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What will the options be for regulated companies when the threats of coronavirus begin to ease and we enter a gradual exit from lockdown? Berkeley Research Group's Colm Gibson and Adam Mantzos discuss.
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Network leaders must stop overanalysing and start getting on with the job of decarbonisation says Western Power Distribution’s, DSO systems manager, Roger Hey.
Global ratings agency Moody's said the combination of tough determinations for AMP7, cuts to permitted returns, volume of appeals to the CMA and uncertainty for the sector spells a negative outlook for water for the next 18 months
In the latest of a series of articles exclusively for Utility Week members, Maxine Frerk – former Ofgem executive – looks at how code bodies have responded to the coronavirus outbreak and what part they can play in the industry’s response to the easing of lockdown.
Even before coronavirus, companies were increasingly moving towards a “triple bottom line”, where social and environmental impact are used as measures of success, alongside profit. Richard Wrigley of law firm Shakespeare Martineau looks at the legal issues for a company that is interested in expanding its corporate purpose from that of creating value for shareholders
Energy networks have risen to the incredible challenges resulting from coronavirus with aplomb. However, senior industry figures have raised concerns with Utility Week over how they will cope with a prolonged lockdown and the long-term implications of the pandemic. Jane Gray looks at the key issues.
Water UK, on behalf of wholesalers, has told Ofwat that water retailers should pay 70 per cent of wholesale charges to ensure liquidity remains in the market. As part of Ofwat's consultation to find an enduring solution during coronavirus the group urged the regulator to avoid any moves that could disrupt the market's stability.
Matan Benjamin, director of infrastructure ratings for the utility sector at S&P Global Ratings, talks to Utility Week about how coronavirus has impacted utilities companies' short-term liquidity, and his view that investor perceptions of the industry will be key in the near future.
Former Labour leader and DECC secretary Ed Miliband made a surprise return to his old brief when he was appointed to Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet. But what influence will he have and how have his years in the political wilderness changed his thinking on energy issues? David Blackman talks to former colleagues - and adversaries - of Miliband about his views on decarbonisation, energy prices, nationalisation and what approach he is likely to take in holding the government to account.
Energy UK interim chief executive Audrey Gallacher writes for Utility Week about how the sector has risen to the challenges presented by coronavirus. She is backing our Keeping Us Connected campaign as giving recognition “for those whose services go unnoticed in happier times, but have been shown to be indispensable when our country has been put to the test”.
Matthew Vickers, chief executive at the Energy Ombudsman, tells Utility Week about the effects the virus has had on the service and about the worries over how SMEs are being affected with little protection. He does however remain optimistic that the lessons learned from the sector's response to the pandemic will be a key tool to achieving the 2050 net zero target.
The CMA has asked for submissions relating to the redetermination of business plans for Anglian, Bristol, Northumbrian and Yorkshire. Customers, the water sector and other stakeholders are all invited to comment.