...
ICON’s Chris Stratton takes a closer look at British Energy Security Strategy
Following the publication of the much-anticipated British Energy Security Strategy, Chris Stratton, ICON's Policy & External Affairs Manager examines different aspects of the government...
Will Time of Use call Time on Triads?
Triads are a bizarre method of calculating how much to charge a customer.
In essence, the word “triad”, when uttered in an electrical context, refers...
Negotiating PPAs – Are You Adding Value or Splitting the Difference?
The more prepared you are and the more variables you have, the more you can trade value and avoid haggling over price, Andy Archibald,...
Upcoming Supreme Court Judgment could require authorities to consider “end-use” emissions when granting permission...
In the wake of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the legal case against Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for oil...
Local leaders and UKIB — a roadmap to Net Zero: UK100 CEO shares thoughts...
In this thought piece, Polly Billington, the founder and CEO of UK100, the only network of climate ambitious local authorities in the UK, tells...
Rebecca Gaskill talks Green Homes Grant
It is evident that the Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking the Prime Minister’s promise to Build Back Better seriously, by announcing a pledge to...
DSR expert comments on National Grid ESO’s new frequency response service to ICON
Eamonn Bell, Head of Demand Side Response at Inspired Energy, writes to ICON about his observations following the launch of National Grid Electricity System...
Part 3: NETA, a new decade but old habits by Nigel Cornwall
IN this series of four features, Nigel Cornwall is taking us on a journey over the 30-year history of GB Electricity Market.
Nigel Cornwall is...