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News: UK
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SSE Telecommunications acquires Atlas' fibre network
Scottish and Southern Energy Telecommunications is to acquire Atlas Connect's fibre telecommunications network after an agreement was reached between the... ...more »
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GE wins turbine upgrade contract for Little Barford's £100 million refit
RWE npower is to spend £100 million upgrading Little Barford power station, replacing turbines and control systems at the gas-fired... ...more »
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NI Water invests £4 million Tyrone water treatment upgrade
NI Water has started work on a £4 million upgrade of the water treatment facilities at Lough Bradan in County... ...more »
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Npower joins gas price war with 7 per cent cut
Npower is the latest power company to announce reductions in domestic gas prices. The company said it would cut prices... ...more »
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West London homes to get sewer flooding solution
Thames Water is spending up to £25 million over the next five years on measures to stop basements flooding with... ...more »
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Scottish Water completes £2.8 million water supply projects
Scottish Water has completed a reservoir extension in Dumfries & Galloway as part of a £150 million regional investment. The... ...more »
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Groups join to address concerns over unapproved cables
Cabling groups have launched an initiative to raise awareness about the importance of using approved and qualified cable. The Approved... ...more »
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European regulators' group consults on power system adequacy
The European energy regulators group Ergeg has launched a consultation on the investment plans of European electricity utilities and whether... ...more »
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Utility engineering firm to recruit 350 staff but cries foul on monopoly networks
Independent multi-utility firm Energetics Networked Energy says aims to quadruple its 120-strong workforce by 2014 as it continues its expansion... ...more »
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Eon to cut gas prices by 6 per cent
Eon has announced plans to cut gas prices for 1.9 million customers by 6 per cent from the end of... ...more »
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Government publishes advice for English regions on green power
The government has published new guidelines to help regional authorities assess the potential for renewable and low-carbon energy in their... ...more »
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Respond to our live smart metering discussion
Take a look at Utility Week's smart metering online debate. Feel free to post comments on any of the points... ...more »
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Thames Water choses Martin Baggs as new chief executive
Martin Baggs has been appointed chief executive of Thames Water. He has been interim chief executive since David Owen's resignation... ...more »
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Scottish and Southern Energy cuts domestic gas bills by 4 per cent
Scottish and Southern Energy has become the second of the big six energy suppliers to announce a cut its domestic... ...more »
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Government plans environmental survey of wave and tidal power
The government has announced plans to carry out the first comprehensive environmental assessment of wave and tidal energy in England... ...more »
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Nuclear new-build needs carbon price certainty, say developers
Nuclear new-build developers called on the government to set up a mechanism to support the carbon price, saying that without... ...more »
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Water industry suppliers could miss slice of record investment
The UK water industry is forecast to invest £24 billion over the next five years according to a report published... ...more »
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More funding for wave energy trials
A consortium of companies has been given €4.5 million funding from the European Commission to deploy a wave energy device... ...more »
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Ministers launch new drive to improve energy efficiency of existing homes
The government has launched a strategy to improve the energy efficiency of the UK's existing housing stock over the next... ...more »
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Iberdrola Renovables creates offshore wind division, will invest €1.9bn in UK over next three years
Iberdrola Renovables, a division of ScottishPower's parent company, says it will invest €9 billion between now and 2012 in wind... ...more »