Workforce, culture and performance

Southern launches business water efficiency fund

Ofgem rejects smart meter data sharing proposal

Lords call for ‘single, powerful regulator’ for water sector

Customer service standards for retailers tightened

Thames: No dividends coming this decade

Shareholders in Thames Water are unlikely to see a dividend payment before 2030, interim co-chief executive Cathryn Ross has said. The former Ofwat boss also bemoaned a “backwards looking and risk averse” regulatory regime and a lack of co-ordination between the various bodies overseeing the sector.

UU gets green light for carbon capture scheme

Wales & West Utilities explores gas and electricity smart links

Wales & West Utilities (WWU) has launched a project to explore how smart links between gas and electricity networks can make better use of renewable energy. The HyVoltage Project is being led by the gas network operator, with National Grid Electricity Distribution as a non-funding partner. It will assess the viability of introducing what WWU calls “flexible vector conversion sites” with integrated smart links between both gas and electricity distribution networks.

PR24: SVT’s past performance key to AMP8

Severn Trent has set out its intention to remain an industry leader across performance commitments in the next asset management period (AMP8) as the cornerstone to its ambitious plan.

Switching remained buoyant in September

Weekend press: Cost of nationalising Britain’s energy grid could be paid for in a decade

This weekend after party conferences from Labour and the Conservatives, pledges and promises have been scrutinised in the news including the potential cost to re-nationalise the energy grid; elsewhere, proposals by water companies to raise bills to invest record sums face backlash while smart metering gets a boost.

Ofwat sets out details of customer service licence condition

PR24: South East facing ‘unprecedented’ network pressure

PR24: South West to investigate peak charging

Market Stabilisation Charge will expire in 2024

Severn Trent adopts Kraken

Ofgem proposes bill hikes to cover record supplier debt

Yorkshire embarks on £10m wastewater upgrade

Yorkshire Water has begun £10 million upgrades to a wastewater treatment site in Dronfield to remove phosphorus from treated effluent and improve water quality in the river Drone. The project is part of a wider investment of £500 million to reduce excess nutrients entering waterways across Yorkshire's region.

Managing regulatory risk in B2B energy

PR24: Portsmouth aims to be first ‘fully smart’ company

PR24: CCW calls for bigger water efficiency fund