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S&P keeping close eye on utilities’ access to debt

Matan Benjamin, director of infrastructure ratings for the utility sector at S&P Global Ratings, talks to Utility Week about how coronavirus has impacted utilities companies' short-term liquidity, and his view that investor perceptions of the industry will be key in the near future.

5 years ago

Re-writing the EdStone: What does Miliband’s return really mean?

Former Labour leader and DECC secretary Ed Miliband made a surprise return to his old brief when he was appointed to Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet. But what influence will he have and how have his years in the political wilderness changed his thinking on energy issues? David Blackman talks to former colleagues - and adversaries - of Miliband about his views on decarbonisation, energy prices, nationalisation and what approach he is likely to take in holding the government to account.

5 years ago

Ofgem approves revised proposals for Shetland transmission link

5 years ago

Keeping Us Connected: Crisis Management

Energy UK interim chief executive Audrey Gallacher writes for Utility Week about how the sector has risen to the challenges presented by coronavirus. She is backing our Keeping Us Connected campaign as giving recognition “for those whose services go unnoticed in happier times, but have been shown to be indispensable when our country has been put to the test”.

5 years ago

Vickers: Tackling coronavirus puts sector on front foot for net zero

Matthew Vickers, chief executive at the Energy Ombudsman, tells Utility Week about the effects the virus has had on the service and about the worries over how SMEs are being affected with little protection. He does however remain optimistic that the lessons learned from the sector's response to the pandemic will be a key tool to achieving the 2050 net zero target.

5 years ago

Submissions invited on CMA appeals

The CMA has asked for submissions relating to the redetermination of business plans for Anglian, Bristol, Northumbrian and Yorkshire. Customers, the water sector and other stakeholders are all invited to comment.

5 years ago

Brearley hints at flexibility on RIIO2 timetable

5 years ago

Ofwat explores longer-term coronavirus-related measures for retail market

5 years ago

#AskUsAnything webinar: Jonathan Brearley and Rachel Fletcher

Our latest #AskUsAnything webinar was a special edition in which Utility Week readers posed their questions to the chief executives of Ofgem and Ofwat. They were joined by representatives of the consumer watchdogs for energy and water. The webinar is now available on demand.

Date: 17/04/2020 11:45 am

Bristol to CMA: Ofwat got it wrong

5 years ago

Lockdown halts half of planned work by UKPN

5 years ago

Generator ordered to pay £37m over misleading National Grid

Ofgem has stressed that the hefty penalty handed to Intergen shows it will not tolerate “market abuse that undermines the integrity of the wholesale market that can ultimately harm consumers”. The company was found to have made a £12.8 million profit from deliberately misleading National Grid ESO.

5 years ago

Thames’ parent company downgraded

5 years ago

Fletcher: Public will judge water firms on coronavirus actions

Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher has highlighted some of the “important choices” water companies face in responding to coronavirus and warned that “the public is watching and judging”. But, has the regulator provided enough clarity to reassure firms?

5 years ago

Northumbrian to CMA: We see a different future to Ofwat

Northumbrian has urged the CMA to listen to the "crystal clear" message from its customers to let it invest in resilience and proactively combat the impacts of climate change. Chief executive Heidi Mottram talks us through the Statement of Case defending the original plan.

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Ofgem offers regulatory flexibility to networks and suppliers

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Drastic action needed to prevent charging spikes

5 years ago

Regulatory No Man’s Land

In the latest of a series of articles exclusively for Utility Week members, Maxine Frerk – former Ofgem executive – asks whether the regulators have responded quickly and decisively enough on the implications of the coronavirus outbreak. As well as assessing whether their reassurances go far enough, she examines which parts of the regulatory programme could safely be put on hold.

5 years ago

Anglian to CMA: Listen to our customers and let us invest now

The four water companies appealing to the CMA have submitted their grounds for requesting a redetermination. As part of a short series Utility Week will explore each of their Statements of Case and the reasons for not accepting Ofwat’s final determinations. In this piece, we examine the arguments from Anglian.

5 years ago

Ofwat not budging on efficiency expectations

5 years ago