Ofgem’s CEO, Jonathan Brearley, has hosted a summit bringing together city leaders and mayors to discuss proposed regional energy planning reforms.
Ofgem is seeking local support in terms of energy planning, with the introduction of Regional Energy Strategic Planners (RESPs), who will work with local authorities, gas and electricity distributors to plan cable and switch requirements for each region and attract investment for projects.
As Alban Thurston of the energyst explained, the aim will be to “create roadmaps for how local energy systems need to be developed to reach net zero by 2050” with Brearley commenting that introducing the RESPs should “end the patchwork approach to energy planning” currently witnessed.
Hopefully the new measures will help to set up an energy system that will benefit everyone by distributing greener energy more quickly, and bringing lower costs for businesses and domestic households.
the energyst ‘Ofgem convenes English mayors in quest of better local grid planning’, Alban Thurston, 4 December 2023
