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DCC to migrate 4 million SMETS1 devices in autumn

The Data Communications Company (DCC) has announced it has signed a commercial agreement which paves the way for more than four million SMETS1 meters to be migrated onto its system from the end of September.

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Utilities face paying for repairs five years after roadworks

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It’s time to rethink the smart meter rollout

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The Offshore Wind Sector Deal: the coming of age of offshore wind

"From a standing start, and in a short space of time, offshore wind is now cost competitive with conventional forms of energy generation"

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BEIS and Ofgem to review future energy retail market

Fresh retail energy market legislation may be on the cards before the next election as the result of a government review, details of which emerged yesterday (5 March).

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Political Agenda: “The defiance of Clark and co will have riled Brexiteers”

There is a pause this week in the formal business of Brexit. But

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Water belongs to the people

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Tempus Energy files legal challenge to enforce capacity market shutdown

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Community energy schemes need more policy support

Lack of policy support is now the key barrier to the wider uptake of community energy schemes, a leading ethical investor has warned.

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Capacity market payments will be voluntary during standstill

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MPs to examine impact of nuclear generation gap

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UK pressing ahead with plans for carbon price linked to EU ETS

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Is mutualisation the future for water?

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Political Agenda:

Slightly more seasoned Utility Week readers will remember the BBC comedy Yes Minister, which centred

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DNOs should help fund energy efficiency measures, MPs told

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CMA proposes to better protect consumers with more powers

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it wants to better protect consumers through a series of proposals published on Monday (25 February).

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Government to publish energy white paper ‘in early summer’

Pressed on the timing of the long-awaited policy paper last week during a debate on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the House of Commons, junior business minister Richard Harrington, said: “That will happen in the next few months—in early summer.”

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The truth about the long-term impact of smart meter ownership on consumer behaviour

The UK government wants energy suppliers to install smart meters in every home in England,

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Manifesto demands stronger support for community energy

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Trust and tomorrow’s energy consumer: total recall?

"The reality is that the energy consumer of tomorrow is already here, walking amongst us"

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