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UK energy regulator Ofgem is proposing a major overhaul of the regulatory framework for the electricity transmission network to make it easier to connect renewable and other low-carbon energy sources.

Under Ofgem's proposals the watchdog has called for an end to this practice and urged suppliers to sign up to the new guidelines and an independent accreditation scheme that would ensure only firms offering "additional" environmental benefits through their green tariffs can market them as green. It also proposes a gold, silver and bronze ranking system whereby tariffs are awarded a different badge based on the amount they invest in delivering these additional benefits.

Ofgem consultation (12 pages, PDF) on a proposed process for examining any request by GB electricity distribution network operators for adjustment to the price controls set in 2004 in respect of deviations from expected costs attributable to specified legislative changes. Responses by Friday 13 June 2008.

SOME of North Yorkshire's finest views are to become even more picturesque, as work begins to bury unsightly electricity lines underground. Three areas of the North York Moors National Park have been selected for the burial scheme, with a further four lined up if funding allows. NEDL, the company responsible for maintaining the power network in our region, received a £5.5 million grant from electricity regulator Ofgem last year to carry out undergrounding work in seven protected areas.