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S&P predicts tough but stable AMP7 for SVT

Ofwat revokes Tor Water licence

Challenging PR19: Where CMA appeals can be won or lost

With a record number of appellants requesting referrals from Ofwat to the Competition and Markets Authority for their PR19 business plans, Utility Week gathers expert views on the areas most likely to feature in the appeals.

Severn Trent hunts leaks with fibre optics

Plans for £1.2bn weather ‘supercomputer’ as utilities grapple with storm aftermath

As utility companies pick up the pieces from a second consecutive weekend of extreme weather, the government has promised to strengthen the country’s resilience by investing £1.2 billion in the world’s most advanced weather and climate forecaster. Utility Week gauges reaction to the project and rounds up how companies have responded to the damage caused by Storm Dennis

Portsmouth hits back at ‘inference of overcharging’

Weekend press round-up: EDF to submit Sizewell C planning application within weeks

In the round-up of this weekend's press coverage: EDF is weeks away from submitting a planning application for its Sizewell C nuclear project in Suffolk; Ofwat is facing its biggest battle since privatisation after four companies revealed plans to appeal their final settlements; and Scottish Power launches a new tariff that guarantees customers electricity from its own renewable projects.

Anglian stands firm on investment over bill cuts

Ofwat: Companies must prove appeals are about customers not profits

Utility of the Future: Where are we going to find the workers of the future?

Anglian and Northumbrian appeal to CMA

Anglian and Northumbrian's decisions to ask Ofwat to refer their final determinations to the CMA have taken the number of appeals to an unprecedented four. Meanwhile, Thames has said that while it “carefully considered” a CMA referral, it ultimately judged that this would be a “significant management distraction” at a key time. Southern also "reluctantly" accepted Ofwat's terms.

Power and utilities M&As decline in 2019

EA begins criminal prosecution against Southern

SES raises cost and customer concerns to regulator

With just one day to go until the deadline for appealing to the CMA, SES Water has accepted its final determination but highlighted the challenges the cost gap and lower allowed revenue will create. Newly appointed chief executive Ian Cain said company had raised its concerns to Ofwat and would look for alternative approaches to deliver for its customers.

Bristol rejects Ofwat’s final determination

Bristol Water is the second company to make a request to Ofwat to refer its business plan to the Competition and Markets Authority for appeal. The company said there were "some technical issues, mainly around how to finance our company" that caused it to appeal.