01342 332057
info@utilityweek.co.uk
The new campaign aims to highlight what private investment needs to do in order to achieve net zero by 2050. It is also warning against proposals to bring the sector under state ownership.
4 years ago
Shell Energy Retail says the partnership will broaden its offering. Shell is the second energy retailer to partner with AXA this year.
Ofgem has announced that renewables obligation payments will be mutualised after suppliers missed the late payment deadline. It follows Utility Week's revelation that failed energy suppliers left behind an unpaid bill of £72 million for 2018/19.
Small modular reactors (SMRs) may be a more economical way to deliver nuclear power in developed economies than large plants, according to a senior official at the International Energy Agency (IEA). However, in order for such projects to be a success, a lighter touch approach to regulation would have to be taken.
The consumer charity has, among other things, called for more protections of customers of failing suppliers. It has further reiterated its calls for the regulation of the heat networks.
Market operator MOSL has published the second of its league tables, showing how retailers and wholesalers performed over the past six months.
A new report has said energy regulatory requirements are often “poorly focused, overcomplex and unduly burdensome” with disproportionate resource diverted towards demonstrating compliance rather than delivering improvements.
Ofgem has warned that it will take action if customers of defunct energy suppliers are not treated correctly once insolvency practitioners step in. In an open letter, the regulator set out specific areas of concern.
Northumbrian became the first utility in the summer to sign up to take part in trials with Ordnance Survey and Mobileye who have developed AI-based technology that allows utility companies to map the location of their roadside assets.
Ofwat's final determinations on water company business plans for the next five years was due to take place the day before the general election but the regulator has said purdah protocols have now made this impossible.
5 years ago
Energy UK has told the political parties it is crucial to agree new funding models for large-scale, low-carbon infrastructure - such as nuclear plants - in its wide-ranging manifesto for the upcoming election. The document also looks at stimulus for the rollout of electric vehicles and more stringent controls to ensure homes are energy efficient.
Sheffield-based supplier Nabuh Energy has insisted it will pay the almost £900,000 it owes in Renewables Obligation by next Friday, after Ofgem issued it with a provisional order. Here the company sets out why it was unable to meet the regulator's deadline.
The company's new chair previously headed up Capgemini and was a non-executive director of Ladbrokes Coral Group.