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House builders call for wider rollout of water efficiency scheme

The House Builders Federation has called for the nationwide rollout of a United Utilities programme to incentivise property developers to build water efficient homes with sustainable drainage systems. The scheme offers developers a 90% discount on water connection charges for new homes with measures such as efficient fixtures, fittings and appliances designed to keep daily water usage below 100 litres per person.

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Energy UK ‘very nervous’ about proposed supplier obligation

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Water companies face new duty to upgrade sewage treatment

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One in three households expected to fall into fuel poverty

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Parameters and rule changes confirmed for next capacity auctions

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Scottish Power reveals new CEO of networks business

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Kwarteng gives go-ahead to Sizewell C

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Low-carbon tech ‘could cut energy bills by £2k per year’

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BEIS seeks bids for 250MW of green hydrogen projects in 2022

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Lovell confirmed as EA chair

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Heatwave sees ‘ferocious’ demand for water

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Alert sounded over energy rebate scams

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Government approves 8GW of offshore wind following derogation

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Ofgem considering restrictions on Balancing Mechanism prices

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Unblocking the wet wipe problem

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BEIS unveils ‘biggest electricity market shake up in decades’

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ESO increases electricity demand forecast across future scenarios

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Water responsibilities assigned to Double after Defra reshuffle

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Anderson: Price cap only offers protection from reality

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Weekend Press: Mordaunt pledges ‘millions’ of green jobs

Discussions of how the next potential leader of the Conservative Party will address the energy crisis and net zero dominate news in our weekly round-up of the stories from the weekend. Water firms are criticised for asking customers to use water carefully as the country braces for the hottest day of the year.

3 years ago