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EDF Energy has become the second big six supplier this week to raise the price of its standard variable tariff. The company announced its SVT will rise by 1.4 per cent for dual fuel customers from 7 June.
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For the first time ever, thousands of companies and organisations around the UK revealed how much they pay their female employees in comparison to their male peers. How are utility companies doing? Tom Grimwood investigates.
A high-level working party met to discuss how the UK can create the flexible energy system we need.
For probably the longest period since 2016’s referendum, the airwaves haven’t been dominated by the
Ofwat’s chairman Jonson Cox has set out a programme of reform to bring the water sector “back in balance” and rebuild public trust.
"Over the last 10 years, we’ve invested more than £2.5 billion in renewable energy in the UK"
British Gas has announced it will raise its standard variable tariff from 29 May – a 5.5 per cent increase for an average dual fuel customer.
"By leveraging data effectively, organisations can make timely and effective decisions by highlighting what’s working and what’s not before it impacts the customer"
A raft of commitments by Anglian Water will see it “speed up” the removal of its Cayman Islands subsidiary, cut dividends, increase investment and review its corporate structure, says Katey Pigden.
Proposed changes to Eco fulfil the government's promise to focus on fuel poverty, but at the cost of virtually abandoning some carbon reduction initiatives. David Blackman reports.
SSE and Innogy have appointed Katie Bickerstaffe as the chief executive of their proposed joint venture retail company. But who is she, and where did she come from? Utility Week investigates.
EDF has threatened to cease the development of Sizewell C unless the government agrees this year to come up with a viable funding model for the proposed nuclear plant in Suffolk.
Will the exemption of green tariffs from the energy price cap bill provide a “loophole to continue to charge customers too much”? David Blackman investigates.
Independent energy supplier Iresa may be forced to close if it fails to fix issues raised by Ofgem. Katey Pigden investigates.
The English water retail market – the largest of its kind in the world – has now been open for 12 months. Utility Week asks major market players how the first year has gone.
There are now more than 11 million smart and advanced meters operating across homes and businesses in Great Britain, according to new figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).
Ofgem has revealed its initial decisions on whether or not proceed with a multitude of capacity market rule changes suggested by both itself and industry stakeholders.
Cyber-attacks can be sophisticated and perpetrated by state players, and energy companies find themselves in the frontline. Andrew Moir, Herbert Smith Freehills and Peter Fitzpatrick write.
The government has recruited just over half of the staff it will need to police the UK’s nuclear safeguarding regime once the UK leaves Euratom.
"I find it extraordinary that anyone still seriously believes that the UK will have a shale gas industry mimicking that of the US"