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Utility Week Awards 2023 deadline extended
…award, ESG Initiative of the Year and Built Environment Partner. This year sees two net zero categories, reflecting the key role of decarbonisation across all aspects of utilities’ business models,…
Hydrogen for heat not contingent on blending decision
…for Energy Security & Net Zero. It is seeking views on all aspects of hydrogen blending, from its impact on customer bills to potential support mechanisms. Hydrogen blending refers to…
Ofwat: Water retail market still not functioning effectively
…that of the total [switches] away from incumbent retailers, 50.4% of these were acquired by another incumbent retailer, suggesting there is still an aspect of intra-incumbent churn in the market.”…
Energy sector ‘lacks ambition’ on digital innovation, says techUK leader
…costly to digitise certain aspects of your business,” she insisted. Urging energy players to look abroad for inspiration on their digital transformation initiatives, Kaneva said that the USA and some…
SSE casts doubt on Labour’s 2030 green grid goal
…of the capacity is already taken in the global supply chain so you’re having to look at increasing capacity.” But he said that one positive aspect of the government’s cancellation…
Pettigrew: Urgent planning action needed to meet climate goals
…meet the aspirations and targets that have been set by government, we have to be bolder and braver not just in our thinking but in the pace of delivery”. “For…
Ofgem to introduce monitoring for price cap exempt tariffs
…aspects that deviate from the guidance, the requirements in the decision letter will take precedence.” The first annual submission will start at the end of this month and will apply…
Short-term support for green innovations puts net zero target at risk
…review whether the current complex funding arrangements, which largely pre-date the development of the Innovation Framework, are best suited to supporting the fast-paced innovation needed to deliver many aspects of…
Ofwat demands vulnerability plans from water companies
…what water and wastewater companies should do. The guidance specifies that customers should know what extra help they can expect from their company. Companies should aspire to improve levels of…
Affinity’s CEO calls for water scarcity to be on national agenda
…aspect of the Flowing Forward report. Affinity’s chief executive Keith Haslett told Utility Week that smart metering needs to a reach a point of being on-par with the energy sector…
Supplier performance dips as star rating methodology changes
…Q1 of 2021. The metric therefore provides little in the way of differentiation between suppliers and simply inflates scores by taking into account an aspect of customer service which suppliers…
SGN forced to release findings from hydrogen explosion tests
…is committed to being open, transparent and engaging with the community to clearly explain all aspects of the project.” A spokesperson for Ofgem said: “The safety of anyone working on…
Supplier performance dips as star rating methodology changes
…Q1 of 2021. The metric therefore provides little in the way of differentiation between suppliers and simply inflates scores by taking into account an aspect of customer service which suppliers…
Asset management in the decarbonisation era
…make a load investment, you need to sense check whether you can meet that demand with flexibility.” A better grasp and understanding of data from networks promises improved flexibility, however….
Developing a robust approach to financeability assessment: the need for a broader view
…high-level framing of statutory financeability duties, however, this type of assessment tests one particular aspect of financeability. The question it answers is whether an efficient notional firm would have sufficient…
Power supplies restored to a third of a million customers
…widespread extent of the storm damage: “It’s one of the worrying aspects of this particular storm that it has hit almost nationwide. “There was just a very small pocket in…
Supplier concerns raised over new ‘sandbox’ to test regulatory changes
…switch suppliers, which means they would potentially no longer be within the trial. “This aspect may have knock-on impacts on the wider market, or result in a trial being ineffective.”…
Water retail customer code updated
…that the market has been in operation for over six years, Ofwat said that it has “a better grasp of evolving customer expectations and the challenges facing market development”. Therefore,…
Closing the gap for women in engineering
…people like themselves – in the jobs they aspire to. Like many women my age, I was guided toward traditional female occupations. At my all-girls school in Northern Ireland, teachers…
Labour calls for water companies to lose licence for environmental violations
…the edges in this way suggests the government is failing to grasp the scale of the issues facing water provisions and the state of the crisis at which we have…