Workforce, culture and performance

Next Environment Agency chief named

Can water innovation truly change the game?

Eon boss ‘frustrated’ by lack of funding to reduce energy demand

Ofgem investigating potential breaches of EBRS  

Treasury confirms EPG freeze

O’Shea defends Centrica’s forced PPM procedures

Regional planning role could overwhelm FSO

Soaring energy costs lead business customers to PPMs

Ex-cabinet minister Ruth Kelly appointed Water UK chair

Water UK has announced that former Labour MP Ruth Kelly has been appointed as the trade association’s new chair. Kelly replaces Anthony Ferrar who has concluded his three-year term that he has held since April 2020.

Best behaviour: getting to grips with behavioural science

Social energy tariff could cost up to £9.4bn each year

Weekend press: Government to end ‘prepayment premium’

The government is to end the “prepayment premium” by picking up the additional costs of the meters from suppliers. Also in Utility Week’s latest round-up of the weekend papers, Ofwat seeks new powers to block excessive dividends to shareholders and Thames Water appoints financial advisors to help tackle its mountain of debt.

Bulb customer platform to be offered to other retailers  

CCC seeks successor to Lord Deben

Plans to more than double number of inland bathing sites

SPEN calls for fast-tracked planning regime

Ofwat: Innovative charging needed to tackle water poverty

National Grid connects Statkraft’s greener grid park  

Using data to protect the most vulnerable

Industry chiefs back direct bill support