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Weekend press round-up: United Utilities ‘retreating to its bunker’ amid shareholder AGM ban
…Zero Secretary Grant Shapps in September. Mr MacNeil said he would ask him to relaunch the scheme and make it easier to use, since “clearly delivery has failed”. Some applicants…
Ofgem consultants spend rises amid high staff turnover
…problem, suggesting a lack of faith in the team to do a good job. “Clearly the issues around the energy crisis have required a huge amount of attention – and…
Ofgem calls for more regulatory powers
…to improve transparency in bills so consumers can better understand price changes and that it will seek views on whether to change the rules to require clearer signposting to Citizen’s…
CfD boost is ‘too little, too late’
…example of the pressures developers are under and the need for more radical steps. Padelkar told Utility Week: “The government is clearly trying to instill confidence because they have had…
Government sets out approach for regulating heat networks
…includes fairer prices backed up by regular clear bills, consistent standards for quality of service and supply of heat. Government also used the consultation to highlight the lack of use…
New Balancing Reserve service to be fully open to smaller units
…Ewa Krzywkowska, future ancillary services design engineer at National Grid ESO, said their control room is relatively clear on the volumes of regulatory reserve they will need by the time…
Urgent crackdown needed on water’s £200m FOG problem
…of sewer blockages which cost the UK nearly £200 million a year to clear, according to FOGwise – an alliance of organisations from the food service and catering equipment sectors….
Wind capacity outstrips gas for the first time
…of the past to embracing the clean energy technologies of the future. “The shift to wind as the largest power source by capacity is a clear sign of the progress…
Just 11% trust energy firms on sustainability
…consumer insight series. The gas network’s director of sustainability and social purpose Mark Belmega told Utility Week: “It’s clear from looking at the results that the industry has a lot…
Transmission network charge hike labelled ‘catastrophic’
…and says to investors ‘no new projects should be built in Scotland’. “This is completely at odds with UK and Scottish Government policy, which makes clear that building new renewable…
Water firms claim PR24 equity returns will put off investors
…is clear that the yields on investment-grade debt are now comparable to the returns on equity being proposed by Ofwat. “On this basis, we see little reason why a rational…
Only 2% of British businesses investing in hydrogen
…that “it’s only a matter of time” before hydrogen becomes more widely deployed adding that there “is clearly an appetite among businesses to adopt a hydrogen pathway”. “The transformative potential…
Strategic energy plan can provide ‘rallying place’ for debate and decisions
…good decision making and sensible debate”. “Clearly some parts of the plan will be speculative,” he explained. “Some parts will have decisions that we’re not yet ready to make as…
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…
Government and Ofgem must ‘throw their weight’ behind DFS
…Week Naomi Baker, Energy UK’s senior policy manager, said the message from the trade body’s members “is loud and clear” in that the ESO “can make the service even bigger…
New Ofgem chair unveiled
The government has announced that Mark McAllister will succeed Martin Cave as the chair of energy regulator Ofgem. McAllister, who is currently chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR),…
Labour plans grid supply chain ‘super-tender’
…the “global queue” and provide a clear signal to manufacturers to build up the supply chain within the country. Speaking at Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool on Monday (9 October),…
Ofgem approves needs case for SSEN’s £600m grid upgrade
…Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) had demonstrated a “clear need” for the project. The plans were drawn up in response to a recent surge in connection applications from renewable…
Grid connections amnesty has ‘run its course’
The Transmission Entry Capacity amnesty has “run its course” after clearing 5GW of stalled projects from the connections queue that now stands at more than 400GW. National Grid revealed the…
Ofgem orders suppliers to declare broker fees
Suppliers will have to provide a clear breakdown of third-party broker fees to business customers, under new rules tabled by Ofgem. The move is among a suite of protections Ofgem…