Ofgem Updates
Ofgem published the ECO4 Consultation Part 2, with a closing date of 18th July. The consultation builds on the ECO4 Administration Consultation Part 1 which was published in November 2021, and seeks views on the proposed administration of new policies and changes between the ECO3 and ECO4 schemes, including aspects like Ofgem's administration of evidencing householder eligibility.
Ofgem published a report on 9th June regarding the distribution networks response to Storm Arwen. This resulted in over 1 million customers losing power. The report recognised the hard work by staff in challenging circumstances alongside a set of lessons learned which could be applied across other areas, such as dealing with peaks in customer contact.
BEIS Updates
On 15th June, BEIS published an independent report on principles to practice for innovation-friendly regulation by the Regulatory Horizons Council. The report focused on closing the gap between existing regulation principles and how they are applied in practice.