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Vulnerability and the importance of disclosure in the utilities sector

The utilities sector has been one of the most proactive in supporting vulnerable customers but the job is far from complete. Helen Lord of the Vulnerability Registration Service sets out her vision of utilities playing a key role in encouraging customers to ask for help and making disclosure as simple and as routine as updating contact details.

Data and digitalisation requirements for the energy transition

The race to be the next “Amazon” of the energy sector – understanding opportunity and risk

Reshaping the energy system for the smart generation

Remaking energy retail

Imagining the system operator of the future

Fast non-invasive PD surveying for substations

Net zero starts at home

For a cost-effective energy transition it is crucial to understand where demand could be reduced and potential pathways to managing the system in a smarter way. This is why Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks started capturing energy efficiency measures in its regional forecasts. The company’s DSO transition manager, Steve Atkins, discusses what conclusions can be drawn.

Net zero should be an investment bonanza – but it’s at risk of having the opposite effect

Investment in new technology and infrastructure is at the heart of any credible plan for delivering net zero. So, why are we struggling to unleash the low-carbon investment we need? The former director of clean growth at BEIS, Tim Lord, shares his view with Utility Week readers as part of our Countdown to COP series.

Uniting water’s voices ahead of COP26