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Cadent engineers begin overtime ban in pay dispute

Cadent engineers begin overtime ban in pay dispute

Cadent engineers began taking part in a ban on overtime on Tuesday (10 May) as part of a dispute over pay, the GMB Union has confirmed. In April field-force workers rejected a 2% pay increase for 2021 and 4% from July this year and subsequently voted to walk out in a strike ballot.

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Collaborative thinking central to ‘paradigm shift’ in network communications

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Anglian fined for ‘reactive’ response to sewage spillage

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Ofgem sets out new challenges for Strategic Innovation Fund

Ofgem has set out the new challenges for the second round of its Strategic Innovation Fund, which will begin accepting applications in September 2022. The second round will seek to address four innovation challenges and will be the first to be open to electricity distribution networks.

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Yu Group to launch smart metering division

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Upfront grid investment requires new regulation

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50GW of flexibility needed by 2030 to soak up surplus power

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Weekend press: Spectre of windfall tax returns to spook Big Oil

This week's roundup of national news coverage includes reports of households resorting to ‘buy now pay later’ loans to cover bills amid reports that a windfall tax on energy giants would not harm UK pension pots, but separately that such a tax would fail to deliver the desired relief to billpayers. Scottish Power’s Keith Anderson warned of a ‘horrific winter’ for customers if the government does not majorly intervene and elsewhere delays in renewables projects threaten the pace of net zero.

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‘Reactive’ Ofgem was ‘slow’ to address retail risks

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Energy UK calls for new bill to deliver climate commitments

Energy UK has called for the inclusion of a new legislation in the Queen’s speech on Tuesday (10 May) to set the foundations for the energy system over the next decade. The organisation said there has been no major energy legislation since 2013, during which time the sector has changed dramatically. It said a new Energy Bill is now needed to put in place the necessary framework and powers to deliver on the government’s climate commitments.

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Ofwat chief says companies still failing to ‘get the basics right’

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Fyld named Innovator of the Year by EIC

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Demonstration projects ‘essential’ to bolster storm resilience

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Gender equality initiatives failing to deliver in energy

Well-intended initiatives by energy companies to improve gender equality in the industry are failing to consistently deliver, in part due to unsupportive company cultures, a new report has revealed. The Powerful Women group highlighted multiple issues including the inconsistent quality and accessibility of mentoring and coaching programmes and the reluctance of women to take advantage of flexible working policies for fear of being overlooked for career opportunities.

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Regulatory concerns deterring renewables investors

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DCC passes 20m smart meter milestone

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On the Move: Committee on Fuel Poverty appoints former Ofgem director

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Scottish Power to supply green hydrogen to whisky distilleries

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Anglian and SVT join forces to support regenerative farming

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People struggle to identify environmental impacts of water habits

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