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DWI backs tighter regulations to avoid complacency
…and novel pollutants, which have impacted the ability of treatment works in England to treat and supply water. The report also calls on companies to assess catchment risks to identify…
Government signals caution on local wholesale power prices
…publishes the second consultation on its Review of Electricity Market Arrangements (REMA) this autumn. This exercise, which follows an initial consultation on last year’s wholesale market reforms, will identify lead…
Heidi Mottram: Single social tariff is a ‘no brainer’
…of the next price review. Yesterday (18 July) water minister Rebecca Pow said the government was looking at how to standardise support available between companies but said it was not…
Vattenfall halts offshore wind project due to surging costs
…senior modelling consultant Tom Edwards said a 40% cost increase would mean Vattenfall now needs a strike price of £52.29/MWh to maintain its margins. He said this “does not bode…
‘Not a single person in supply chain’ thinks UK will hit net zero targets
…UK is not going to meet its legally binding 2050 net zero target, and neither will Scotland meet its 2045 target”. It adds: “The reality calls for immediate action and…
British Gas record profits are ‘sign of a broken energy system’
…the news, Francis said: “These profits are a further sign of Britain’s broken energy system. “At a time when household energy debt is spiralling to record levels and energy bills…
Business water complaints fall to pre-market opening levels
…dissatisfaction. This is the first time since customers have had the choice to change water supplier that complaints have been at this level but CCW said it took far too…
Net zero tsar says Sunak on ‘wrong side of history’
…opportunity for the UK to lead the world” in developing these clusters at scale. However, the approach to North Sea oil and gas extraction provoked rebukes from both Labour and…
Water firms urged to step up emissions ambitions for PR24
…accreditation standards South West Water proposed a measure relating to embodied emissions, which Ofwat said was potentially suitable. It was however one of just seven bespoke targets the regulator said…
Energy secretary to get national security veto over FSO
…not take, certain actions where there is a risk relating to national security that may detrimentally impact the resilience, safety or security of the energy system, or the continuity of…
Grid equipment and design should be standardised
…is possible to halve the typical delivery time for electricity transmission projects from 14 years currently down to seven. The ESC’s report says its recommended actions around standardisation and automation…
Two-track strategic network plan proposed
…said the plan will identify onshore, offshore and cross-border electricity network needs out to 2050 and will be updated every three years. This plan will establish a “funnel” of potential…
UK Infrastructure Bank invests in domestic battery production
…energy sources. The initial investment is part of a larger funding package, with an additional £168 million proposed as second-stage financing. Jeremy Wrathall, founder and CEO of Cornish Lithium, said:…
Call to ditch price cap and introduce a social tariff
…vulnerable customers now rules almost the entire market. The price cap has now become the de facto market price,” said the report. It further said this had removed “any incentive…
Thames to reveal new turnaround plan
…agency warned that shareholder support will depend on a business plan clearly underpinning a turnaround and Ofwat signalling “appropriate” risk and return. Fitch Ratings said shareholders’ willingness to stump up…
Social energy tariff still ‘under serious consideration’
…tariff proposals and were therefore “to some extent, working relatively in the dark”. A Westminster insider however, who did not wish to be named, has since said they believe the…
ESO transmission amnesty to cost £40m
…as normal. The decision is expected to free up approximately 8GW of space in the connection queue for other projects. National Grid transmission president Alice Delahunty previously said that the…
Renewables on bases could boost UK’s military resilience
…Grid alone is simply not ambitious enough for the challenge we face. Sitting back and doing nothing cannot be a valid option for such a high-emitting area of government. “It…
Probe launched into Yorkshire’s poor bathing water quality
…are impacting water quality. The Environment Agency said preliminary investigations have been able to identify some of the potential contributing sources of bacteria using microbial source tracking techniques. This has…
Government must not see price cap as answer to affordability
Ministers must not see the energy price cap as the answer to affordability issues, an industry expert has warned, amid concerns there is currently no billpayer support in place for…