The companies in the running for the 2022 Utility Week Awards have been unveiled.

The winners of the 13 categories will be revealed at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on 6 December, including the coveted Utility of the Year. This category will see National Grid Electricity Distribution (formerly Western Power Distribution), Octopus Energy, SP Energy Networks, UK Power Networks, Utilita and Wave Energy in competition.

Our expert panel of judges were tasked with picking shortlists from a bumper crop of entries this year, with strong competition across the categories.

In recognition of utilities’ dedication to help customers struggling with their bills, this year’s awards includes a new cost of living category. This recognises the contribution of utilities that have gone above and beyond their statutory duties to prevent or mitigate hardship for customers in the current cost of living crisis.

Utility Week will also be partnering with National Energy Action and the Fuel Bank Foundation around the awards to raise funds and awareness around tackling fuel poverty.

Utility Week editor James Wallin said: “In a period of uncertainty and disruption, teams and individuals across the utilities sector have been tireless in their devotion to supporting customers, progressing net zero and safeguarding resilience.

“It was evident from the submissions that the challenges facing consumers this winter and beyond are foremost in the mind of utilities. It will also be a key focus for this year’s awards ceremony and we are delighted to partner with NEA and Fuel Bank Foundation to help them make a difference for those in, or at risk of, fuel poverty.”

To find out more about the awards and to book your table, click here.

Full list of finalists:

Capital Project of the Year

• Morrison Water Services in partnership with Yorkshire Water, Resiline and Schur Ltd – Insitu spray lining
• SSEN Transmission – Tealing substation extension
• Scottish Water – Lower Glen Dam Reservoir
• UK Power Networks & Clancy – The show must go on

Collaborative Excellence Award

• Anglian Water and Alliance Partners, WaterAid UK & WaterAid Nepal, Nepal Water Supply Corporation
• Enzen
• National Grid ESO & Octopus Energy
• Severn Trent Water and Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
• SSEN
• Wave Utilities & Ciconi
• Wave Utiities & IDenteq
• Yü Energy, Cloobees and Gorilla

Community Investor Award

• AWS and National Grid
• Electricity North West
• Firmus Energy and Kier
• National Grid
• Northern Powergrid
• Severn Trent
• SGN and Age Scotland
• SSEN Transmission and The Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT)

Cost of Living Award

• Cadent
• EDF & Accenture
• Octopus Energy
• Ovo
• UK Power Networks
• Utilita Energy & Iceland Frozen Foods
• United Utilities

Customer Experience Award

• Anglian Water, Kier and Clancy
• Cadent – Connections – customer satisfaction improvements
• Cadent – Hampton Bishop – Cadent Customer Experience
• Centrica and Fujitsu
• Content Guru and UK Power Networks
• Morrison Energy Services with Cadent and Copper Consultancy
• Skewb and Cadent
• Southern Water and RPS/Aqualogic partnership
• UK Power Networks

Digital Transformation Award – sponsored by Salesforce

• Cognizant and Anglian Water
• Drax
• EDF Energy and Tata Consultancy Services
• Morrison Water Services in partnership with Yorkshire Water, Northumbrian Water and HAL
• Scottish Power
• Scottish Water & Capgemini
• United Utilities
• Yu Energy

Disruptor Award

• Everflow Group
• Morrison Energy Services supported by IWJS and PMP with Cadent Gas
• National Grid Electricity Distribution – Equinox Project
• National Grid Electricity Distribution – Take Charge Project
• Northumbrian Water & Origin Tech
• Ripple Energy

Employer of the Year

• National Grid Metering
• Ovo
• SSEN Transmission
• Utilita Energy
• Wave Utilities

Innovation Award

• Accenture & EDF – Right Track
• Anglian Water – Ruthamford network
• NI Water – Source to Tap Project
• Yorkshire Water / Isle Utilities / Orège – Trial Reservoir
• Yorkshire Water & the TAWCO Consortium – Fibre in water
• SES Water – iDMA Smart Network
• SSEN Transmission – Cementing the UK’s leadership position in HVDC technology
• UK Power Networks and Hitachi – Optimise Prime

Net Zero Award – Sponsored by Capgemini

• Business Stream
• Cadent with Northern Gas Networks
• National Grid ESO
• Severn Trent
• SP Energy Networks
• Ovo
• United Utilities
• Yorkshire Water, Stantec and BarhaleDoosan JV
• Zenobe Energy & National Grid ESO

Team of the Year

• Anglian Water and Alliance Partners, WaterAid UK & WaterAid Nepal, Nepal Water Supply Corporation
• Cadent
• Callisto and Morrison Data Services in partnership with E.ON
• Morrison Energy Services working in partnership with Cadent Gas
• MOSL
• UK Power Networks
• Yu Energy

Utility Partner of the Year

• Eliq
• Energy & Utility Skills
• Lanes Group
• Landis+Gyr
• Network Plus
• Phoneix Natural Gas and Kier
• Renewable Exchange
• South West Water and Kier
• WNS and Centrica

Utility of the Year

• National Grid Electricity Distribution
• Octopus Energy
• SP Energy Networks
• UK Power Networks
• Utilita Energy
• Wave Utilities