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London ‘million miles from drought’ despite 15% water demand hike

Thames Water has said that the current heatwave has led to a 15 per cent rise in the demand for tap water across London and the Thames Valley.

National Grid: greenest growth case ‘is not going to happen’

National Grid has dropped the greenest scenario from its future energy modelling, saying it is no longer credible.

NWL announces £27.8m increase in turnover

Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) has increased its turnover by almost £30m for the year ended March 31 2013, compared with the previous 12 months.

Severn Trent urges customers to restrict hosepipe use

Severn Trent supplied customers with an extra 350 million litres of water as temperatures soared over the weekend.

Energy companies tardy in answering customer service calls

Decc consultancy spending doubles

The Department of Energy and Climate Change spent £8.3 million on consultancy from the "big four" last year, more than double the sum in any previous year. Energy minister Greg Barker revealed the increase in response to a written question from Labour MP Barry Sheermand.

Shale gas to get a 30% tax break from the Treasury

The Treasury is set to announce a tax break of up to 30 per cent for the shale gas industry.

Cold hearts and tree-huggers still?

No stranger to tight deadlines, business and energy secretary Michael ­Fallon is racing to hammer out the details of the draft delivery plan for Electricity Market Reform before Parliament's summer recess begins on 18 July. He took a quick break from his packed schedule last week to reassure Utility Week's Megan Darby that plans for the capacity market are on track.

Energy efficiency for industry could benefit UK by £1.9billion

Energy efficiency measures for large firms could benefit the UK by £1.9 billion, according to government proposals made today.

Pentland Firth turbines could generate 1.9GW

Tidal turbines in the Pentland Firth could generate up to 1.9GW of power, according to research by leading academics.

UK Coal rescues 2,000 jobs in administration deal

UK Coal has entered administration in a deal that will save the viable parts of the business along with 2,000 jobs but will lead to the redundancies of 350 from the troubled Daw Mill colliery.

Odds of hosepipe ban slashed by half

The odds of a hosepipe ban "anywhere in the UK" have been slashed by half by leading bookmaker Coral due to the continued spate of hot weather.

Hot weather causes 1,000MW drop for Murray win

A scorching hot day to mirror a scorching hot Wimbledon men's final led to a suppression of 1,000MW during the nail-bitter between Great Britain's Andy Murray and Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

Scottish Government praises £1bn home energy savings

The Scottish Government has indicated that home energy programmes are set to save its householders more than £1 billion on their energy bills under its four home energy programmes initiative since 2009.

Cuadrilla seeks to expand shale exploration work

Cuadrilla is seeking to expand it shale exploration work with up to six new wells in Lancashire.