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Pressure on all water bosses to forgo their bonuses
…Consumer Council for Water, welcomed the decisions from company bosses to forgo their bonusses. She said: “Our recent research, Bridging the Gap, shows that bonuses add to people’s current frustration…
Consultants ‘cautious’ about bidding for Thames work
…still bid for upcoming work with Thames. However, they said that they would be “cautious” about entering into contractual agreements without assurances about Thames’ future. The future of Thames Water…
Ofgem consultants spend rises amid high staff turnover
…and deliver new renewable energy schemes”. Specifically on consultants’ fees, the annual accounts add: “We attempt to minimise our reliance on external support by running targeted recruitment campaigns for the…
Trio of smart metering projects win funding
…speed up rollouts of low-carbon technologies such as electric vehicle chargers and low carbon heating systems and identify issues such as fuel poverty, power outages and future constraints on the…
Radical electricity market reforms ‘must be taken off the table’
…proposed as a solution to price cannibalisation and the resulting price volatility, with renewables in the variable market being paid according to their long-run marginal costs. Cornwall Insight says this…
Sewage spills blamed as sickness from swimming soars
With a sharp rise in the number of people reporting becoming sick after entering British bathing waters, Surfers Against Sewage called for water companies to take rapid action. SAS appeared…
Weekend press: Hydrogen will ‘not play a major role’ in home heating
…to advise on critical fabric for the nation’s economy, has said there is “no public policy case for hydrogen” in domestic heating. Lord Martin Callanan said: “It is clear that…
Water customers show support for nature based solutions
…“in principle” for water companies to utilise sustainable options in their 2025-30 business plans but the watchdog warned costs must be efficient. With 59% support for nature-based schemes, CCW said…
Everflow expands into telecoms
Water retailer Everflow has entered the telecoms sector by offering telephone services to its small-medium business customers. The organisation, which underwent a management buy-out last Autumn, is running a proof-of-concept…
More than £1bn of annual subsidies up for grabs in this year’s CfD auctions
…UK back on track with time running out to build the additional 23GW needed by 2030″. However, writing on social media, Carbon Brief deputy editor Simon Evans said this “big…
UK breaks 15GW onshore wind milestone
…said: “It is great to see the impact that our efforts as a business and as part of the wider industry are having on accelerating the journey to net zero….
Legality of Defra CSO plan to be challenged in three day hearing
…after decades of inaction, as this Government continues to fail to grasp this unacceptable situation,” said Emma Dearnaley, legal director of the law firm. The challenge has gained support of…
Homeowners should be forced to upgrade properties before selling
…the potential financial benefits of an efficient home. “Without significant and coordinated action across all of these identified challenges, demand will remain low, stalling the country’s progress towards net zero,”…
Utilities approached ‘breaking point’ during heatwave
…heatwave had lasted longer, according to a new study. The research, conducted by the Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN) at the London School of Economics, is based on focus groups…
Water companies to be legally obliged to share data
…companies to take more action to provide open data on the environmental performance of their wastewater network and treatment works. Lisa Commane, Ofwat chief operating officer, said: “We are challenging…
UK must plan for hotter summers without coal
…imports power from Norway, particularly during times of low wind generation. Smout said that better planning of infrastructure upgrades would help ensure there was enough capacity on the grid all…
Former regulators to share views with UW members
…will exclusively reveal the first results from our consumer research on the affordability of energy and water, under our Action on Bills campaign. To apply for one of the few…
Fuel poverty is no longer a niche problem in UK
…living in a cold home. “I know what it’s like to live in a cold home. My parents didn’t have a prepayment meter, but neighbors did. And where I lived,…
Sunak ups heat pump grants and pledges grid reform
…proposals that would interfere in the way people live their lives. On grid connection reforms Sunak said the government will draw up the first ever spatial plan for energy infrastructure…
Water sector urged to prepare for challenge of hot summers
…bursts to make a repair, which was previously an average of 3.9 days runtime, down to 2.3 days. “This is not a quicker fix,” Heath said. “It’s quicker at finding…