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Shake-up of ‘short-termist’ regulatory regime proposed

Regulators should be equipped with new powers to ensure utilities invest in sustainable infrastructure and a tougher price control regime introduced for monopoly companies, the National Infrastructure Commission has concluded in its long-awaited report.

5 years ago

Regulator will not write ‘blank cheques’ for decarbonisation

Launching the annual State of the Market report, Ofgem chairman Martin Cave warned that standards must not be lowered for proposals even if they are progressing the decarbonisation agenda. He stressed that offloading the costs of net-zero onto vulnerable customers could undermine public support in tackling climate change.

5 years ago

Who is Jonathan Brearley? Looking at the career of the new Ofgem CEO

The announcement of a new chief executive at Ofgem is a hugely significant move for the entire sector. Utility Week looks at Jonathan Brearley's background and the market changes he has already been instrumental in.

5 years ago

Ofgem finds ‘declining quality of service’ in the energy market

The annual healthcheck of the sector found that while overall customer complaint numbers are “relatively stable”, there have been big increases in relation to small suppliers. The report also set out the latest shifting of the landscape in terms of market share, with both the largest and smallest players being squeezed.

5 years ago

On the Move: RWE appoints generation COO and other sector appointments

This week RWE has announced a new commercial officer for its supply and generation arms. Utility Week takes a look at this and other appointments around the sector.

5 years ago

Ofgem appoints new chief executive

Ofgem has unveiled the replacement for Dermot Nolan, who will step down next year.

5 years ago

Our leaky electricity networks

5 years ago

A Congress for climate and sustainability

5 years ago

Tougher rules for a tougher market

The energy market has seen a number of supplier failures in the past two years. Following the publication of Citizens Advice's star ratings table, its senior policy expert looks at the progress of their previous demands for better customer service.

5 years ago

Remote smart meter switching sees threefold rise in 2018

Ofgem's annual vulnerable consumers report expresses concern that suppliers may be remotely switching smart meters to prepayment mode to collect debt inappropriately and without the customer’s active choice.

5 years ago

Is RIIO2 going according to plan?

Fernando Dominguez says network companies should expect the unexpected when preparing their RIIO2 business plans with net zero in mind.

5 years ago

Utilita appointed as SoLR for Eversmart Energy

Eversmart was revealed to have had a winding up petition filed against it by National Grid last week. The company exited the energy market on Friday (6 September).

5 years ago

Ofgem issues decision on Together Energy’s £4.8m SoLR claim

The regulator has announced how much it will allocate to Together Energy for its supplier of last resort costs in taking on 36,000 former One Select customers - falling short of the total amount requested.

5 years ago

Superhero sought as Ofgem CEO interviews kick off

If a week is a long time in politics, six years is positively a lifetime. That surely must be what Ofgem chief Dermot Nolan is feeling as he prepares to step down in February. The interviews for his replacement are due to start today.

5 years ago

Northern Powergrid becomes final DNO to appoint CEG chair

Northern Powergrid has appointed the chair of its independent customer engagement group. The incoming chair has years of experience working on boards in a variety of sectors.

5 years ago

The smart meter rollout – now comes the hard part

5 years ago

Help is on hand, but who needs it?

Utilities are increasingly being charged with helping vulnerable customers, but identifying those in need and engaging with them is a complex task. Jane Gray reports from Utility Week's Consumer Vulnerability Conference.

5 years ago

B is now for blackout – but how will this backstop be solved?

Utility Week magazine editor Suzanne Heneghan considers what next for the energy system following Britain's biggest blackout in a decade

5 years ago

Final cost of Race Bank project revealed

Diamond Transmission Partners was chosen by Ofgem as the preferred bidder in the fifth round of competitive tenders under the offshore transmission owners (OFTO) regime.

5 years ago

Ofgem proposes new supplier requirement to stop self-disconnection

Ofgem wants to tackle the issue of self-disconnecting by introducing new licence requirements which means retailers will be responsible for identifying and helping such customers.

5 years ago

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