Regulation

RIIO-ED2 must be the platform for achieving net zero for all

Western Power Distribution chief executive Phil Swift writes about the commitments outlined in the company’s business plan for 2023-2028 and the collaboration that underpins it.

Ofgem fines Symbio Energy over late RO payments

Electricity engineering standards should ‘start off with customers’

System Operator ‘should be part of National Energy Agency’

Ofgem calls for full ESO separation

Gas networks release joint plan for hydrogen conversion

Elexon to oversee half hourly settlement

Code administrator Elexon has been selected by Ofgem as the senior responsible owner (SRO) for the implementation of Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement (MHHS). Previous proposals had Ofgem as both programme sponsor and SRO. However in a consultation document the energy regulator unveiled plans to place responsibility for management and delivery of the programme with industry, with Elexon acting as SRO.

Investors express alarm at CMA U-turn

Ofgem consults on new short-haul discount for gas transmission

Regulation not legislation key to ending CSOs

New commitments for water companies, Ofwat and the Environment Agency to increase transparency and reduce the reliance on storm overflows have been made in response to Philip Dunne's Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill. Utility Week speaks to the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee.

Court upholds planning consent for new gas turbines at Drax

Ovo tops UKRN list for complaints

EA warns funding cuts are harming the environment

The chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned that declining funding is limiting the work the body can carry out to monitor and improve the environment.

Energy firms paid out £49m in penalties last year

CBI: Regulation too focussed on short term

The government should widen the utility regulators’ toolkit beyond price controls, the CBI has told Rishi Sunak. In its submission to the chancellor of the exchequer ahead of the Budget on 3 March, the business body says the use of price controls “can lead to underinvestment and may not deliver price stability for consumers in the longer term”.