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SPEN unveils RIIO2 customer engagement group

The group of industry professionals who will scrutinise SPEN's business plans have been revealed. Group chair and former Ofgem director John Howard will meet with the team monthly to oversee the plan, due to come into force in 2023.

5 years ago

Ofgem postpones RIIO2 open hearings

5 years ago

Networks will soon need to adjust summer plans in response to coronavirus

5 years ago

Union in coronavirus talks with utility bosses

5 years ago

‘Cash for ash’ inquiry says Ofgem’s oversight was inadequate

Ofgem did not provide the Northern Irish government with a good enough service when administering the province’s botched renewable heat incentive (RHI) scheme, the chair of the long running inquiry into the issue has concluded.

6 years ago

Flow battery firm RedT merges with US peer

6 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Utilities brace for coronavirus impact

As some workers are kept home by the coronavirus pandemic, EDF is considering offering those affected a reprieve from payments, while the energy industry grapples with the effects on electricity demand. Meanwhile, planning applications for renewable energy projects hit a new high – all in the latest round-up of the weekend’s papers.

6 years ago

Accelerate IoT opportunities

Joseph Melone, knowledge exchange associate at the University of Strathclyde’s Power Network Demonstration Centre (PNDC), discusses their readiness to support the exploration of the Internet-of-Things.

6 years ago

Unlocking the true value of human capital

A roundtable of HR directors hosted by Energy & Utility Skills found that utilities are in good shape when it comes to putting a proper value on people and skills – but there is much work ahead, says Nick Ellins.

6 years ago

Electricity demand set to reduce if UK workforce self-isolates

National Grid ESO is predicting a reduction in electricity demand in the case of the coronavirus spread prompting a lockdown across the country. Its analysis was included in an update from the Energy Networks Association, in which it sought to reassure the public that contingency plans are in place to ensure services are unaffected by the virus.

6 years ago

DNOs plead for clarity on pandemic position

A senior figure at one of the country’s distribution network operators (DNO) has called for a clear message on how its workers will be treated if the coronavirus spread becomes a pandemic in the UK. They said Ofgem needed to confirm which licence conditions would be relaxed in such a situation and that a discussion was also necessary about social distancing rules for lifeline service providers.

6 years ago

Cave says RIIO-2 will include ‘substantial’ net-zero re-openers

Ofgem chairman Martin Cave has said the regulator is “wrestling” with how to address net-zero commitments in the price control process.

6 years ago

The Great Correction?

The bloodbath on the stock market this week saw shares in the likes of Centrica, BP and Shell plummet, while the water companies and National Grid remained resilient. Analyst Nigel Hawkins discusses the varying fortunes of the listed utilities as they navigate a volatile market.

6 years ago

Power to the people: Reinventing the grid

6 years ago

Budget promises £800m for CCS but ‘fails to close climate policy gap’

The government has pledged the construction of at least one gas-fired carbon capture and storage power station by 2030 and announced a new grant scheme for low-carbon heating. But, in his first Budget new chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak has disappointed environmentalists by freezing the carbon price. Utility Week assesses the main takeaways for the sector and gauges reaction.

6 years ago

Utility Week Live suspended to 10-11 November 2020

6 years ago

Kaluza and EDF launch smart storage heating trial

6 years ago

Industry’s wait for national infrastructure vision continues

News that the long awaited National Infrastructure Strategy had been delayed caused widespread frustration among Utility Week sources this week, long hoping to hear precisely how the £100billion earmarked for UK infrastructure investment will be used, writes Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan

6 years ago

UK Power Networks opens up access to data

6 years ago

Hydrogen production by 2050 may need to match today’s electricity generation

6 years ago

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