The Energy Essentials Podcast

Join us for a podcast episode where we tackle the complicated seeming topic of constructing an electricity network that supports decarbonisation. Despite its complexities, the conversation is accessible and easy to follow. Guests, Frank Hodgson from REGEN and David Cowdrey from MCS Charitable Foundation, share opinions and findings from the research report " Building a GB electricity network...

Anna Moss is joined by Cornwall Insight’s Jacob Briggs and Dan Hamza-Goodacre and Sophie Bordat from Integrate to Zero to talk about our recent research into the carbon and cost reduction opportunities from integrated energy in GB.  In this podcast, we discuss the current market landscape, opportunities, and barriers to offering integrated energy propositions to consumers in Great Britain (GB). Ke...

Soaring inflation and interest rates*, combined with supply chain issues and labour shortages, have pushed up the cost of capital and increased the costs needed to finance renewable projects. With the latest round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme now ongoing, many in the industry are concerned that administrative strike prices are set too low for projects to be financially viable given...

In the context of soaring energy prices and challenging macroeconomic conditions, many businesses are struggling to maintain progress towards net zero.  With increasing pressures from both consumers and investors for companies to decarbonise, the desire to progress to net zero remains for many businesses but financial pressures have forced plans to be pushed back.  In this podcast, Matthew Chadwic...

In this podcast, Senior Analyst, Sam Peek and Lead Analyst, Joe Camish discuss Liquefied natural gas and its importance over the winter. They discuss: The significant European and UK uptake in LNG as a replacement for the shortfall of Russian natural gas this winter The influence of wider geopolitical issues that have prompted a pivot in favour of LNG as a supply side balancer  Expectations for th...

Join our energy experts, Senior Consultant, Kate Mulvany and Research Partner, Dr. Dan Atzori as they discuss the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA), why it is needed, how the energy market is reacting and responding to it and how Cornwall Insight can help businesses navigate REMA.  Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to ou...

Head of Relationship Development, Robert Buckley, joins us for the last part of our REMA event. Find out how we can help you navigate REMA here . Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

Part 4 of our REMA event sees Head of Modelling, Sarah Johnston share her thoughts. Find out how we can help you navigate REMA here . Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

In Part 3 of our REMA event, Senior Consultant, Kate Mulvany, talks about different options available for REMA. Find out how we can help you navigate REMA here . Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

In Part 2 of our REMA event, Principal Consultant, Adam Boorman introduces REMA. Find out how we can help you navigate REMA here . Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

In Part 1 of our event on REMA, Dr. Daniel Atzori introduces how the energy market has changed up until now, survey results from the industry on REMA and what our other experts will be speaking on.  Find out how we can help you navigate REMA here . Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

Upon starting office on 6 September 2022, one of the first challenges for new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss was how to tackle the current high energy prices and their knock-on impacts for the cost of living and the cost of doing business. On 8 September 2022, the new Prime Minister announced a series of measures, as part of an Energy Price Guarantee, aimed at confronting this crisis. In this podcast...

Amidst the proposals to help consumers with rising energy bills is one to incentivise investment in renewables. Earlier this week Rob Gross from UKERC, the originator of this “Pot Zero” proposal, joined Tom Edwards and Robert Buckley to discuss it and wider prospects for the British energy sector. Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to o...

Joe Camish joins Veronica Truman in our latest podcast. They talk about National Grid ESO’s early outlook for the coming winter season, the assumptions behind the modelling and the steps the ESO are taking to mitigate potential issues to European gas supplies this winter.  Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

Dr Craig Lowrey joins Veronica Truman to talk about Ofgem’s decision to proceed with a backwardation allowance window of six months in the wholesale methodology when calculating the Default Tariff Cap.  The timing of the decision is discussed, along with implications for suppliers and consumers, and how it impacts forecasts for the upcoming Default Tariff Cap levels. Keep up to date with latest fr...

Robert Buckley and Tom Edwards discuss the interventions in the retail and wholesale markets that might help alleviate some of the concerns around the cost of living crisis and rising wholesale prices this winter. There have been many different theories and policies suggested and Robert and Tom talk about some of these, their implications, and how they could be implemented.   Keep up to date with...

REMA promises the biggest changes in the power market for a generation. It includes options for changing the locational stricture, the means of dispatch, and the price setting basis of the wholesale market, and then also considers related changes to existing support schemes, flexibility incentives and operational delivery. The potential span of change and the breadth of possible consequences empha...

The merits and pitfalls of the current Default Tariff Cap on domestic energy bills have been debated at length. Whether the cap is seen as a blunt tool in need of replacement, or a vital intervention to protect large numbers of energy consumers, it is clear that further support for vulnerable customers, in the context of a developing cost-of-living crisis, will be essential. While the energy secto...

It certainly has been a busy time for energy policy. Hot on the heels of the Energy Security Strategy has come the Queen’s Speech , which outlines the Energy Security Bill , Transport Bill and UK Infrastructure Bank Bill . These build on the government’s efforts to drive further investment into the energy industry to achieve the country’s net zero ambitions through the Net Zero Strategy and the Pr...

Join James Shaw and Naomi Potter as talk through the ES perspective, 'BEIS pushes ahead with low-carbon hydrogen and CCUS business models' Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

The announcement by Ofgem of its minded-to decision in respect of a move from seasonal Default Tariff Cap periods to quarterly caps had been largely anticipated following communication from the regulator in February 2022. However, the move comes as part of a wide-ranging set of potential further changes to the cap that are set to rebalance some of the tariff risk from suppliers to consumers at a t...

Senior Writer, James Shaw and Lead Research Analyst, Naomi Potter discuss Ofgem’s Microbusiness Review. They look at how it will transform the way TPIs work with business energy suppliers and consumers. Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

In this podcast, Dr. Craig Lowrey and Anna Moss discuss the challenges for businesses in times of unprecedented energy prices.  They explore questions such as why energy prices are rising so much and what steps businesses taken to reduce their risk? They also discuss what’s next for businesses in prices and their net zero goals.  Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on...

Veronica Truman Robert Buckley discuss our Energy Perspective from this week. They cover why we decided to cover this topic, what changes are we seeing in the Default Tariff Cap and what is coming up this week.  Keep up to date with latest from Cornwall Insight by following us on Linkedin , or by signing up to our regular newsletter .

Cornwall Insight is joined by Fflur Lawton from Smart Energy GB and Dr Jeff Hardy of Imperial College London to discuss the potential opportunities and impacts for smaller businesses and their customers from the uptake of smart meters and smarter and innovative energy business models. The smaller business community plays a critical role in the UK economy. In 2020 there were 5.7mn UK microbusinesse...