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"A decade of continued falling energy prices and no carbon, it’s going to be fantastic"
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Awareness of utility company support schemes for vulnerable customers is “worryingly low” and suppliers must do more to raise it, customer solutions provider Echo Managed Services has warned.
"Building new pipes and wires may not always be the best option"
"Fast-growing economies are experiencing an increased demand for power; putting greater pressure on the electric network"
Environment secretary Michael Gove has called for the amelioration of the water sector and has offered to give Ofwat more powers to make this happen. Now Ofwat has responded with its plans for how the water sector will be reformed. Katey Pigden investigates.
"There will be multiple physical and political issues to be addressed in determining what level of integration between upstream water resources is appropriate"
Environment secretary Michael Gove has welcomed Ofwat’s proposed measures to “address concerns” about the financial practices of some water companies.
Some of this was unsurprising given the febrile atmosphere in the run-up to Saturday’s air
Surging policy costs will push up household electricity bills by almost a third by 2025, experts have predicted, giving Ofgem “little choice” but to repeatedly raise price caps in future.
Research by Utility Week and WNS into the reasons for consumers' widespread mistrust of utilities is aiming to help industry leaders build better relationships with their customers. Jane Gray reports.
At the UK's inaugural water retailing conference – Future Retail #1 – market players of all shapes and sizes gathered to discuss what has gone well, what has gone badly, and what can be improved in the open water market.
2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the Hydro Electric Development Act in Scotland, which kick-started major hydro developments across the country. MP Drew Hendry looks at the benefits of the technology.
EDF Energy has become the second big six supplier this week to raise the price of its standard variable tariff. The company announced its SVT will rise by 1.4 per cent for dual fuel customers from 7 June.
For the first time ever, thousands of companies and organisations around the UK revealed how much they pay their female employees in comparison to their male peers. How are utility companies doing? Tom Grimwood investigates.
A high-level working party met to discuss how the UK can create the flexible energy system we need.
For probably the longest period since 2016’s referendum, the airwaves haven’t been dominated by the
Ofwat’s chairman Jonson Cox has set out a programme of reform to bring the water sector “back in balance” and rebuild public trust.
"Over the last 10 years, we’ve invested more than £2.5 billion in renewable energy in the UK"
British Gas has announced it will raise its standard variable tariff from 29 May – a 5.5 per cent increase for an average dual fuel customer.
"By leveraging data effectively, organisations can make timely and effective decisions by highlighting what’s working and what’s not before it impacts the customer"