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"We must make sure that the interests of all customers are looked after from the engaged ‘prosumers’ to those who are less engaged in the market"
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The next decade could see hundreds and even thousands of energy suppliers enter the energy supply market, Dermot Nolan has predicted.
Energy has been named as one of the areas that the incoming chair of the government’s competition watchdog Andrew Tyrie has been urged by MPs to bone up on in his new role.
The government has announced it will review its targets to meet its zero emissions goal, but to what extent should they be strengthened? And how will the goal be met? David Blackman reports.
Households face a high risk of having their water cut off in times of severe
The Energy Systems Catapult held an industry briefing in Birmingham to debate progress on identifying the obstacles to implementing a smart energy system. Tom Grimwood was there.
Scottish Power has announced a 5.5 per cent increase to its standard variable domestic gas and electricity prices.
The government is at least upfront about the problem. The Clean Growth Strategy, published last
"A decade of continued falling energy prices and no carbon, it’s going to be fantastic"
Awareness of utility company support schemes for vulnerable customers is “worryingly low” and suppliers must do more to raise it, customer solutions provider Echo Managed Services has warned.
"Building new pipes and wires may not always be the best option"
"Fast-growing economies are experiencing an increased demand for power; putting greater pressure on the electric network"
Environment secretary Michael Gove has called for the amelioration of the water sector and has offered to give Ofwat more powers to make this happen. Now Ofwat has responded with its plans for how the water sector will be reformed. Katey Pigden investigates.
"There will be multiple physical and political issues to be addressed in determining what level of integration between upstream water resources is appropriate"
Environment secretary Michael Gove has welcomed Ofwat’s proposed measures to “address concerns” about the financial practices of some water companies.
Some of this was unsurprising given the febrile atmosphere in the run-up to Saturday’s air
Surging policy costs will push up household electricity bills by almost a third by 2025, experts have predicted, giving Ofgem “little choice” but to repeatedly raise price caps in future.
Research by Utility Week and WNS into the reasons for consumers' widespread mistrust of utilities is aiming to help industry leaders build better relationships with their customers. Jane Gray reports.
At the UK's inaugural water retailing conference – Future Retail #1 – market players of all shapes and sizes gathered to discuss what has gone well, what has gone badly, and what can be improved in the open water market.
2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the Hydro Electric Development Act in Scotland, which kick-started major hydro developments across the country. MP Drew Hendry looks at the benefits of the technology.