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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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‘Madness’ to delay nuclear decisions

Leaving big decisions about the future of the UK’s nuclear programme until after the next election would be “disastrous” and "madness”, the government’s chief nuclear adviser has warned. He added that the industry in the UK and abroad would soon lose faith in the government’s commitment to nuclear power.

3 years ago

Heat pump target to stay despite industry warning

Government is sticking to its heat pump installation target, despite warnings from industry that doing so could undermine efforts to decarbonise the UK’s heating network. A new report by the Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) warns that focussing on a set target of heat pumps could in fact prove counterproductive in efforts to decarbonise the UK’s heating network.

3 years ago

Energy regulator looks to expand board  

3 years ago

Hydrogen ‘mixed messages’ undermine boiler scheme

Government "mixed messaging" and "misinformation" about hydrogen’s future role in home heating is unhelpful because the fuel is "not a serious option in the short to medium-term", peers have warned. A Lords committee concludes that the uptake for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been undermined by government messaging on hydrogen.

3 years ago

Bevan calls for fact-based water debate

3 years ago

Ofgem seeks alternatives to forced PPM installs

3 years ago

UK low-carbon investment set to be blown off course

3 years ago

Hinkley C’s £6bn cost hike tests UK’s nuclear resolve

3 years ago

Natwest CEO to chair energy efficiency taskforce

3 years ago

UK faces £62bn green investment shortfall

3 years ago

‘Archaic’ Treasury rules threaten heat pump rollout

3 years ago

January sees record EBSS redemption rates

3 years ago

£250m water pollution fines ‘still on the table’

3 years ago

Weekend press round-up: Japanese owners put SES Water up for sale

The Japanese owners of SES Water are reportedly putting the business up for sale due to their reluctance to inject fresh equity into the highly-geared company. Meanwhile, Grant Shapps, head of the newly-formed Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, discusses his plans to make British energy the cheapest in Europe. This and more in Utility Week’s latest round-up of the weekend’s papers.  

3 years ago

Open data: The great enabler in UK utilities

3 years ago

Power restored to thousands after Storm Otto hits

3 years ago

Strong nuclear output sees EDF post £1 billion UK profit

3 years ago

Solar target would swallow less land than UK’s airports

Meeting the government’s target for a fivefold increase in solar generation by 2035 would require less new land than that currently covered by the UK’s airports, according to backers of solar power. Solar Energy UK has presented figures MPs in a bid to counter concerns that valuable agricultural land will be swallowed up in order to meet increased solar generation.

3 years ago

British Gas results show energy supply still a ‘tough business’

3 years ago

O’Shea refuses to rule out bonus following record Centrica profits

3 years ago

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