Simon Hobday
Partner, UK
Simon has over 27 years' experience advising commercial companies, governments, regulators and energy and utility companies on energy projects, regulatory and commercial matters. His clients include infrastructure investors, heat businesses, the new breed of aggregators and providers of market access and heavy energy users, such as data centre providers. He leads our our Energy Regulatory Advisory Group and is partner sponsor for our Decarbonisation – Tackling Climate Change stream. Simon has also built a successful data centre practice supporting on power issues and project development across Europe.He leads our data centre group.
In addition to his work on energy regulation and projects, he focusses on smart grids, power management and decentralised energy projects including district heating. His interest in this is driven by an interest in the decentralised future of energy and the role of technology and new business models in reaching net zero.
His data centre practice has been focussed on supporting on hyperscale development across Europe and power strategies and procurement in Great Britain.
Simon Hobday leads a knowledgeable and passionate team who always put the client first."
Simon was shortlisted for individual Energy Lawyer of the Year by Legal 500 2019 and is on the Board of the Association for Decentralised Energy and is on the Board of the Heat Trust.
He has lived and worked in Germany, Russia and the US and is fluent in German.
Work
SynTech Bioenergy, LLC
Advised SynTech Bioenergy, LLC on a contract to build the UK's first advanced thermochemical energy from waste plant.
Expertise
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Insights
Energy and Utilities
Ofgem accelerates GB transmission network upgrades to deliver net-zero targets
Investment to complete 26 projects worth £20 billion by 2030 will support the electricity sector's decarbonisation drive
03/04/2023
Energy and Utilities
What impact could the UK Retained EU Law Bill have on the energy sector?
REUL Bill has potential for significant impact on the energy sector affecting investment and business planning
14/03/2023
Energy and Utilities
How UK green generation can ready for the Electricity Generator Levy
The government intervention has implications for PPP authorities, fund managers and investors as well as generators
31/01/2023
Energy and Utilities
UK government signals major changes to pricing in the energy market
What does the newly published Energy Prices Bill tell us about the government's plans to limit the revenues of low-carbon...
17/10/2022
Energy and Utilities
Energy Security Bill introduced to UK Parliament
Bill's provisions are a step on the road to decarbonising the UK's energy systems
12/07/2022
Energy and Utilities
What does the Energy Profits Levy mean for the UK energy sector?
How will the tax will be levied and what will be the likely impact on electricity generators, including renewable generators?
26/05/2022
Energy and Utilities
Energy Security Bill proposed in Queen's Speech
The UK government has proposed new legislation intended to ensure the security and decarbonisation of the UK's energy supply
12/05/2022
Energy and Utilities
Ukraine crisis: How might UK decentralised and renewable energy generators be affected by sanctions?
Generators and users can takes steps to prepare for sanctions on Russian-owned participants in the UK energy industry
04/03/2022
Energy and Utilities
European Commission announces hydrogen and gas market decarbonisation plans
Recast package delivers a legal framework for a hydrogen strategy and market that can draw investment into dedicated infrastructure
12/01/2022
Decarbonisation
UK sector pathways to net zero charted by Sixth Carbon Budget
What does the Climate Change Committee recommend for individual industries in the UK?
19/05/2021
Decarbonisation
The Sixth Carbon Budget lays out a balanced pathway for the UK to net zero
How will the transition be financed, can a 'just' transition be delivered in the 2020s, and what other actions need...
19/05/2021
