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Weekend press round-up: New Sizewell plant looks set for green light

In our latest round-up of sector coverage from the national press, the government looks close to giving the green light to a new nuclear plant at Sizewell in Suffolk; RWE warns that Britain’s bid to power every home with offshore windfarms by 2030 is at risk of being derailed; and the founder of Ovo Energy has spun out a new start-up.

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Utilities thought to be owed almost £300m in unpaid bills

There are “significant” lockdown bill arrears in the energy and water sectors, with consumers owing their suppliers almost £300 million, according to new research. Citizens Advice has released new projections about the level of debt based off its previous polling data which found 3 million adults had fallen behind on at least one of their water bills during the coronavirus pandemic, whilst 2.8 million had missed an energy payment.

5 years ago

Investment fund buys 81MW battery portfolio from Anesco

5 years ago

CMA decision could cost households £3.7bn

5 years ago

Ofgem issues final orders over unpaid RO and FIT bills of £15m

5 years ago

Ofgem proposes to increase performance penalties for DCC

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Appellant water companies say CMA did not go far enough

5 years ago

Plugging into EV infrastructure investment opportunities

5 years ago

iSupply pays out after blocking almost 23,000 switches

iSupply Energy is to pay more than half a million pounds in redress after almost 23,000 of its customers were blocked from switching over an eight-year period. The company is in the process of being wound down after EDF Energy acquired its more than 190,000 customer accounts from the Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall in March this year.

5 years ago

Voices of the future: Generation net zero

In the final part of the series, Adam John speaks to the winners of the Young Energy Professionals awards about how their generation considers the net-zero challenge.

5 years ago

Witcomb: No case for higher network returns

5 years ago

Unlocking the future for networks

5 years ago

Fletcher: Customer engagement must increase for PR24

5 years ago

Government orders review into water affordability

5 years ago

Brearley: Ofgem must evolve to adapt to changing sector

Ofgem must undergo organisational changes to adapt to the ever-evolving energy landscape, the regulator’s chief executive Jonathan Brearley has said. In his keynote address at Utility Week’s Build Back Better forum Brearley outlined key ways in which the regulator plans to support the scale of change over the next few years.

5 years ago

Voices of the future: Lessons from Covid

The energy industry has laid the foundations for net zero but it is the next generation of sector leaders that will be responsible for ensuring the 2050 target is achieved. From shifts in energy demand to how we deal with vulnerable customers, Covid-19 has resulted in a number of big changes this year. In the second of a series of articles, Adam John speaks to the winners of the Young Energy Professionals awards and asks them what lessons they think will be learned from the pandemic

5 years ago

Introducing the voices of the future

The energy industry has laid the foundations for net zero but it is the next generation of sector leaders that will be responsible for ensuring the 2050 target is achieved. In the first of a series of articles, Utility Week talks to the five winners of the Young Energy Professionals Awards 2020 to gauge their views on everything from decarbonisation to diversity. We start with how young people perceive the energy sector and how this is changing.

5 years ago

Engie launches net zero home retrofit solution

Energy services provider Engie has launched a whole house retrofit solution, a “one-stop shop” which will “decentralise, digitalise and decarbonise homes”. The company says its Engie Zero offering is designed to combat the threat posed by existing housing stock to the UK’s net zero goals.

5 years ago

Government extends price cap

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UK-only ETS ‘would be worst of all worlds’

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