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“We feel really strongly about changing the model. The more you can get competition and markets into the sector, the less you need regulation”
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Still, many utility chief executives will have been listening closely to the speeches in Liverpool,
However the environment is one topic that unites Labour’s fractured tribes. The party’s environmentalists rallied
In his keynote speech at the Labour annual conference today (26 September), the opposition leader said the investment required to deliver the party’s goal to achieve a 60 per cent cut in emissions by 2030 will create more than 400,000 skilled jobs.
Speaking in a Labour party conference fringe meeting on the transition to hydrogen, the shadow energy minister said the scale and scope of the UK’s embedded gas infrastructure ruled out a wholesale switchover to electric heating.
Labour has pledged to cut emissions to "net zero" by 2050 with new targets to dramatically increase the amount of wind power generation and eliminate fuel poverty.
24 CEOs, 6 industries; the sector is strapping itself in for a white-knuckle ride. The
The shadow chancellor of the exchequer used his keynote speech at today’s (24 September) Labour party conference to unveil the party’s plans for a publicly-owned water system.
Where once there was relative complacency, now it’s survival of the fittest – including how
The UK’s future energy relationship with the EU matters more than it used to thanks
As the system operator for the transmission network, National Grid is responsible for ensuring supply
The UK and India have held talks in London about the two countries’ shared commitments
Ofgem has issued a response to reports which accuse the regulator of trying to “silence” two whistleblowers who purportedly raised concerns about projects worth “billions” of pounds.
A resurgence in coal generation driven by rising gas prices could lead to the first year-on-year increase in power sector emissions in more than half a decade, a new report has warned.
Energy Systems Catapult has called for energy tariff pricing to be reformed. The body suggests an overexposure to network and policy costs is deterring the uptake of heat pumps and electric vehicles.
"Renewable electricity has a significant role to play in decarbonisation, but it is only part of the story"
"Irrespective of the cap, the industry must continue to focus relentlessly on improving the service provided to all customers"
The UK government has guaranteed to underwrite EU funding for trans-national energy projects, including gas and electricity interconnectors, in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
"It is important to retain focus on the fundamental and ambitious delivery of the I+I+O in RIIO"
Ahead of her talk at this year's Utility Week Congress, we caught up with Nicola Shaw, executive director at National Grid, to see how utilities in the changing face of regulation can deliver customer-led efficiency.