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Can I speak to your human?
If an interrogator, conversing in text with both a fellow human being and a computer, is unable to identify which is which, then the machine can be said to possess…
Smart meters saved Anglian customers £15m last year
Anglian Water customers who switched on to smart meters saved hundreds of pounds last year. In total, Anglian’s smart meter rollout saved customers £15 million. That works out at £252…
Upgrading homes would slash billions off customer bills
…customer bills. Citizens Advice research claims that upgrading 13 million inefficient homes to EPC C by 2030 would save customers £951 per year per household, totalling a combined £23.8 billion….
South West Water opens net-zero research centre
South West Water has opened a £30 million joint research and innovation centre with the University of Exeter dedicated to sustainably managing water for resilience. The water company pumped £21…
Ofwat flags financial concerns with half of water companies
…requiring urgent action to improve financial resilience for the second year running and were joined by South East in the list of companies which Ofwat is most concerned about. Yorkshire…
Scottish Water workers down tools
…employer” over its proposed restructure and said the company was “running roughshod” over negotiations. Chief operating officer Peter Farrer said the company was “bitterly disappointed” not to reach a resolution….
Ofwat has ‘enabled companies to limit scrutiny’
…the water companies shared their final plans with their respective ICGs and of those who did see it three were asked not to give feedback. The research – compiled by…
Navigating the maze of PSR forms
…vulnerable customers, I saw first-hand the costs of the current PSR system. Its fragmented nature, with each supplier running their own register, creates an additional impediment for vulnerable customers looking…
United Utilities launches £630m smart meter contract
…can unlock annual savings running into hundreds of pounds. “Metering is not only empowering more people to save money but also helping households to become more aware of how they…
Only 2% of British businesses investing in hydrogen
Just 2% of British businesses are currently investing in hydrogen technology despite almost two-thirds (59%) planning to explore hydrogen-based fuels and technologies in the future. According to research from Centrica…
Cost concerns raised as nuclear plan revealed
…build nuclear power stations, research released by infrastructure campaign group Britain Remade reveals. It comes as the government publishes its nuclear energy roadmap, setting out how it intends to deliver…
Utilita sees 800% jump in support credit payments
…Derek Lickorish said: “Worryingly, this data points to only one conclusion – households are running on empty, their financial resilience destroyed – by Covid, and latterly the cost-of-living crisis. As…
‘Tinkering’ with standing charges could have unintended consequences
…have argued that consumers could lower their usage to avoid higher unit rates, Belsham-Harris said this would not get rid of the fixed costs the charges are used to recover….
Private rental sector ‘ill-prepared’ for net zero
…and the social rented sector, while the private rental sector “has been left out of policy discussion and research”. There are around 4.6 million homes in England (19%) that are…
Retail market may solve heat pump affordability without policy changes
…latter. But there would be significant distributional impacts associated with this, as access to the gas grid is less universal than access to the electricity grid.” It continues: “Around 85%…
Grid charging overhaul can deliver zonal pricing benefits without ‘massive upheaval’
…also bring. Speaking to Utility Week, senior figures at the company said its charging model would create the same long-run investment signals and also reduce the volatility and unpredictability of…
Fuel poverty charity and gas networks team up with healthcare providers
…and NHS professionals. Adam Scorer, chief executive of NEA, said: “The importance of this project goes far beyond the individual packages of support and measures that National Energy Action can…
Hydrogen blending is a ‘costly distraction’
Hydrogen blending is a “costly distraction” that could derail the decarbonisation of heating by “greenwashing” fossil fuels and delaying strategic decisions on the future of the gas grid. E3G said…
Ministers urged to announce winter support measures now
…issuing a plea to ministers. Since April, Utility Week’s Action on Bills Campaign has been urging the government to act before the summer recess to prepare for the coming winter….
Defra slammed for ‘slow and weak’ wet wipe reform
…She said: “Government action is constantly too slow and too weak on wet wipes. There should have been a change in labelling and a ban on manufacture with plastic years…