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• Smart grid technology speeds up battery connections in the North West

  07-07-2026 16:00 via energylivenews.com
  An innovative smart control system is helping to accelerate the transition to clean energy by connecting major battery projects to the electricity network more quickly and at lower cost.SP Electricity North West has successfully linked a new 30MW battery to its network using its real-time active network management (ANM) system. The technology enabled the project to connect three years earlier than expected without the need for costly network upgrades, delivering savings of £3.2 million.Th
  
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• Brazil to phase out diesel subsidy more gradually

  07-07-2026 15:00 via energylivenews.com
  Brazil’s government will phase out its diesel subsidy more gradually than its gasoline subsidy, aiming to avoid price shocks and fuel supply disruptions despite falling global oil prices.Planning and Budget Minister Bruno Moretti said the government would remove the gasoline subsidy of around £0.06 per litre within days. However, the larger diesel subsidy, worth approximately £0.15 per litre, will be withdrawn over a longer period to give the market greater stability.Speaking
  
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• The World Cup of Energy Costs

  07-07-2026 14:55 via energylivenews.com
  Line up residential electricity prices for every nation at this year’s tournament and the UK comes in third — more expensive than Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Japan and Brazil. Argentina’s fans, cheering on the reigning champions, are paying barely a fifth of what a UK household pays for the same unit of power.But here’s the more useful part of this chart: where you personally sit on it doesn’t have to match where the UK sits. Load shift onto a time-of-use
  
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• Elexon to launch smart data repository to support smarter energy system

  07-07-2026 14:00 via energylivenews.com
  Elexon will launch its smart data repository this autumn after a UK Government decision confirmed its role in delivering the digital infrastructure needed for a smarter and more flexible electricity system.The decision follows a joint scoping exercise by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Ofgem into wider access to smart metering data. The review concluded that Elexon’s repository offers the fastest and most cost-effective route to making electricity smart meter d
  
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• On street charging on the rise

  07-07-2026 13:00 via energylivenews.com
  Britain’s public EV charging network added more than 5,000 chargers in the first half of 2026, with the strongest growth coming from on-street and ultra-rapid infrastructure.New figures from Zapmap show 5,119 public chargers were installed between January and the end of June, taking the total network to 121,171 chargers across 46,731 locations. That represents year-on-year growth of 10%.The expansion is increasingly focused on two parts of the market: drivers without off-street parking an
  
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• Most Europeans see economic growth as key to sustainability

  07-07-2026 12:00 via energylivenews.com
  Most Europeans believe economic growth is essential for building a sustainable future rather than an obstacle to achieving environmental goals.That’s according to new research from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB). Published in Nature Communications, the study surveyed 17,000 people across 13 European countries to examine public attitudes towards economic growth and sustainability.
  It found that 60% of respond
  
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• UK must move beyond recycling to accelerate circular economy

  07-07-2026 11:00 via energylivenews.com
  A new report commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is urging the UK to shift its focus beyond recycling and place greater emphasis on preventing waste through a more circular economy.Produced by the University of Portsmouth’s Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC), the report reviews research and innovation across six priority sectors: food and agriculture, chemicals and plastics, electrical and electronic equipment, transport, textiles and the built
  
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• We set out Ofgem’s new smart meter standards

  07-07-2026 10:00 via energylivenews.com
  GSoP Decisions – What businesses need to know in 2026Following Andrew Jones’ recent Regulations Round-Up, this month we’re taking a closer look into one of the regulatory updates hitting the UK energy market in early 2026: Ofgem’s Final Decision on Smart Meter Guaranteed Standards of Performance (GSoP) which have just been announced. These decisions mark a shift in smart‑meter consumer protections since the rollout began, bringing new accountability, new servi
  
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• Water companies who pollute face £500k fines

  07-07-2026 08:41 via energylivenews.com
  Water companies that repeatedly break environmental rules could face penalties of up to £500,000 under a major expansion of the Environment Agency’s enforcement powers.The Government says the changes will allow the regulator to punish breaches faster and more often, rather than getting bogged down in lengthy and expensive legal cases.Until now, the Environment Agency often had to prove offences to the same high standard used in criminal courts, even for frequent, minor or moderate b
  
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