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In our latest review of coverage of the sector in the national newspapers, there are reports on Tesla’s bid for a UK electricity generation licence, that hospitality businesses are being frozen out by suppliers and the latest estimates on how the lockdown will affect utility bills.
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The ten members of the Heat Networks Industry Council, including EDF Energy, Eon and SSE, have pledged not to cut off customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
Richard Power, of law firm Clyde & Co, looks at how the energy transition and its three pillars of digitisation, decentralisation and dispute resolution will significantly impact the types of legal dispute which arise, and potentially deny access to justice.
Even before coronavirus, companies were increasingly moving towards a “triple bottom line”, where social and environmental impact are used as measures of success, alongside profit. Richard Wrigley of law firm Shakespeare Martineau looks at the legal issues for a company that is interested in expanding its corporate purpose from that of creating value for shareholders
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.
The department for business, energy and industrial strategy has published proposals to replace the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive with a new Green Gas Support scheme. However, it says only biomethane produced from anaerobic digestion will be supported through the new mechanism.
Chris Johns is to join Yorkshire Water from Northumbrian, while RWE has announced that its chief financial officer will be promoted to chief executive.
As part of Utility Week’s Keeping Us Connected campaign, we highlight two UK Power Networks employees who are helping their communities battle coronavirus – through delivery of vital PPE and assisting the St John Ambulance.
This #AskUsAnything webinar - now available to view on demand - focussed on how energy networks have fared during the pandemic and what the new normal will look like for them. A panel of experts, including UK Power Networks chief executive Basil Scarsella, Electricity North West chief executive Peter Emery and the ENA's Ross Easton, gave their thoughts on questions posed by Utility Week members.
Date: 01/05/2020 11:00 am
The national newspapers have carried reports that private equity is running the rule over Centrica, that some energy suppliers are still taking action against consumers unable to pay their bills and that EDF is about to submit its Sizewell C planning application.
Our Keeping Us Connected campaign is showcasing how the utilities sector is responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Here we take a look at how Scottish Power Energy Networks is supporting some of its most vulnerable customers, as well as keeping young children occupied during lockdown.
