James Wallin

Tideway floats largest structure ever to pass along the Thames

RIIO2 cuts ‘will hit vulnerable customers’

Faversham House launches Utility Week Live Online, November 24-26 2020

Weekend press round-up: Ofgem under pressure to rethink crackdown on UK energy networks

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there is further backlash from energy networks over the regulator’s approach to the next price control. There is also a suggestion that more nuclear power plants could close early, as well as concern about the total cost of delivering a green grid. Meanwhile, Thames Water is under fire from a celebrity critic.

SPEN threatens CMA appeal if Ofgem doesn’t budge

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) has warned Ofgem it could appeal to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) over the regulator’s “manifestly flawed” take on its business plan for the next price control. The electricity transmission company has demanded a revised draft determination by early October correcting what it claims are errors on Ofgem’s part and reversing a £15 million business plan penalty.

Sewer flooding up 15%

Water companies reported a 15 per cent year-on-year rise in external sewer flooding incidents in 2019/20, with the number of homes flooded by sewage up 14 per cent. The figures were included in the latest annual report from consumer watchdog, CCW, which said they underlined the need for water companies to accelerate their response to climate change.

SSE: Net zero delay is not zero cost

Weekend press round-up: Ofgem faces pricing rebellion from energy networks

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, National Grid hits back at Ofgem’s RIIO2 position, EDF eyes the potential to incorporate hydrogen production at Sizewell C and Extinction Rebellion returns with a fresh push to strengthen the UK’s net zero plans.

Nuisance tripping project reaches halfway point

Work to prevent distributed generators from nuisance tripping in response to disturbances on the power grid has so far covered 10.4GW of capacity.

One small step could enable one giant leap for UK energy

The energy sector has so far failed to act meaningfully on warm words about local flexibility, writes Matthew Roderick, former CTO at the Data Communications Company and now CEO of n3rgy. He presents his proposal for a first step to real change - without a complete system redesign.