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Weekend press round-up: Sharma ‘shunted to climate change role to woo Biden’

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, the reshuffle at BEIS is analysed, there is no sign of breakthrough in Centrica’s dispute over pay and conditions and more than 100 MPs from across different parties are supporting a parliamentary bid to stop water companies discharging untreated sewage into rivers.

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How the utility bill can be redesigned to boost customer experience

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Book now for Utility Week Awards

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Closing down MRA and SPAA ‘a necessary step forward’

Closing down the Master Registration Agreement (MRA) and the Supply Point Administration Agreement is a welcome direction of travel, a former board member has said. Ofgem launched a significant code review in 2019 with the aim of consolidating the MRA and the SPAA into a single Retail Energy Code (REC).

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Ovo reports £106m loss

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Record level of satisfaction with smart meters

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Centrica accuses GMB of ‘being intent on causing disruption’ over strike

Thousands of GMB members at British Gas have walked out as part of a five-day strike over changes to workers’ pay and conditions. In June last year the company said it would be undertaking a major restructure in which 5,000 jobs, the majority of which are managerial roles, would be cut.

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On the Move: Former Npower CEO joins Igloo Energy board

In our latest round-up of industry appointments a former Npower chief takes up a new role on the board of disruptor brand Igloo Energy - his first role with a supplier since 2012. Meanwhile six years since he founded the organisation, Richard Black has stepped down from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit.

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Ofgem investigates ‘unacceptable’ Symbio Energy

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Smart meter rollout to continue in third national lockdown

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Retaining utility customers in a recessionary environment

With tech giants like Google entering the utility space, suppliers need to rethink their current business models in order to retain customers. This is the view of Andrew Field, of digital performance specialist, Teleperformance. He believes retailers must integrate competitors’ services alongside their own and harness technology to appeal to the modern consumer – one who is conscious of and takes an active interest in personal energy consumption. But what else can utility companies do to remain relevant?

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Making more of data to improve capital delivery

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Ecotricity to power homes with geothermal energy

Green energy retailer Ecotricity has agreed a deal which will enable the production and sale of geothermal electricity in what it claims is a UK first. The company’s partnership with Geothermal Engineering will see a minimum 3MW of base-load electricity produced by generating steam more than three miles beneath the United Downs site in Cornwall, producing enough electricity to power 10,000 homes every year.

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Weekend press round-up: Pandemic drives UK towards greenest year for electricity

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2020: Not just pandemics and price controls

James Wallin takes a look at Utility Week's most popular stories across 2020– covering much more than the obvious headline topics.

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Brearley: We have to adapt as ambitions change

Utility Week speaks to Ofgem chief executive Jonathan Brearley about RIIO2, CMA appeals, an official net-zero duty, the future of the price cap and his goal to create a more agile regulator.

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Octopus Energy sees value rise to $2bn with Tokyo Gas investment

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Supply chain overhaul needed to hit heat pump target

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The smart meter rollout: Where are we now?

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Weekend press round-up: Centrica faces industrial action in January

In our latest review of sector coverage across the national newspapers, there are reports on a turbulent energy retail market – with Centrica facing strikes and Shell Energy revealing a £32 million loss. However, in a weekend of gloomy news, there was one bright spot, with a new record set for windfarm generation in Great Britain.

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