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A new report has urged the government to "aggressively adopt" green technology to tackle the amount of wasted energy spend within the public sector.
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An industry analyst has told Utility Week he believes cost per account of the proposed deal between SSE and Ovo Energy undervalues the former's retail arm.
Southern Water has been named as one of the UK's top ten companies for dealing with complaints
SSE has agreed a deal with Ovo Energy to sell its retail arm to the challenger supplier for £500 million. Ovo has given an update on the transitional period following the proposed deal with SSE.
Katie Bickerstaffe was announced as the executive chair of SSE Energy Servcies earlier this year. Following last week's deal, her future role remains unclear.
Industry experts say five companies are at 90 per cent risk or higher of failing in Q4 2019. This is in addition to the six who have already exited the market this year.
Fernando Dominguez says network companies should expect the unexpected when preparing their RIIO2 business plans with net zero in mind.
The deal, which will see all 8,000 employees at SSE Energy Services transferred to Ovo, is expected to complete later this year or early 2020. It means Ovo will become the UK's second-largest energy supplier.
From National Grid's 160 metre Humber tunnel to Yorkshire Water's billion pound investment, there are plenty of projects happening in and around the utilities sector. Utility Week takes a look at some in our weekly roundup.
The blackout has put the issue of demand side response into the public domain, now it is the responsibility of the sector to communicate its benefits, says Inspired Energy’s Jamie Tabord.
With figures showing 20 per cent of the sector’s workforce will retire within the next ten years, Utility Week talks to experts about what needs to be done to ensure the workforce is fit for purpose, and how the industry is rising to the challenge of protecting workers' mental wellbeing.
The will include significant funding for rapid EV charging infrastructure as well as investment in technologies to remove greenhouses gasses from the atmosphere. Utility Week looks at what the projects are aiming to achieve.
Challenger supplier Ovo Energy has announced it has hired a new chief technology officer from Hotels.com. The medium-sized retailer has also appointed a new product director.
Warrington Borough Council looks set to be the latest local authority to enter the energy retail market. It has recently recommended purchasing a 50 per cent stake in Scottish company Together Energy.
Eversmart was revealed to have had a winding up petition filed against it by National Grid last week. The company exited the energy market on Friday (6 September).
Utility Week speaks to Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport about the company's success in targeting the business supply market and the "sticking point" of price in the domestic sector.