Strategy, policy & regulation

Coffey summons ‘extremely disappointing’ water bosses

Octopus customers first to help ESO balance grid

Stay the hydrogen course

55 heat network projects win funding for upgrades

Water companies owe billpayers £236 million for underperformance

Final hosepipe ban ends

South West Water has ended the final hosepipe ban, which had been in place for residents of north Devon and Cornwall since last year. Reservoir levels are now up to 28% higher than this time last year.

Social tariff could cut £300 from fuel poor’s energy bills

Cost of tackling storm overflow spills rises to £60bn

Ofgem blames RO scheme cost hike on ‘unfilled vacancies’

Lib Dems vow to replace Ofwat with ‘tough’ regulator

Weekend Press: Energy efficiency taskforce axed after four meetings

In our latest round-up of the weekend’s national news coverage, the government’s energy efficiency taskforce, charged with reducing the UK’s energy use by 15% by 2030, has been scrapped after just six months and four meetings. Elsewhere, the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) alleges that consumers have effectively overpaid hundreds of millions of pounds for the Moray East wind farm in north-east Scotland, Southern Water faces legal action over floods and Bill Gates raises concerns that his nuclear firm is to be snubbed in the UK modular reactor race.

Replace ‘unfair’ standing charges, urge MPs

Energy boss calls for smart meters to be mandated

From fix on fail to predicting the future: Asset management strategies for power and water

Scotland’s share of UK onshore wind set to reach 75% by 2030

The UK’s antiquated grid is stifling the renewable energy market

600,000 heat pump goal survives Sunak net zero retreat

RAAC scandal offers chance to tackle lead in school tap water

Increasing concern about the state of public buildings offers an opportunity to accelerate the removal of lead from drinking water. This was the view of experts at the Drinking Water Quality Conference this week, who insist there should be an urgent focus on the impact of lead on young people and the most vulnerable in particular. Members of the UK Water Industry Lead Strategy Board, which was formed three years ago, set out the advances that have been made in reducing levels of lead in drinking water but warned against complacency.

Ofgem ordered to redetermine Northern Powergrid ED2 spend

Government is abandoning vulnerable energy customers