Conference season is upon folks and it’s one down, two to go. Whitehall Watch is a third less happy than it was this time last week.
As ever, the Liberal Democrats have kicked off proceedings but, for the second year running, it’s with the novelty of actually being in government – cue unusually high interest in what’s traditionally a rather low key affair of mass introspection and headline grabbing proposals. Mansion tax anyone? (more…)
If you hadn’t heard yet, on Thursday last week, OFGEM finally announced a launch date for its long awaited Smart Metering Prospectus: Wednesday, 04 August.
It’s going to be a big day for Smart Metering in the UK and I’d suggest that all those with an interest in the industry mark the date in their diaries with a big, brightly coloured highlighter.
The prospectus aims to clear up uncertainty around issues such as standardisation, the roll-out implementation framework, and consumer engagement. In keeping with the large-scale project that it has been written for, it’s expected to be rather large itself – rumour has it the prospectus is currently weighing in at a hefty 500 pages.
It’s going to make for vital reading and, once it’s released, my stoic colleagues and I intend to start ploughing through it immediately, in order to offer a response as quickly as possible.