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Stepping on the accelerator
…20th century, the state had a major role in establishing the National Grid in 1920s, building the supergrid in the 1950s and switching from town gas to natural gas in…
Ofwat urged to clamp down on asset management failings
…alone is not a reliable indicator of renewal needs, the NIC said Ofwat needed to reconsider its metrics for calculating how to incentivise maintenance, which it said are based on…
UK’s first carbon capture schemes granted licences
…licences. Perenco was also awarded licences, a company spokesperson said, although the number has yet to be disclosed. Eni and Equinor have said they applied but have yet to confirm…
SSE abandons plan to sell stake in distribution network
…was definitely off the table, saying this had been an “irrelevant distraction”. He said: “There’s a real strength in this group from having exposure to this transition up and down…
Plummeting wholesale costs see price cap fall by £1,200
…foreign fossil fuels and powering-up Britain from Britain to deliver cheaper, cleaner and more secure energy.” National Energy Action’s chief executive Adam Scorer said: “Coming out of winter, most people…
Thames sets out £32bn drainage plan
…to take action to stop rainwater getting into the sewers in the first place,” chief executive Sarah Bentley said. “However, there are no quick fixes and this plan is the…
Pennon to boost supply by 45% with new water supplies
…urgent need for novel resources and infrastructure. Davy said the company will increase available resources in Cornwall by 45% and 30% in Devon by 2025 through a blend of repurposing…
‘Get on, get back or get out’: ESO fleshes out connection queue reforms
…announced reforms to the way it manages the connections queue. National Grid ESO said there are around 220 projects due to connect to the transmission network before 2026, totalling roughly…
New Eon CEO among speakers unveiled for Utility Week Forum
…up of speakers including Jonathan Brearley, chief executive, Ofgem; Lisa Gahan, regulatory and asset management director, Pennon Group; Phil Jones, chief executive, Northern Powergrid; Cordi O’Hara, president, National Grid Electricity…
SSE to pay out almost £10m over excessive ESO payments
…the bid prices it charged the ESO to reduce Foyers’ output “significantly more expensive”. This included during periods of transmission constraint. Ofgem said the change was introduced by SSE to…
Eon pays out £5m over poor customer service
…contact the supplier. The regulator said Eon had already started addressing the issues and “worked constructively” with Ofgem prior to being issued with a provisional order requiring immediate improvements to…
NIC: Water efficiency policies do not go far enough
…to curb water consumption. “Though there are commitments and policies, we are not sure whether they have sufficient teeth to arrive at the targets,” he told peers. Hall said although…
Miliband: Lifting onshore wind ban a Labour priority
…extend to reducing “unacceptable” grid connection delays, he said: “The government has a responsibility to put its shoulder to the wheel. “We won’t let problems of the grid carry on…
EDF implements AI-powered customer service platform
…development back in-house. EDF principal software engineer Steve Bowerman said the Dynatrace platform provides EDF with greater insights about customer behaviours, queries and concerns and allows the company to tailor…
Farmland could be used to store millions of litres of water
…and winter flooding. Emily Brown, environmental scientist at Atkins, said the trial at Spains Hall Estate in Essex to use the whole farm as a store for water had to…
Thames seeks debt collectors
…debt, a spokesperson said. It currently uses five agencies, the contracts for which are up for renewal. The company said it had redesigned its customer debt journey to deliver the…
Smart meters needed ‘quickly’ to tackle water shortages
…reduce water use by 20% by 2038, however Defra said current plans would only deliver 17% per capita consumption (PCC) reduction by then. Defra said it expects companies to update…
Probe into ‘widespread’ sewage failings moves to next phase
…have been working through thousands of documents relating to water company processes and actions at thousands of wastewater treatment works. Working through these documents has been a huge undertaking. “Each…
South East summoned to urgent Ofwat meeting
…the future.” Customers have complained to the regulator, Black said, who did not receive adequate response from South East during the recent supply problems, or after raising concerns. He said…
More balanced gas and electricity bills ‘essential’
…those buildings for which there are no other viable solutions.” “It would aid clarity on buildings decarbonisation for the government to make such a statement,” the report states. The CCC…