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UK | Utility Week
So far, as was pointed out during Utility Week's online discussion forum last Friday, there has been little public debate on proposals in the Water White Paper. That should change as the implications begin to filter into the public consciousness...
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Water | Utility Week
It's tough being a water company right now. Consumer and industrial demand is affecting availability, managing the obsolescence of complex, distributed assets is a challenge and the regulator is shifting the incentive model in favour of customer experience...
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comments | Utility Week
Those who have a stake in the successful rollout of smart meters - which is the energy industry, new entrants, the entire customer base and the whole country - should take careful note of the current discussion about the NHS sharing data with private companies with the aim of helping medical researc..
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soapbox | Utility Week
Timelines in the water sector are so long that it is more important for policy to be right than to be hasty. The final appearance of the Water White Paper last week made my wait worthwhile because, after thorough consideration, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has adopt..
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comments | Utility Week
Energy utilities have been grappling for years with the three irreconcilable objectives of energy policy: low-carbon generation and sustainability, security of supply, and affordability. What they discovered is that there is a trilemma; and worse, that the three are only achievable when we are in ti..
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