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Welcome to the website of the DTI’s Energy Group. We provide a wide range of information and guidance under the main topics listed in the menu on the left, including regularly updated statistics and data on energy usage and trends. If you are interested in the work that the Group does in particular sectors please choose from the sector home pages linked to from the tabs at the top of the page or for an overview please see our organogram (PDF 18 Kb).

On 24 February the Government published its Energy White Paper "Our energy future - creating a low carbon economy". It accepts the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions significantly and provides the long-term framework to deliver our environmental, security of supply, competitiveness and social goals. In reducing carbon dioxide emissions, our priority is to strengthen the contribution of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. While open and competitive markets will remain vital to delivering the energy we need.

Achieving the goals and individual commitments set out in the white paper requires close integration across departments and much wider. To make this a reality the white paper announced the creation of a Sustainable Energy Policy Network (SEPN), a network of policy units from across government departments, the devolved administrations, regulators and key delivery organisations that are jointly responsible for delivering the White Paper.

What’s new on the Energy website

	19/12/03 Draft Social & Environmental Guidance to the Gas & Electricity Markets Authority
	17/12/03 Call for proposals Number 430 - Industry Promotion and Information Development projects
	12/12/03 The Balancing and Settlement Code under BETTA consultation
	11/12/03 Report by the Network Resilience Working Group (NRWG) - a joint DTI, electricity distribution network operator, Ofgem and energywatch initiative - proposals for improved storm performance by electricity distribution networks.  Any comments on the recommendations are welcome.  Please contact Steve Jacobs at: Steve.Jacobs@dti.gsi.gov.uk. With any responses by 28 February 04.
	11/12/03 Met Office Report into extreme weather events likely to cause disruption to electricity distribution (published 28 August 03), prepared on behalf of the NRWG to provide analysis towards its formal report.
	04/12/03 Transmission charging and the GB Wholesale Electricity Market Ofgem/DTI conclusion on Part 1: Changes to transmission licences to implement GB transmission charging under BETTA
	28/11/03 Energy Bill Regulatory Impact Assessment and background note
	27/11/03 LNG Facilities and interconnectors: EU legislation and regulatory regime - DTI/Ofgem final views
	24/11/03 Call for research and development proposal number 422
	20/11/03 Small Generator Issues under BETTA: A DTI/Ofgem consultation
	12/11/03 Joint Energy Security of Supply Working Group (JESS) site launched
	12/11/03 Joint Energy Security of Supply Working Group (JESS) Third Report - November 2003
	11/11/03 Modelling good quality Combined Heat and Power capacity in the UK to 2010 - Revised projections
	10/11/03 Renewables Innovation Review Workshop reports: Comments invited
	21/10/03 The Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2003 - Statutory Consultation on Late Payments
	07/10/03 The importance of secure transit in open and competitive energy markets: How to get a bigger cake.  Speech and presentation in English and Russian
	06/10/03 The Grid Code under BETTA. Ofgem/DTI conclusions and consultation on the text of a GB Grid Code and consultation on change co-ordination between the STC and user-facing industry codes
	25/09/03 Energy Trends - Quarter 2 2003
	25/09/03 Quarterly Energy Prices - Quarter 2 2003
	25/09/03 Consultation regarding Quarterly Energy Prices
	22/09/03 Vacancies for college based sandwich students in the Energy Market Unit's Information and Statistics Branch: July 2004 to June 2005
	11/09/03 Energy Market Competitiveness Report - The Relative Extent of Energy Market Competition in the EU and G7
	10/09/03 Storm Resilience. DTI seeks assurances from electricity distribution network CEOs (and NGT views) on their company's state of readiness this autumn/winter
	12/08/03 Defra and DTI have launched a consultation on how shares of the total sum of allowances should be allocated to installations covered by the EU Emissions Trading Scheme in 2005-7

 
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