Utility Week

Alistair Phillips-Davies: Powering change

SSE’s chief executive writes for Utility Week about the company’s new campaign, We Power Change, which aims to shine a light on the SSE employees at the heart of building a better world of energy for tomorrow.

UK climate targets: A (net) zero sum game

The UK has announced that it is increasing the ambition of its climate targets – but delivery requires a clear, costed plan setting out how they will be met. Tim Lord, former director of clean growth at BEIS and now at the Tony Blair for Global Change, sets out the challenges facing the government now there are “no more targets”.

The regulatory road to net zero

As the UK moves towards net zero, there is growing feeling that some form of new regulatory methodology and settlement will be needed in order to deliver on these decarbonisation commitments. As part of Utility Week’s Countdown to Cop series, two experts from PA Consulting outline what they believe should be included in a new regulatory settlement.

Accelerating towards investment planning excellence – Affinity Water’s story

The local push to build smart communities

Net zero: Three stumbling blocks to delivery

As part of Utility Week's Countdown to COP campaign, former Ofgem chief executive Dermot Nolan highlights three things the government should consider in balancing the need for a rapid transformation of the energy system alongside the responsibility to keep costs down for consumers.

Net zero ‘hard yards’ for the electricity grid must start now

The Easter weekend was the greenest bank holiday on record as far as power generation is concerned, but there is still a lot of work to do before net zero can become a reality. Ed Reid, head of strategy at Centrica Business Solutions, writes as part of Utility Week's Countdown to COP campaign about the importance of real progress on local flexibility markets.

Taking the heat out of the debate

A busy month for CMA watchers

The past month has seen announcements on the three sets of appeals that should be on a Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)-watcher’s radar – the granting of permission on the RIIO2 appeals, the final decision on PR19 in water and the decision on the rather obscure SSE code modification appeal. Maxine Frerk picks through the pertinent points and discusses the next steps.

Taking customers with us on the journey to net zero