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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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Hydrogen village trials won’t go ahead without public support

Hydrogen village trials will only go ahead in areas where there is strong public support for them, the government has confirmed. The announcement comes following local protests against plans for a hydrogen village trail in Whitby in Ellesmere Port.

3 years ago

New planning rules fail to reverse onshore wind ‘ban’

New government planning rules do almost nothing to reverse the de facto ban on onshore wind power in England and are in direct conflict with the government’s push to decarbonise the grid by 2035, RenewableUK has warned.

3 years ago

2030 EV charger target at risk of 20 year delay

The government will miss its 2030 electric vehicle (EV) public charging point installation target by a "staggering" 20 years if roll out of the devices continues at its current rate, Labour has warned.

3 years ago

Views sought to protect SMEs from poor supplier behaviours

3 years ago

Masdar to invest £1bn in UK battery storage

Masdar has announced its intention to invest £1 billion in the UK battery storage market. It comes after the UAE government-owned firm acquired UK-based battery developer Arlington Energy

3 years ago

Regional energy system planners proposed by Ofgem

3 years ago

Evolving the Warm Home Discount scheme

3 years ago

South West bonuses under fire from MPs

South West Water's environmental performance came under fire as MPs questioned why the company pays bonuses and called for tighter regulation of its governance. MPs from across the south west raised concerns of constituents, which had been angered by political point scoring around sewage discharges leading to one MP having faeces being posted through their door.

3 years ago

Claims of unlawful Bulb sale ‘without merit’, court hears

3 years ago

Minister pledges fresh look at automatic credit repayments

A newly appointed energy ministers has said she will take a fresh look at introducing automatic repayments of credit balances. It comes after MPs denounced the retention by suppliers of credit balances on the accounts of direct debit customers and called for an automatic credit repayment mechanism to be devised.

3 years ago

Michael Lewis to step down as Eon UK CEO

3 years ago

Energy crisis derails power decarbonisation progress

The government’s delivery plan for decarbonising the energy system by 2035 was derailed by last year’s focus on resolving the energy bills crisis, putting the target at risk, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has revealed. The rebadged Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has told the NAO that has it still has more work to do on the stalled delivery plan.

3 years ago

Centrica faced ‘discrimination’ in Bulb pursuit

3 years ago

Calls mount for Ofgem overhaul

3 years ago

Senior departure announced as part of Ofwat reshuffle

3 years ago

BEIS chief official had value fears over bills support

The BEIS (business, energy and industrial strategy) department’s former chief civil servant has revealed that she didn’t sign off the government’s massive energy bills support package because of concerns that it risked breaching Whitehall propriety and value for money rules.

3 years ago

Dramatic widening in fuel poverty gap revealed

3 years ago

Ofgem resumes updating household consumption values

3 years ago

Ofwat calls out companies over financial transparency

Ofwat has set out expectations for water companies to boost the transparency in how they present financial resilience planning, including making it clearer to stakeholders how stress testing is carried out. Meanwhile dividend payments were queried for not fully reflecting broader performance

3 years ago

Increasing EPG would be a ‘catastrophe’

3 years ago

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