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Yorkshire Water to increase transparency with open data

Yorkshire Water is on a bid to increase transparency by creating a form of “citizen regulation” as the company announced it aims to release the “majority” of its operational and service data by 2020.

8 years ago

Capacity market: interconnectors beat new gas

Every capacity market auction so far has seen new combined-cycle gas turbines undercut by rival technologies. In the T-4 auction, it was interconnectors that stepped in, reveals Tom Grimwood.

8 years ago

Renationalising utilities could be achieved at zero cost

John McDonnell has claimed that renationalising the utilities could be achieved at zero cost to the taxpayer.

8 years ago

Networks’ necks on the block

An ECIU study on contributions to energy bills has uncovered high dividends and profit margins at DNOs, sparking calls for RIIO to be reopened and Ofgem to be scrapped. David Blackman reports.

8 years ago

United Utilities uses robots to ‘revolutionise’ service

United Utilities is thought to have become the first water company in the UK to

8 years ago

Hinkley and Sizewell: power in numbers

EDF says replicating the design of Hinkley Point for Sizewell, and wind's rising integration costs, will enable nuclear to be competitive - if the financing can be got right. Tom Grimwood reports.

8 years ago

Arenko and GE join forces to deliver 41MW battery

Storage developer Arenko has selected GE to build a 41MW battery storage system in the

8 years ago

London’s mayor to seek energy supplier tenders

The search for an energy supply company “offering fairer bills for Londoners”, has moved a

8 years ago

Can the Wocs survive past PR19?

Will a tough PR19 price review process, planning for a record-low weighted average cost of capital, be the trigger for the water only companies to be swallowed up? Katey Pigden investigates.

8 years ago

Source for Business wins £2m water retail contract

Water retailer Source for Business has won a contract worth £2 million to supply retail

8 years ago

Ofgem given tougher powers for seizing documents

The government is to give Ofgem tough new anti-insider trading powers to seize documents from

8 years ago

Are council-backed entrants the answer to the fuel poverty problem?

Nottingham has a big fuel poverty problem. According to the government’s latest breakdown of fuel

8 years ago

Regulated water sector rated ‘at risk’ ahead of PR19 ‘challenges’

The UK’s regulated water sector has been classed “at risk” by global credit ratings provider

8 years ago

Water bills to rise by 2 per cent as £8bn invested in sector

The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales for 2018-19 is set

8 years ago

What we know about Green Star Energy

Ofgem yesterday revealed that Green Star Energy will act as supplier of last resort for the 10,000 customers of Future Energy, which collapsed last week citing trading difficulties. Utility Week rounds up what we know about Green Star Energy.

8 years ago

Heat networks call for regulation to protect consumers and investors

The Heat Network Task Force has called for a new regulatory framework for district heating

8 years ago

SSE begins talks with CMA on Npower merger

SSE has begun talks with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over the planned merger

8 years ago

Treasury could ‘slash’ cost of capital for nuclear projects

The cost of nuclear power could be slashed to “well below” £70 per MW/hr if

8 years ago

Future Energy is a thing of the past

Future Energy is the latest small supplier to feel the bite of the competitive retail market. Will its demise trigger a consolidation spree? Tom Grimwood reports.

8 years ago

UK infrastructure investment – utilities setting the pace

Following the death knell of the collapsed Carillion, formerly one of the UK’s major infrastructure players, there has been renewed interest – and concern – about infrastructure investment. Nigel Hawkins investigates.

8 years ago