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Ofwat sets ‘very problematic’ revised PR24 schedule

Ofwat sets ‘very problematic’ revised PR24 schedule

Ofwat may not make its final rulings on water companies' £100 billion business plans until the end of January 2025, just two months before the next asset management period begins. Senior water company figures told Utility Week that the revised timetable is "very problematic" and "borderline ridiculous".

1 year ago

ESO may ‘snatch defeat from the jaws of victory’ over DFS penalty proposals

1 year ago

Labour promises ‘much tougher’ regulation of energy market

1 year ago

Ofgem to extend bad debt support provision in price cap

1 year ago

Let’s be pragmatic – not dogmatic – about the future of gas

1 year ago

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Government confirms 2026 hydrogen-ready boiler mandate

3 years ago

National Grid’s ‘eye in the sky’ to boost network resilience

3 years ago

What will the energy networks of the future look like?

3 years ago

PR24 blueprint demands ‘transformation’ from sector

3 years ago

Low-hanging fruit on energy efficiency largely gone

3 years ago

The time for talk on vulnerability is over

3 years ago

Octopus customers receive £1m in flexibility payments

3 years ago

ED2 uncertainty mechanisms leave ‘a lot to sort out’

3 years ago

Weekend press round-up: ESO asks standby coal plants to fire up

In our latest weekend press round-up National Grid Electricity System Operator has instructed two emergency-use coal generators to start warming up as the network faces its first big test of the energy crisis, while UK power prices have hit record levels as an icy cold snap and a fall in supplies of electricity generated by wind power have combined to push up wholesale costs.

3 years ago

Eon installs 5 millionth smart meter

3 years ago

Utility Week Industry Champion 2022: Jonson Cox

3 years ago

Retailers to pick up £120m tab for RO shortfall

3 years ago

France vs England: On the pitch and the power market

3 years ago

Ofgem sending ‘wrong signal’ to DNOs

3 years ago

Cold Weather Payments have ‘lagged behind inflation’

3 years ago

Heat pump scheme budget ‘not likely’ to be spent

3 years ago

Government forecasts spending just £300k on Cold Weather Payments

3 years ago

Kaluza in funding talks

3 years ago

Coffey backtracks on solar curbs

The environment secretary has backtracked on moves by Liz Truss' government to review farmland which can be used for solar generation. Therese Coffey said the transfer of agricultural land for energy production was “very attractive” in the light of targets to reach 70GW of solar capacity. The chief executive of Solar Energy UK described Coffey's comments as “a turning point for the entire renewables sector".

3 years ago

Black demands ‘trust and accountability’ from boards

3 years ago

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