The EU agency repeats its February findings even though the Slovak regulator ended the procedure on 8 October; the proposal would have raised tariffs by more than 50%.
Published on 2 November, the conditions apply to load controllers and flexibility service providers ahead of the Load Control Licence Regulations 2027, to be laid before Parliament this year.
The Secretary of State modified the REC under the Energy Act 2023 for Tariff Interoperability Phase 1a; the change takes effect on 6 November ahead of a go-live on 18 February 2027.
The boiler upgrade scheme stays at £400 million for 2027-28 instead of £600 million, home solar and batteries move to 5% VAT from April 2027, and Warm Home Loans guidance is published.
The set covers exposure and continuous reporting, LNG data and bilateral deals with energy-intensive consumers, with a new transaction reporting manual, Q&As and data formats.
The package funds new gas plants, storage and upgrades; DOE says it is the administration's tenth financial close and the sixth and seventh utility financings under the programme.
The conditional commitment covers eight plants in Illinois, Maryland and Pennsylvania serving PJM and MISO; Constellation must still meet technical, legal and financial conditions.
The Energy Department added helium to its critical-materials list under the Energy Act of 2020 on 23 October, pointing to its irreplaceable role in chip manufacturing.
A unanimous NOPR would let eligible LNG activities proceed under a three-tier framework — automatic, 60-day notice or 90-day notice — modelled on the 40-year blanket certificate program for gas pipelines.
Germany's cyber-security agency has issued guidance for hydropower, wind, waste-to-energy and PV plants of every size; inverters, gateways and SCADA should only be reached through secured remote access.
