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Watchdog rebukes government for 'consistently failing' to monitor UK environmental laws

Business Green

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said the government had not been consistently completing legally-required Post-Implementation Reviews (PIRs) of environmental and other related laws, which it warned risked undermining environmental protection efforts and accountability in the UK.

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FERC Might Rewrite Solar Net Metering. Here’s What That Could Mean

GreenTechMedia

A recent petition to FERC could trigger nationwide changes to solar net-metering. On April 14, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to assert jurisdiction over any on-site, behind-the-meter generation that injects energy onto the grid.

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With the new Energy Act, the UK smart meter rollout is at a technological crunch point

Smart Energy International

Although the UK Government’s latest legislation solidifies their commitment to the smart meter rollout in the country, there are yet a number of issues with consumer perception and the performance of the technology that need to be ironed out, explains Michael Jary of Sense. billion ($7.1 billion ($7.1

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England’s green watchdog finds ‘possible failures’ in applying sewage laws

Financial Times: Energy

Roles of government, Environment Agency and Ofwat in monitoring and enforcement of discharges by water companies under scrutiny

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Powering ahead securely: Why EV charging stations need better protection

Smart Energy International

Jeff Hutchins, president and chief technology officer at EOS Linx, writes on the electric vehicle (EV) landscape and how its booming growth necessitates, now more than ever, a renewed focus on cybersecurity measures. Electric vehicles are the future. They’re not monitored by utility workers who are always on-premise.

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Solar Panels ROI

The Environmental Blog

Solar energy can be a great investment, but it requires a substantial upfront financial commitment. We are here to help you make sense of everything solar energy related by providing information on Solar ROI. These include rebates, federal tax credit, and other financial incentives like net metering or feed-in tariffs.

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Gridspertise and Cuculus partner to deliver metering services in Germany

Smart Energy International

Neugemacht has been formed as a JV by Gridspertise and Cuculus to deliver end-to-end metering services to municipal utilities, metering point operators and real estate companies in the German market. Cuculus headquartered in Ilmenau, Germany, is a specialist in software for the utility sector and in areas such as meter data management.