Strategy, policy & regulation

A quarter of customers cannot repay energy debt

Half of Brits say energy bills are biggest financial worry

MPs urged to investigate Scottish Power PPM warrants

Thousands join £2bn claim against ‘unscrupulous’ brokers

Davy: CSOs weren’t talked about five years ago

Flexibility in water regulation is required to ensure companies can react to evolving consumer expectations such as sewer overflows, Susan Davy, head of Pennon has argued. She noted that overflows, which politicians and regulators made an investment priority for water and sewerage companies, were not being talked about five years ago when plans for PR19 were being made.

Connections queue blocked by 62GW of ‘phantom’ projects

IEA: Golden age of gas is nearing an end

Tackling fuel poverty puts immense strain on charity staff

Thames ring-fences extra £500k for vulnerability support

Thames is dedicating £500k through its Trust Fund initiative to support financially vulnerable households in London and the Thames Valley. This includes £400k in grants to debt and money advice services across the region and £100k to a household pot that customer service employees can direct billpayers to.

Ofgem to claw back £24m from Shell Energy

Financing doubts cast over water company business plans

Financing of water company plans for 2025-30 is reliant on huge sums of equity being put forward by investors at a time when returns are squeezed and the sector faces myriad performance challenges. For these reasons attracting the investment needed may be tougher than previous AMPs, analysts have warned.

Ofgem approves needs case for SSEN’s £600m grid upgrade

Proposal to cap interconnector trades rejected

Call for heat pump grants to be extended to cover network costs

What exactly is GB Energy?

Labour’s policy to create a public energy company features in several of its outline green policies. However, the party has still yet to set out a detailed vision of what GB Energy will be, or what it won’t be. David Blackman gauged the view of experts at Labour’s party conference.

Weekend press: Hydrogen boiler push to continue despite verdict of UK watchdog

In our latest round-up of national press coverage, the government and sections of UK industry will reportedly continue to back the prospect of using hydrogen for home heating, despite recent warnings against the technology from the National Infrastructure Commission. Elsewhere, concerns are raised about the impact of a lack of port infrastructure on offshore wind, while plans by Labour to incentivise take up of electric vehicles are revealed.

Utility Week Awards 2023 shortlist revealed

Water bills deemed unfair, yet affordable

Ofgem to review regulatory regime for independent DNOs

Shaping the narrative around new energy infrastructure