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In a bid to make the billing process more transparent, Eon will change the way it bills its customers from 19 April onwards.
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The water sector has been warned the cost of building new reservoirs is “peanuts” compared to the potential economic loss a drought would cause.
Listed utilities should explore shifting their businesses offshore to protect investors from the looming threat of nationalisation by Labour, according to analysts at Macquarie.
“Where we have concerns that suppliers are failing their vulnerable customers, we stand ready to take action”
Its financial results for 2017 saw profits dive, prompting Centrica to announce further job losses and cost cutting. Its share price has rallied, but has it done enough? Tom Grimwood reports.
Ofwat has published its service delivery report for 2016-17, which measures how far companies have kept commitments they made in PR14. Katey Pigden looks at the winners and losers.
The Energy Networks Association (ENA) has called on the public to ‘Be Winter Ready’ and report power cuts by calling the distribution network operator on 105, instead of alerting the supplier.
Severn Trent is asking customers for their views on its draft water resources management plan (WRMP), which includes a 25-year forecast for factors likely to impact the water sector.
Dr Mike Keil, head of Policy and Research, Consumer Council for Water: ‘Save water as
Mark Titterington, chief executive, EngineeringUK: “The State of Engineering: Engineering UK 2018 shows us that
Chris Wood, CEO, Develop Training: “There is a growing fear among those across the employment
"To be valued and trusted, every aspect of our business needs to be world class"
"Increasing satisfaction scores is not just about speed. It’s about getting it right first time"
Asset management firm Blackrock has acquired 13.5MW of UK solar assets from China-owned CTF Solar after agreeing a £15 million deal through its Kingfisher partnership with Lightsource BP.
The chief executive of Ofwat says the regulator has been encouraging water companies to “shed much more light” around the use of the public’s money.
Centrica has announced the loss of 4,000 jobs in the face of stiff competition and the looming price cap on energy tariffs.
Scottish Power profits have dipped after its retail arm saw its earnings halved during 2017, partly due to the loss of around 200,000 customers.
Portsmouth Water has been acquired by infrastructure investment manager Ancala Partners for an undisclosed sum, although Utility Week understands the deal could be worth around £150 million.
As water companies are being challenged to make innovation a key focus of business plans for PR19, United Utilities said it is “breaking down barriers” to ensure new ideas can be brought to the table.
Tom Kiedrowski writes for Utility Week about his unique experience of the open water retail market.