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Sunak eyes Irish-style energy efficiency one-stop shops

The Treasury is looking at rolling out Irish-style "one stop shops" for energy efficiency to boost flagging home upgrade efforts, and will unveil the extension of its windfall tax on energy profits to electricity generators within weeks, Rishi Sunak has said. The chancellor of the exchequer, whose department has often been portrayed as a block on energy efficiency because of concerns about the costs of such programmes, said relatively cheap measures could deliver "significant returns".

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Ofgem sets out scope for transmission charging task forces

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Collaborative use of nature-based ‘toolkit’ key to tackling phosphorus in wastewater

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Anglian says ‘no room for complacency’ after £300k fine

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Crown Estate commits further £25m to offshore wind data

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Eon drones begin ‘inside-out’ home and energy health assessments

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Yorkshire partnership to enable ‘proactive’ approach to challenging leakage hotspots

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Cox hints at PR24 fast-track reform

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Weekend press round-up: Generators express concerns over windfall tax

In the latest round-up of the weekend papers, generators express concerns over the government’s plans to levy a windfall tax on energy companies, ministers are reported to be considering financial aid for steelmakers struggling with rising energy prices and Octopus Energy partners with a house builder to offer energy self-sufficient homes with no annual bills.

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Water efficiency dominates MOSL innovation winners

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Supplier banned from taking on new customers

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From rebates to real reform: The case for an Energy Reset

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Oil and gas levy tax relief ‘could insulate 2m homes’

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Pennon opens second share scheme to billpayers

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Pennon mulls merger of retail businesses after first profitable year

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Utilities leaders reveal fears over cybersecurity

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Kwarteng recruits ESO to energy security effort

Kwasi Kwarteng has asked the Electricity System Operator (ESO) to work with the industry to bolster UK security of supply by delivering non-gas fired, including coal, generating capacity for next winter.

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Utilities’ support for vulnerable customers is ‘far behind’ other sectors

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Retail market reform not essential for heat-as-a-service model

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EA calls for multi-sector collaboration on water resources planning

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