Company strategy

SMS begins building 270MW battery fleet

Octopus Energy unveils independent ‘entech’ facility

Final pitches urge CMA to ‘reset the dial’

This week marks one year since the deadline for water companies in England and Wales to accept or reject Ofwat's final determinations for PR19. Ruth Williams delves into the final submissions to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) - from the appellant companies and the regulator - and recaps the arguments so far.

On the move: More change at Thames; EA appoints new board

After Kelly Macfarlane's departure from Thames Water, the company has appointed a director of retail; elsewhere the Environment Agency has named three board members.

Drax agrees deal to buy Canadian biomass pellet producer

Growing debt cloud looms over utilities

Northumbrian joins Covid-19 testing programme

Uswitch names most reliable energy suppliers during lockdown

Fuel charity sees demand increase by a quarter due to pandemic

John Pettigrew: We must tackle green skills gap ahead of COP

Severn Trent ramps up sewer monitoring

Severn Trent is ramping up its use of smart sewer monitoring devices after the success of a trial. The company reported 25 per cent fewer blockages and a 15 per cent reduction in pollution incidents during the first year of AMP7

GMB announces 12 new dates in Centrica strike

Octopus aims to ‘reinvent energy’ with Fletcher appointment

Octopus Energy’s appointment of Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher "heralds a change in energy", the supplier’s chief executive has told Utility Week. It was recently announced that Fletcher would be stepping down from her position at Ofwat to become Octopus’ director of regulation and economics.

Will Gardiner: The next nine months are critical

Ofwat calls for clarity on dividends