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soapbox | Utility Week
Here at S&C we're celebrating our 100th anniversary. Looking back over the past century, there are of course massive differences between technology and innovation then and what we have today. It is interesting to note not only how much various sectors have evolved, but also the way in which they hav..
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soapbox | Utility Week
We have already seen a fair amount of bad weather this winter. You will have heard the usual messages about not going out. Stay at home, safe and wrapped up warm...
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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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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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soapbox | Utility Week
Blackpool - a seaside resort that conjures up images of donkey rides on the beach, riotous illuminations and the famous tower. Now, thanks to the controversial practice of "fracking", the town can add earthquakes to the list...
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soapbox | Utility Week
Not many days go by without Greece finding itself on the news agenda. For all the depressing mundanity of the current financial crisis here in the UK, we can at least thank our lucky stars that we do not live in the cradle of civilisation turned bankrupt state. With national debt currently hovering ..
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UK | Utility Week
If you've ever gone to meet local customers or councillors about new renewable energy plans (or any large engineering investment in a small community) you may have experienced a dialogue of the deaf...
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soapbox | Utility Week
WWF recently published a report on the potential for renewable generation in the UK, titled Positive Energy. (Visit www.wwf.org.uk/positiveenergy to download it.)..
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UK | Utility Week
Why do people switch energy supplier? For a better price, a greener outcome, or better customer service...
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Electricity | Utility Week
Be in no doubt: here in Great Britain we are about to undergo a major transition in the electricity sector as we rise to the challenge of delivering a low-carbon energy economy. It will be down to UK Power Networks and the rest of Britain's innovative network operators to lead that challenge, and he..
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