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Ofwat has wasted no time in getting underway with scrutinising water companies’ business plans for the next price review period, PR19.
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"To drive positive change in our sector, I believe a number of new models need to be implemented"
Four electricity network companies have joined forces to replace the loss of mains protection systems for 800MW of distributed generation in the South of England.
NuGen’s board is meeting today (10 September) to consider job cuts on its troubled project to build a new nuclear plant in Cumbria.
Nine of the UK’s water companies have, along with 20 NGOs, joined together to create a set of “shared principles” to improve the health of the environment.
Good news for anyone wishing to enter the 2018 Utility Week Awards, as the deadline has been extended to Thursday 13 September.
Water and energy utilities face a radical shake-up, as forces such as climate change and shifts in consumer behaviour drive them to find new and innovative ways of operating. Alongside this, new technologies are being brought into the mainstream. Companies can choose to either capitalise on the benefits of these or get left behind.
Labour has claimed that the water lost through leaks this decade would fill Loch Ness.
"The divide in energy is not between the big and the small, but between good companies and bad ones"
Severn Trent’s multi-billion pound capital infrastructure programme is being bolstered by a recruitment drive for its recently formed capital design department.
Opposition leader Ruth Davidson has criticised the Scottish government for not delivering rapidly enough on its pledge to set up a public owned energy company.
The chief executive of multi-utility company Ervia has revealed the company is rolling out a “major investment” programme to address deficiencies in infrastructure following the summer heatwave.
National Debtline says the proportion of callers with energy arrears has risen from 9 per cent to 17 per cent in the last 10 years, while water arrears have risen from 4 per cent to 16 per cent.
The industry regulator proposes the cap to be set at £1,136 per year for a typical dual fuel customer paying by direct debit. When it is introduced suppliers will have to cut their prices to at or below the level of the cap.
Inconsistent communication has been the bane of the water market’s existence since it opened more than a year ago. Now, at last, a solution is closer to being found.
The energy sector is “falling behind” all other sectors in implementing data analytics despite industry leaders being keenly aware of the value of data, research has found.
The transformation of the big six into the “big five” in the UK’s energy retail
The company is looking at new technology to help it work towards its ambitious target to reduce leakage rates by 40 per cent by 2025.
"A smart grid will change electricity networks in the UK in the same way the Internet revolutionised communications"
Mid-tier green energy supplier Octopus Energy has acquired West Sussex-based Affect Energy for an undisclosed seven-figure sum.