Regulation

Yorkshire proposes regulatory revolution

Yorkshire Water has published ideas for investment and regulatory reform to allow the sector to be more flexible in its PR24 business plans and rise to the challenges of climate change and population growth. Utility Week discusses the company's proposal with its director of corporate affairs, Richard Emmott.

03/03/2021

News

Ofwat to CMA: Funding is adequate, efficiency is lacking

Ofwat has dismissed claims that its PR19 final determinations were focused on short-term savings over long-term investment as a “false dichotomy” and told the Competition and Markets Authority that companies must be in better shape.

07/05/2020

News

Regulating the new normal

What will the options be for regulated companies when the threats of coronavirus begin to ease and we enter a gradual exit from lockdown? Berkeley Research Group's Colm Gibson and Adam Mantzos discuss.

04/05/2020

Analysis

Fletcher: Public will judge water firms on coronavirus actions

Ofwat chief executive Rachel Fletcher has highlighted some of the “important choices” water companies face in responding to coronavirus and warned that “the public is watching and judging”. But, has the regulator provided enough clarity to reassure firms?

14/04/2020

Analysis

Ex-Ofwat chief to lead regulation council

Cathryn Ross, the former head of Ofwat, has been named the head of the newly formed regulation advisory council to boost innovation in the UK.

04/02/2020

News

Byatt: Time to stop ‘dithering’ and do it right

The first chief of English water regulation and the man who then went on to the steer ship in Scotland, Ian Byatt reflects on the most recent price review and questions the validity of people pushing the environmental agenda.

03/02/2020

Interviews

Don’t mislead customers about lower bills, warns CCWater

The water watchdog welcomed the tough stance from the regulator on the PR19 final determinations but warned customers will feel misled if they believe bills will actually fall and said more must be done on affordability

17/12/2019

News

Have you got the D-MeX factor?

As Ofwat prepares to unleash tougher D-MeX scores, managing the data relating to these transactions is more important than ever before. Regulatory expert Jasminder Oberoi explains how companies can ready themselves to avoid penalties

04/12/2019

Opinion

H3O: Determination in regulation

Three decades of regulation and price reviews has brought the sector to a point where companies feel squeezed more than ever. Is the regulator tightening its grip after showing leniency for too long? Industry sources talk to Utility Week about how this point was reached.

20/11/2019

Analysis

H3O: Raising standards and putting customers first – victories for privatisation

With the water industry under attack from media and politicians the bosses of some of the biggest water companies in England talk to Utility Week's Ruth Williams about the improvements privatisation has brought and how the challenges they now face are the toughest yet

17/11/2019

Analysis

Consumption rates could be as ‘high profile as leakage’

Parts of the South East of England have less water per person than parts of Morocco so it's little wonder PCC targets are top of the agenda for Water Resources South East as it formally launches its collaborative approach to addressing the region's water shortage issues.

04/11/2019

News

Weekend press round-up: Ofwat ‘politicised’; energy companies owe customers millions

In this week's round-up of stories in the weekend press we see Ofwat accused by industry investors of being politicised as financial backers question if the CMA has the capacity to deal with anticipated appeals; energy suppliers are criticised for holding onto customers' cash to continue trading - Money Supermarket founder highlights energy firms that have gone bust while owing customers; meanwhile the Mail on Sunday offers advice to customers who think they are owed cash back; and is nuclear energy having a lightbulb moment?

28/10/2019

News

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