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The aim of reducing unnecessary red tape is a good one. It's been the stated aim of the coalition government from the start, and it has to be said the two parties have followed through on that promise...
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The UK's assumption about carbon costs underpins some huge programmes - not least the smart meter rollout. It has to reflect assumptions about how costs will change over the long term and can't swing on the whim of today's market...
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The case for an area-by-area rollout of smart meters - made by the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) in a report for Which? - is compelling (see page 5)...
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The Water White Paper has done a good job of defining new demarcation lines for the industry. It allows for different views of the separate parts of the "supply chain" to be taken, without enforcing the kind of split that would scare industry and investors...
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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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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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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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The future of smart metering in the UK has been discussed and debated for many years by utility industries. We are now in a position in which the government, energy industry, product manufacturers and consumer groups are in broad agreement on the planned rollout. However, there are still doubts abou..
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Ofgem wants the energy businesses it regulates to do more stakeholder engagement. That principle has been enshrined in its new RIIO formula, which asks network owners to identify and talk to their customers. The regulator wants companies to fully understand not just how customers perceive them and r..
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It's been interesting to see where utilities stand in the league table for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme, published for the first time this month by the Environment Agency. But it would be going too far to say that it was informative...
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