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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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Miliband: Lifting onshore wind ban a Labour priority

2 years ago

Utility Warehouse launches cheapest fixed tariff

2 years ago

Call for energy ‘help to repay’ scheme for 5.5m Brits in debt

2 years ago

Caution urged as fixed deals return to ‘volatile market’

2 years ago

Customers need targeted support, not blunt tools

2 years ago

Outfox the Market’s ban on new customers lifted

2 years ago

Labour backs networks to take over smart meter rollout

2 years ago

UK must plan for hotter summers without coal

2 years ago

Eon pays out £5m over poor customer service

2 years ago

Ofwat will fine companies for faulty CSO monitors

2 years ago

Four million ‘first gen’ smart meters not yet upgraded

2 years ago

National Grid proposes ‘radical’ new approach to connections

2 years ago

Water bills ‘will not fund bonuses’

2 years ago

ESO gets green light to reduce minimum system inertia

2 years ago

EDF secures funding for space-based solar study

EDF will lead a study exploring the value of introducing space-based solar power into the UK’s grid. It is one of eight projects to win government funding to develop space-based solar initiatives. Other winning projects include Cambridge University, who will develop ultra-lightweight solar panels to be connected to satellites that can function in the high-radiation conditions of space, and Queen Mary University in London, who are working on a wireless system to enable the solar power collected in space to be transferred to earth.

2 years ago

Half-hourly settlement deadline pushed back by more than a year

2 years ago

Capacity market penalty hike put on back burner

The introduction of stiffer penalties for companies which fail to honour their capacity market (CM) obligations will be pushed back beyond next year’s auction, the government has revealed. The government has previously proposed fining companies a quarter of the £/MW hour clearing price if they fail to meet their CM obligations when called on at times of system stress.

2 years ago

Extreme weather now number one risk for utilities

2 years ago

Imports exceed nuclear generation for first time

2 years ago

Smart meters have bigger consumption impact than anticipated

2 years ago

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