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Hitachi is on the verge of putting its plans for a new nuclear power project on hold, according to Japanese press reports.
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The portfolio, which comprises Bicester, Aston Clinton and Homestead PV farms has a total capacity of 60.4 megawatts, taking Greencoat Solar’s aggregate installed capacity above 600MW.
Anglian Water won the much sought-after 2018 Utility of the Year Award. Utility Week finds out why.
Ofgem will be outlining plans to tighten up controls on how suppliers handle customers’ balances this year and is exploring moves to extend regulation to energy intermediaries, its chair has said.
Utility Week's Water Customer Conference will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 16 January. CCWater's chair Alan Lovell and the watchdog's deputy chief executive Phil Marshall will be among the speakers.
Councils should be handed Ofgem’s powers over distribution networks in order to kickstart the local infrastructure for electric vehicles, a new report has recommended.
Claire Perry has insisted that smart meters will be installed in 70 per cent of households by the end of next year despite widespread doubts about the pace of the programme’s slow rollout.
Ofwat has noted the “disappointing performance” for customer service by Thames Water and SES Water as the regulator published the service incentive mechanism (SIM) scores for 2017-18.
The 64-metre long “monster” fatberg lurking in the sewer networks of Devon is thought to be one of the largest found so close to the sea.
Research from the mid-tier supplier suggests the biggest energy suppliers have grouped their tariffs at roughly the same price since the introduction of the price cap.
Economy Energy has ceased trading just a day after the company was revealed to be in credit default and less than a week since it was banned from taking on new customers.
Research from energy auto-switching service Labrador has found millions of UK households are in "fuel poverty". The survey examined behaviours of customers running their homes in winter and focused on energy consumption and bill management.
Ofwat has indicated that it will consider more ambitious leakage targets for future price reviews but said further improvements will be dependent on advances in technology as well as greater levels of industry collaboration.
Energy companies have responded positively to the news Ofgem has granted price cap derogations to three suppliers.
The mandatory regulations introduced by the Welsh government will help reduce flood risk and improve water quality.
Water companies have done too little to develop a new water grid that would enable supplies to be shifted from areas where water supplies are abundant to those at greater risk of shortages, according to Ofwat.
Bristol Energy has posted an £11.2 million loss for the year to 31 March 2018.
The final round of public consultation on EDF’s plans for a new nuclear power station in coastal Suffolk is due to kick off today (4 January).
Yorkshire Water will plough £7.7 million into two wastewater treatment works in north Yorkshire as part of a wider £70 million investment to improve 196km of water courses.
