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PR24: Welsh Water customers support bills hike

Welsh Water has strong customer support for its ambitious business plan, despite almost half of customers admitting the proposed bills will be difficult to pay. The company has set out plans to improve services and performance for the years to 2030 and will ask customers to pay an extra 26%.

Labour plans grid supply chain ‘super-tender’

PR24: United Utilities pledges third of total CSO spend

Government urged to rule out hydrogen heating in rural areas

The new trilemma posed by PR24

National Gas set for cash injection to slash methane emissions

National Gas Transmission (NGT) is set to receive an additional £17.35 million to help manage and reduce methane emissions from the National Transmission System (NTS). The additional funding will support projects designed to capture methane emissions arising from pipeline inspection works and compressor station depressurisations as well as reduce methane emissions from compressor venting. NGT had requested an additional £29.91 million to fund several small net zero related projects under the RIIO-2 Net Zero Pre-Construction and Small Projects re-opener mechanism. However, in its minded-to position Ofgem has ruled that the amount of funding that will be made available will be some £12.56 million less than NGT had asked for.

Code of conduct to keep flexibility providers in check

Weekend press: Water bosses could be stripped of bonuses under Labour plans

In the weekend papers, Labour previews its pitch to voters on energy and water at its annual party conference in Liverpool this week, including plans to strip bonuses from the boss of water companies polluting Britain’s waterways and offer lower bills to people willing to host infrastructure in their area. Meanwhile, prime minister Rishi Sunak faces criticism over proposals to restrict the installation of solar panels on farmland.

PR24: Southern admits ambitions are risky

Southern Water has asked the regulator to recognise the position the company is in and where it wants to get to with its ambitious business plan for 2025-30 that will see its raise bills up to 66%.

‘Watershed moment’ as aggregators granted access to wholesale market

Tory manifesto author urges ambitious renewables pledge

Lack of choice fuelled backlash to Cadent’s hydrogen village

Calls for energy flexibility building metric

Retail market may solve heat pump affordability without policy changes

Crown Estate awards ‘landmark’ lease agreement for CCS project