UK

1. Beyond the BSC

   UK | Utility Week
   
   

   Elexon is shaping up for a new energy industry, chief executive Peter Haigh tells Janet Wood..

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2. At war over biomass

   UK | Utility Week
   
   

   As the government prepares to set out its sustainability criteria for biomass subsidies, environmental groups and the renewables industry are at loggerheads, reports Megan Darby..

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3. Universally challenged

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   Ofwat's Customer Challenge Groups seem to be on track to deliver for customers at PR14,but at the coal face Ofwat's execution of the model is proving challenging too. Karma Ockenden reports..

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4. Rules Britannia

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   Don't be disheartened by the slower-than-expected start - Britain's smart meter programme is still likely to end up as a blueprint for other countries, says Richard St Clair..

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5. Standby your market

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   Despite the EC's desire for greater co-ordination between member states on capacity payments, the lack of a common model means Decc's best bet is to tailor-make a solution for the UK, says Jose Ruiz..

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Interviews

1. Beyond the BSC

   UK | Utility Week
   
   

   Elexon is shaping up for a new energy industry, chief executive Peter Haigh tells Janet Wood..

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2. Yesterday once more

   Electricity | Utility Week
   
   

   As ex-energy minister Charles Hendry prepares to quit politics, he takes some parting shots at Decc's current frontmen. He talks to Mathew Beech..

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3. Ofgem in her sights

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   Labour's energy secretary in waiting, Caroline Flint, is gunning for the energy regulator, and its handling of the retail market. Ellen Bennett asks her why ..

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4. New energy

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   Energy UK chief executive Angela Knight hopes that a unified energy sector can start to rescue its battered reputation. She talks to Ellen Bennett..

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5. Consumer counsel

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   It's against the trend, but there's a lot to be said for keeping CCWater a sector-specific consumer body. Dame Yve Buckland talks to Karma Ockenden ..

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Europe

1. Everybody's problem

   Electricity | Utility Week
   
   

   Governments across Europe are struggling to deal with fuel poverty, with mixed success. Utility Week correspondents r..

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2. Heat too rash

   Gas | Utility Week
   
   

   The Energy Efficiency Directive's plan for mandatory combined heat and power is winning few friends, reports Siân Crampsie...

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3. Light in the dark

   Europe | Utility Week
   
   

   Despite FIT cuts, PV can still be attractive to utilities if they use the power purchase agreement model as Thames Water has, says Patrick Charignon...

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4. Fair trade? Europea prepares to regulate energy trading

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   European regulation of energy trading presents companies with both increased cost and new opportunities. Paul Ward says, be prepared...

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5. The Netherlands' energy factories

   Electricity | Utility Week
   
   

   The Dutch are rebranding their sewage works as "energy factories". Could British water companies follow suit, asks Richard Ratcliff?..

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