EP.11 Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem - Part 1

This week on ‘Energy Unplugged’, Aurora’s CEO John Feddersen is delighted to be joined by Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem. 

Jonathan has wide-ranging energy sector experience, having led Electricity Market Reform as the Director for Energy Markets and Networks at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). Prior to this, he was Director of the Office of Climate Change, where he led the development of the Climate Change Act, and earlier in his career, Jonathan was a senior adviser in the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit.

This episode consists of two parts, the first part of which we share with you this week, and the second part the week after. 

In Part 1 of this episode, John and Jonathan discuss:

•Ofgem’s key role and Jonathan’s vast expertise in the energy sector 
•Jonathan’s contribution to the development of the Climate Change Act
•Impact of COVID-19 on Ofgem’s work, and more broadly on retailers and suppliers

Look out for Part 2 on our podcast feed next week! John and Jonathan will be talking about Ofgem’s long-term focus areas and its environmental perspective, and more broadly about networks and energy markets.

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