Workforce, culture and performance

Centrica faced ‘discrimination’ in Bulb pursuit

Calls mount for Ofgem overhaul

Senior departure announced as part of Ofwat reshuffle

Dramatic widening in fuel poverty gap revealed

Ofgem resumes updating household consumption values

Ofwat calls out companies over financial transparency

Ofwat has set out expectations for water companies to boost the transparency in how they present financial resilience planning, including making it clearer to stakeholders how stress testing is carried out. Meanwhile dividend payments were queried for not fully reflecting broader performance

Are you in control of your OT or is it controlling you?

Increasing EPG would be a ‘catastrophe’

Collapsed Britishvolt bought by Australian firm

UK battery developer Britishvolt has been acquired by Australian startup Recharge Industries. The sale revives plans to build a £3.8 billion gigafactory in Cambois, Northumberland. If built it will be the UK’s first gigafactory.

Energy price cap to fall by £1,000

Weekend press round-up: Hunt under pressure to cancel energy bills support cut

In our latest review of sector coverage across national media, there are renewed calls for the Chancellor to maintain the Energy Price Guarantee at its current level. Meanwhile, big wind farm developers have warned their UK projects could be at risk without tax breaks and the boss of Thames Water has said she is “heartbroken” by the impact of sewage spills.

Octopus to accuse Bulb rivals of rewriting history

Seven Trent hits SuDS milestone

Standardisation across utilities

Distributed energy: Press accelerate to win the smart energy race

Underperforming BSC parties to be named and shamed

Government accuses suppliers of lying about forced PPM installs

Anglian gets green light for next step of water transfer

There may be trouble ahead

Reflecting on water successes

As entries come flooding in for the 2023 Water Industry Awards, we reflect on some of the 2022 winners and the projects that caught the judges' attention.