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Water bills rise below inflation

Water bills are set to rise in April by the single biggest jump since 2005 but companies have kept the increases below inflation. Ofwat has praised the support extended to struggling householders but urged the sector to "double down" on efforts to help more billpayers facing hardship.

Energy retail being ‘micromanaged’ by BEIS and Ofgem

Octopus chief: ‘We could have made a profit’

Shell offers prizes to tempt customers to reduce demand

CCC urges climate resilience mandate for regulators

Benyon highlights EDM progress

Brearley rejects industry bid to shift blame over PPMs

Commercial model for rapid EV chargers is ‘struggling’

National Grid completes gas arm sale

PCC and phosphorus targets set out

Financial fears paralysing councils on heat network zoning

‘National transformation’ needed to advance blue-green schemes

Meeting the rising environmental challenges to improve water quality in rivers, seas and streams will take novel thinking, nature-based solutions and flexibility from regulators. Welsh Water's head of wastewater discusses the company's approach, while Ofwat explains what will be expected at PR24 of companies proposing more blue-green schemes.

SVT adds AI to sewers

Retailers frustrated with Shapps’ failure to engage

Coffey has dealt ‘body blow to social tariffs’