Price Review 6: an unprecedented investment in the Irish electricity network
ECA INSIGHT >> Price Review 6: an unprecedented investment in the Irish electricity network On 16 December 2025, the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) in Ireland published the Final Determination for Price Review 6 (PR6).[1] This sets the allowed...
Is there a data centre sized hole in flexibility forecasts?
ECA INSIGHT >> Is there a data centre sized hole in flexibility forecasts? The AI boom and associated computing demands is fuelling unprecedented levels of investment in data centres. Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta are projecting US$350bn of data centre...
Pricing Under Pressure: What Does Efficiency Mean in Today’s Energy Transition?
ECA INSIGHT >> Pricing Under Pressure: What Does Efficiency Mean in Today’s Energy Transition? Cost-reflective[1] charging has long been the bedrock of Ofgem’s regulatory approach, a principle designed to send the right signals, allocate costs fairly, and keep...
Just why are Britain’s industrial energy prices so high?
ECA INSIGHT >> Just why are Britain’s industrial energy prices so high? Neither gas nor net zero obligations adequately explain difference from European peers Back last autumn, in its periodic comparison of international energy price statistics, the UK...