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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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Energy UK estimates £1bn debt increase

2 years ago

Construction begins on UK’s largest solar farm

2 years ago

Shared PSR ‘may not be possible’ yet, Ofgem chief admits

2 years ago

Eon and SSE join CBI utility exodus

2 years ago

No clear plan for tackling sewage in Wales

2 years ago

Ofgem: Viking Link delays were avoidable

2 years ago

UKPN applies to set up IDNO

2 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Energy suppliers may increase bills by £30 to repay rising debt

2 years ago

Pressure is on the sector to reform REGO certificates

2 years ago

Peers back tougher home energy efficiency targets

The House of Lords has backed tough new energy efficiency targets, including that all homes to meet the EPC (energy performance certificate) Band C standard by 2035. Peers voted by 227 votes to 197 to back a Labour amendment setting out the tightening up of minimum energy efficiency standards

2 years ago

Ovo announces closure of Boost

2 years ago

What is the best way to deploy DFS next winter?

2 years ago

Defra ‘weakness’ leaves it short of water quality targets

2 years ago

Time running out for EU-UK market coupling agreement

2 years ago

Bill discount scheme to launch without portal

The energy discount scheme aimed at providing additional support for Energy and Trade Intensive Industries (ETIIs) and heat networks will launch next week without an application portal. Instead an Excel spreadsheet has been launched as an “interim solution”, however the government has admitted that it may not be fit for purpose for claimants looking to make larger applications. Make UK told Utility Week that the lack of an application portal could prove problematic if energy prices rise triggering a large number of claims.

2 years ago

DFS needs third-party switching mechanism

2 years ago

Business support scheme cost £12.5bn less than estimated

The government’s winter energy support scheme for business has cost just a third of the amount the Treasury estimated last autumn, new official statistics show. Suppliers received £5.9bn from the Energy Bills Relief Scheme (EBRS), some £12.5bn less than the £18.4bn forecasted cost.

2 years ago

Innovation is shaping visions of the UK grid in 2050

How cany energy networks, suppliers and regulators collaborate effectively around whole system innovation? Dan Clarke, head of innovation at the Energy Networks Association looks at the key challenges the sector is grappling with and where fresh thinking can forge solutions.

2 years ago

Southern Water social tariff not claimed by most vulnerable

2 years ago

Tapping into debt

2 years ago