Energy flexibility markets are maturing, but limitations in the availability, quality and accessibility of data are still raising barriers between market participants and the full scale of their ambition. This report created by Utility Week in association with SSEN Distribution offers frank insight into the data frustrations and expectations of flexibility market stakeholders.
Editor's picks
Are utilities at a crossing point where data transforms operations? A recent Utility Week roundtable with NTT DATA canvassed the experts and asked them what they'd most like to see next year when it comes to automation of processes.
Comment
As the year draws to a close, a Utility Week roundtable in association with NTT DATA asked participants to consider the ways automation might change business for the better in 2024.
Analysis
There’s no doubt that when it comes to consumer trust in utilities, the story is one of decline. Anything that can improve ties with customers is welcome – and effective comms combining several channels is a great place to start. Our guide in association with CFH Docmail explains how to rebuild relationships using everything from personalised PDFs to the power of print.
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Research
A landmark report from Utility Week examines if utilities can reconcile the seemingly irreconcilable: sustainability, unprecedented levels of investment in infrastructure, and protection of consumers at a time when many are struggling. Read it to learn what many of the industry’s leading minds think about company ownership, energy markets, affordability and societal responsibility, future investment, and energy markets.
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Looking beyond completion of the implementation programme for market-wide half-hourly settlement, Utility Week asks industry leaders how significantly they believe it will change the energy market. What is its role in the net zero transition, will it support business model innovation and what risks accompany the opportunities it offers? Find out what they say in our report.
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Utility Week’s landmark risk report reveals extreme and unpredictable weather is the primary risk facing energy networks, trumping threats to cyber security. Read the report to learn what other key challenges the industry faces and how they might be mitigated from senior leaders in the sector.
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Insights
Why are water companies keen to leapfrog into the digital age with transformations to customer service? Utility Week explores the drivers, from efficiency and financial resilience to climate change resources management.
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Utility Week’s second report on the theme of reform highlights the need for greater state investment in resilience, new financial models and a focus on changing customers’ behaviours.
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Amid fears of fresh drought this summer, the need to reform approaches to drainage design in the water sector is sharply defined. This Utility Week report shares the views of a recent industry focus group on the drivers and barriers for change and priority actions which can be taken without delay.
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Webinars
How will water companies leverage new risk sharing, digital collaboration and data management models with key contractors to support delivery of ambitious AMP8 goals? Hear direct from leaders at Pennon, United Utilities and Northumbrian Water
Webinars
Energy flexibility is a critical enabler for the transition to net zero – but as the industry works hard to get the building blocks in place, customers remain the missing piece.
Webinars
Join our webinar to hear from the head of future networks at SSE and innovation experts at UK Power Networks and SSEN about robotics projects in the power sector and what the future holds for robots that repair networks.
Webinars
UW Explains
Mobile phone companies are in the process of shutting down 3G services and utilities using 3G for communications with equipment could be adversely affected. Private LTE networks provide a secure, robust alternative that’s good for the long-term. Westermo explains more in a new report.
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Remote monitoring of cable defects using AI can help engineers predict failure before it happens at substations and other installations. Read our report to find out how.
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Utilities are increasingly reliant on cloud computing to manage growing networks of connected devices but using third parties for the power and performance of the cloud also presents security risks. We explain what you can do to protect your organisation.
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Case studies
Learn more about innovations in robotics at our forthcoming webinar with ULC.
Case studies
Utilities looking to secure operational technology should start by understanding what they have out there, cutting out vulnerabilities, and automating the approach to risk.
Case studies
Learn how the biggest electricity distribution company in Argentina uses cloud computing technology to provide data on performance that prevents network interruptions.
Case studies
In Association With...
Utility Week Introduces Rimini Street, a Nasdaq-listed enterprise software company that is helping utilities get control of their IT as AMP8 approaches.
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Many utility companies across Europe already rely on accurate and reliable weather forecasts to help overcome daily planning and operational challenges. According to a global study of utility executives by Accenture
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Water companies use a range of smart technology to augment the UK’s aging infrastructure – and data now informs everything from asset management to Net-Zero strategy. It’s also critical currency in demonstrating progress to customers, regulators, and the media.
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