Strategy, policy & regulation

Armitt: Water sector has a lot of catching up to do

Utility Week Awards 2023 deadline approaches

Heat pump proposals ‘cut all the wrong corners’

Ofgem cracks down on excess balancing profits

Junior minister replaces Shapps as energy secretary

Eon launches bereavement tool

Tideway boss pockets £1.7m bonus

Helm: Breaking up Thames would be a good start

Economist Dieter Helm has proposed dividing beleaguered Thames into two public limited companies with simplified ownership to improve management and prevent financial engineering. The sector's long-term critic also took Ofwat to task for not taking steps to strip poorly-performing companies of their licences and proposed reverting to the single-company structures of the original privatised companies.

Take Peterborough’s lead to deliver 7GW more rooftop solar

Shapps drops hydrogen levy on suppliers

Electricity and gas suppliers will not be liable for the government’s controversial hydrogen levy, Grant Shapps has confirmed. However, concerns have been raised that prices for consumers will still end up being impacted by gas shippers paying the levy.

DCC to adopt not-for-profit model

Ministers increase investment in Sizewell C

On the Move: Drax and Yorkshire make senior hires

Energy UK laments Ofgem brain drain

‘Sheer bloody mindedness’ to completely exorcise gas generation

Fuel poor should be placed on October 2020 tariff rate

Cadent launches Warm Homes Network

Weekend press: Octopus Energy closes in on Shell deal

New Balancing Reserve service to be fully open to smaller units

The Electricity System Operator (ESO) has reversed a decision that would have effectively ensured that a substantial portion of contracts for its proposed new Balancing Reserve service would be awarded to large gas plants. The body said its new position will fully open the market a wider pool of providers, including smaller and aggregated units.

DFS must not punish those unable to take part