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Coronavirus drives price cap to lowest level yet

A drop in wholesale prices due to the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the price cap being lowered to its lowest level yet, Ofgem has announced. Ofgem has also issued an update on whether it will recommend the cap should be lifted at the end of this year.

4 years ago

Plan Zero: How Ovo is fighting climate change

September marks a year since Ovo Energy unveiled its Plan Zero pledge to halve its customers’ carbon footprints by 2030. Utility Week catches up with Kate Weinberg, Ovo’s director of sustainability, to discuss how technology and the green recovery is helping meet the target and why Covid-19 should not distract us from the threat of climate change.

4 years ago

Ofwat extends liquidity support for water retailers

Ofwat has decided to roll back most of the temporary measures that were introduced to protect the non-household market during the coronavirus lockdown when many businesses were forced to temporarily shut. However, the regulator also announced it would continue to allow water retailers to defer a portion of their wholesale charges until the end of October.

4 years ago

Coronavirus, digital transformation and utilities

How the pandemic has magnified technological and cultural transformation in UK utilities

4 years ago

London mayor unveils £1.5bn green recovery package for utilities

4 years ago

Build Back Better: Justine Greening on giving people a step onto the ladder

4 years ago

Coronavirus outbreak shuts down concrete factory supplying Hinkley

4 years ago

Centrica sells North American business to focus on UK

Centrica has agreed to sell its North American subsidiary Direct Energy as part of a move to focus on the company’s core UK and Ireland activities. In its first half results for 2020, the company said Covid-19, coupled with low commodity prices, has had a “significant impact” on financial performance.

4 years ago

E refunds customers after blocking switches

E (Gas and Electricity) incorrectly blocked 361 prepayment customers who had received discretionary credit from switching to another supplier, resulting in a compliance case with Ofgem. The energy regulator has since closed the case after E took action.

4 years ago

Proposal to put tighter cap on balancing costs fast-tracked by regulator

4 years ago

Removal of pylons from national park delayed due to coronavirus

4 years ago

Everflow’s vision of an autonomous retailer

4 years ago

Achieving digital agility: Centrica’s journey through coronavirus and beyond

Learn how coronavirus has reinforced and magnified the importance of Centrica's digital transformation strategy

Date: 31/07/2020 11:00 am

Research warns 200,000 households to slip into fuel poverty

4 years ago

Fletcher: No need to act immediately on regulatory adjustments

4 years ago

UU apprentices graduate following live-streamed assessments

Final year apprentices at United Utilities have been able to graduate despite lockdown measures thanks to new socially distanced assessments. Using a two metre selfie stick, apprentices were able to live stream their end point assessments.

4 years ago

Recovery ‘in sight’ as electricity switching increases

4 years ago

Ofwat sets out terms for liquidity support, vacancies and deferred payments

4 years ago

The right time to focus on network reliability

As technology advances, use of electricity evolves. And with severe weather and aging infrastructure placing more stress on power grids, changes are needed to deliver the reliable and resilient networks customers expect.

4 years ago

Homeworking can be a catalyst for change

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