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Innogy proposes restructure for ‘unsustainable’ Npower

Npower’s domestic and small business customers will be migrated to Eon, with its industrial and commercial arm spun off. The move will see Npower’s chief executive, Paul Coffey, depart and Michael Lewis take over leadership of both companies. There will be 'significant' job cuts as a result, with unions putting the figure at 4,500.

6 years ago

ESO permitted to delay entry to European balancing platform

6 years ago

Trade bodies give their take on the party manifestos

All the main parties have now published their general election manifestos. Utility Week asked Water UK, Energy UK and the ENA for their first impressions, taking in net zero ambitions and Labour's zeal for renationalisation.

6 years ago

Counting the true cost of nationalisation

Despite claims to have a fully-costed manifesto, the Labour Party has given little indication of the price tag attached to one of its flagship policies – renationalisation. As part of Utility Week’s Election 2019 coverage, Nigel Hawkins analyses the numbers behind the party’s plans to take energy and water networks, as well as the supply arms of the largest energy retailers, back into public hands.

6 years ago

UKPN: DNOs ‘will be blamed for delaying net-zero if we don’t move fast enough’

Patrick Clarke, the director of network operations for UK Power Networks, has insisted the sector needs to be decarbonisation-ready, even in the absence of policy roadmaps – or risk a public backlash. He also shared his view on why utilities will still be digging up the roads in 50 years’ time.

6 years ago

Delivering key changes across the transforming energy landscape

The commitment to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 has major implications for industry and society. With over a quarter of all UK carbon dioxide emissions currently attributed to the energy sector it’s clear that significant changes will have to take place in terms of how we produce energy, as well as how it is delivered and used.

6 years ago

Fast-tracking net zero ‘would cost 9% of GDP’

A new report has laid out the true costs of eradicating emissions by either 2025 or 2030, calling the latter “implausible” and the former “practically impossible”. The analysis by thinktank Onward sets out a blueprint for a sustainable net-zero goal, including recommendations to replace the Contracts for Difference regime and removing energy levies from electricity bills.

6 years ago

SNP calls for free national energy switching service

6 years ago

Improving customer satisfaction in an increasingly competitive landscape

6 years ago

Centrica to pilot commercial EV ‘charge park’

6 years ago

Elexon suggests ‘quick wins’ to speed up code changes

6 years ago

Renationalisation for the many

Labour's renationalisation plans just got bigger, meaning even more uncertainty for utilities, writes Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan

6 years ago

Utilities launch new scheme to protect customers from scams

6 years ago

Labour’s big six plans are a surprise – but not unprecedented

Labour’s renationalisation plans have sparked a backlash from industry trade bodies and defensive action from investors. Jane Gray assesses industry sentiment and asks whether Labour’s approach to the ‘big six’ energy retailers could be an attempt to emulate the Northern Ireland model.

6 years ago

ESO launches reactive power tender for Mersey

6 years ago

Corbyn’s Green New Deal heralds return to Old Labour values

Utility Week policy correspondent David Blackman picks through the details of Labour’s manifesto and talks to experts about the potential consequences for the sector. They discuss the extent and costs of the party’s nationalisation plans, whether its targets for massively expanding renewable generation are feasible and who would co-ordinate its ambitious net-zero goals.

6 years ago

Vulnerable customers urged to claim fuel payments

Find out what energy charities are doing to help vulnerable customers claim payments and keep warm this winter.

6 years ago

Suppliers owe £38m in Capacity Market payments

The first list of unpaid invoices from the restarted Capacity Market has shown there is a £38.2 million deficit so far. A summary of missed payments published by the Electricity Settlements Company lists 33 suppliers who have so far failed to make a payment. Nine of these have already ceased trading.

6 years ago

Weekend press round-up: National Grid and SSE ‘go offshore’

This weekend's press round-up explores moves by SSE and National Grid to protect investors in the face of renationalisation threats; Scottish Power's plans for a major expansion of onshore windfarms and Dale Vince, founder of green energy supplier Ecotricity, donating to the Labour Party.

6 years ago

Cut the cost to communicate

Utilities can reduce costs through the customer-centric digital transformation of their communications.

6 years ago

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