Company strategy

Flood defences at risk as vandals damage ENW substation

Political pressure could weigh on UK utilities, says S&P

In a study on the political risks weighing on UK utility ratings, Standard and Poor (S&P) has estimated that the upfront costs associated of implementing Labour’s public ownership policy is between £140 billion and £160 billion.

National Grid announces appointment of new CFO

National Grid has announced the appointment of Andy Agg as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Agg previously served as the interim CFO.

Severn Trent aims to communicate better this winter

After being criticised for its shortcomings during the Beast from the East, Severn Trent is urging customers to sign up to its text alert service to “personally update” customers this winter.

United Utilities begins search for new chair

John McAdam was appointed as a non-executive director at United Utilities in February 2008 and as chair in July 2008. He plans to retire from the water company and as chair of Rentokil.

Start-up energy suppliers dispute national media debt claims

Start-up energy companies have disputed a national media report which claims they are in debt following an "investigation" looking at some of the cheapest tariffs on the market.

Debt research and digital technology – why it’s good to collaborate

It might not be the most glamorous area of research but the way creditors collect the money owed to them can affect us all at some point in our lives. Fintech company, Flexys, is using academic research advice to help change the way customers in debt manage their arrears.

Octopus Energy reports customers being paid to use energy

Yorkshire Water uses data to talk frankly with customers

Yorkshire Water said it will become the “first water company” to regularly publish full data on the region’s water resources to enable customers to see how the weather impacts demand.

Former energy secretary slams government over One Select failure

Former Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey has slammed the government over Reading-based supplier One Select's failure.

Bulb named as UK’s fastest-growing private company

Renewable energy company Bulb has been named as the UK's fastest-growing private company. topping the list of 100 other private firms.

NI Water restores 100-year-old Mourne Wall ahead of plan

Reading-based energy supplier One Select ceases trading

Ofgem is looking for a supplier of last resort for One Select's 36,000 domestic customers. The energy supplier recently came bottom of Citizens Advice’s star rating list for customer service.

One Select comes bottom in energy customer service table

Reading-based One Select comes bottom of Citizens Advice customer service table. Meanwhile So Energy comes out on top and SSE takes second place and is the highest ranked big six supplier.

CGN plans to fill Moorside gap with Bradwell nuclear plant

China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) has announced plans to accelerate its new power station at Bradwell to fill the gap in the nuclear pipeline created by the recent demise of the Moorside project.