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ESO pledges to lower energy bills by £2bn

National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) has pledged to lower energy bills by £2 billion as part of its draft business plan for RIIO2. The ESO said this would equate to £3 off the typical annual bill.

6 years ago

Innovation for networks: Going beyond the buzzwords

How can energy and water networks balance transformation strategies with the need to meet customer expectations, comply with regulation and leave room for innovation? A new webinar discusses a systems-based approach to these challenges.

6 years ago

Stark issues warning for next government

The CCC chief has said:“The next six months in this country are more important than any six months since we started focusing on climate change. I hope the next administration will have a set of policies that make sense: if they don’t, you will hear from us more and more."

6 years ago

Election 2019 – what we learnt about the parties’ approaches to utilities

6 years ago

Balancing mechanism now open to independent aggregators

6 years ago

It’s time to build a smart energy network ecosystem

6 years ago

Drax aims to become ‘carbon negative’ by 2030

6 years ago

Looking at the letter of the law around nationalisation

Should Labour gain a majority in the general election and the opportunity to put its nationalisation plans into practice, what would the legal constraints be on the reforms, and what could it mean for investors? Andrew Lidbetter, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP gives his view.

6 years ago

UW Manifesto: Finding solutions to decarbonisation of heat

6 years ago

Network charges must provide strong price signals

6 years ago

‘Reaching net zero is like rebuilding post-war Europe’

Cutting emissions to net zero throws up an unparalleled range of challenges for the UK, the deputy chair of the Committee on Climate Change has warned.

6 years ago

Utility Week Awards 2019 winners announced

Octopus Energy has been unveiled as Utility of the Year at the industry’s annual awards ceremony. The company also won the inaugural Disruptor category at the Utility Week Awards 2019, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Other multiple winners on the night included UK Power Networks, Yorkshire and Thames Water

6 years ago

McDonnell: ‘Renationalisation to start in first 100 days of Labour government’

Labour’s shadow chancellor has outlined more details of the party’s plan to bring water and energy back into public hands. Meanwhile, a report by a free market thinktank has torn apart Labour’s policy.

6 years ago

UW Manifesto: Mapping the route for EV rollout

Utility Week’s Election 2019 Manifesto urges the next government to commit to a framework for rolling out an Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure. David Blackman looks at the stances of the main parties and the challenges the winner of Thursday’s election will face to set out an EV road map.

6 years ago

Transmission networks reveal plans to spend £13.7bn

6 years ago

Record wind generation results in ‘highest negative pricing’

The consumers were all on Octopus Energy Agile time of use tariffs. Meanwhile National Grid ESO said it was “excited” to see the example of a smart electricity system in action.

6 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Long Bailey says utility bosses must listen

This weekend Labour's business secretary admitted energy firms will be unhappy with Labour's renationalisation plans, but said they'll understand. Meanwhile, large energy suppliers have topped the best-buy lists as smaller rivals struggle and Drax has set out its long-term strategy.

6 years ago

Would nationalisation really be ‘fiscally neutral’?

6 years ago

Yeo: Hung parliament would be best outcome for utilities

The former Conservative energy supremo takes issue with Labour’s plans for the utilities sector (while agreeing with its stance on National Grid) but is also concerned that his own party’s policies are lacking in detail and risk watering down environmental regulation.

6 years ago

Accelerate19 report: Electrifying opportunities

6 years ago