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Learn how coronavirus has reinforced and magnified the importance of Centrica's digital transformation strategy
Date: 31/07/2020 11:00 am
Utilities want to lead the charge on building back better, but can they overcome the constraints of their regulatory settlements, asks Jane Gray
4 years ago
The dual challenges of coronavirus and climate change should trigger an urgent rethink of the way low-carbon infrastructure investment is incentivised and rewarded, said industry experts at a Utility Week debate hosted in association with National Grid.
Embracing open data is essential for the digital transformation of the utilities sector and an effective response to climate change. But it must be founded in a rigorous and integrated approach to data governance, say Talend's Sean Crouch.
Candid discussion at a recent virtual round table debate hosted by Utility Week, in association with Talend, showed a growing will to embrace open data principles among utilities is being stymied by doubts over internal data quality and consistency.
Energy networks have risen to the incredible challenges resulting from coronavirus with aplomb. However, senior industry figures have raised concerns with Utility Week over how they will cope with a prolonged lockdown and the long-term implications of the pandemic. Jane Gray looks at the key issues.
5 years ago
The maelstrom created by the coronavirus pandemic poses existential questions for utilities around the concept of consumer vulnerability. Jane Gray discusses the emerging concerns of sector leaders about the ability to support vulnerable customers, and the impact on frontline staff.
