Energy News – Late September 2025
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A triple whammy of changes is set to see energy costs soar for the downstream manufacturing supply chain, the Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM) has warned.
Representing more than 200 manufacturers of fasteners, forgings, pressings, cold-rolled and sheet metal products, the trade association is urging businesses to quickly prepare for a staggering rise in non-commodity electricity costs with new Balancing Services Use of System (designed to balance the UK’s electricity system in real time) charges and R110-ET3.
The latter stands for ‘Revenue = Incentives + Innovation + Outputs’ and is Ofgem’s regulatory framework for energy networks, enabling it to generate funding to expand and modernise the electricity transmission network in support of net zero goals.
