Energy flexibility

Turning homes into virtual power plants

Britain lagging behind European neighbours on flexibility

SSE writes down £500m over sale of retail arm to Ovo

The group has released its interim results which show the impairment is reflective of the transaction price. The deal between Ovo and SSE is expected to be completed early next year.

Centrica says local energy market platform could be rapidly adopted nationwide

Northern Powergrid inspects 580 substations during Doncaster floods

The network operator has described its response to the flooding across its area and the extent of damage to its substations.

Flooding leaves Northern Powergrid customers without power in South Yorkshire

Northern Powergrid says some of its customers have been without power following flooding across parts of its area. The network operator has been working over the weekend to help those in need.

Utility of the Future: Three forward steps for energy

ENA champions private investment in new net-zero campaign

The new campaign aims to highlight what private investment needs to do in order to achieve net zero by 2050. It is also warning against proposals to bring the sector under state ownership.

In pole position for profit

New modelling tool offers ‘clearest ever view’ of storage and flexibility

EDF buys battery and EV charging startup Pivot Power

We cannot afford to squander another year with inaction

Reinstatement of the Capacity Market may be welcome news for the energy industry, but political uncertainty continues to distract from the real issue that needs to be tackled: achieving net-zero carbon emissions, says Energy UK chief executive, Lawrence Slade.

Customers need to know that data sharing is a win-win

The return of the capacity market

We need more than green number plates

Breaking Ground: World’s largest jack-up vessel at Dogger Bank; SSEN island upgrades

This week it was revealed that the world's largest jack-up installation vessel has been secured for the Dogger Bank project, and that there has been an update on the Garden City at Ebbsfleet from UKPN. Utility Week takes a look at these and more in our weekly round-up.

Regulatory shake-up needed to hit net-zero

Time to make our case for the climate

Until recently, the climate change message was a study in reasoned, intellectual persuasion but over the past few months the mood music has changed. Suzanne Heneghan discusses how the sector can cut through the acrimony and noise.

Capacity Market to return after European Commission gives approval

The European Commission has approved the Capacity Market after an eight-month investigation, saying it complies with EU State Aid rules and is necessary to guarantee security of electricity supply in the UK

How UKPN juggles multiple channels to serve diverse customer base