Planning and adaptive thinking needed to navigate renewable energy network investment
Monday 26 Apr 2021
One of the challenges facing Ofgem as regulator, in planning for integration of renewable energy sources into our energy supply, is determining how much network investment to allow, given the uncertainty around the pace and direction of energy transition. You can read the full article here.
Maxine Frerk is Director of Grid Edge Policy. She is a Visiting Fellow, The Oxford Martin School Programme on Integrating Renewable Energy. She is an experienced regulatory and consumer expert with a particular focus on energy. She has recently left Ofgem after 15 years during which time she had responsibility for a variety of areas including consumer policy, retail markets and smart energy.
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