: Regulating energy

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Commission for Energy Regulation Chairman Michael Tutty focuses on the factors for good regulation and updates Owen McQuade on the commission’s current role, and on network capacity and security of supply which are key challenges for Ireland’s energy future. “The first five years have flown by”, Michael Tutty remarks as he reflects on the changing state of the sector since his appointment to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER). “When I was taking the job, I thought that the energy...

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: Changing our ways

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

In a changing time for energy, Utility Regulator Iain Osborne takes stock of local wind and heat resources with Owen McQuade, and calls for a zero carbon ambition. It is, Iain Osborne says, a good time to be reviewing the energy framework. Should the draft Strategic Energy Framework lose its prefix, it will be replacing one which was focussed on getting an all- island dimension “motoring” and was for a time when security of supply was not as significant an issue. Painful experiences over the...

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