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Water faces harsh critics: us
The scientific consensus on climate change tells us that the UK can expect to endure warmer, wetter winters and hotter,... ...more »
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Lessons to be learned from 'interruptible' gas contracts
In its call, earlier this week, for action from government to reform the energy market, manufacturers' organisation EEF complained that... ...more »
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The IPC may be dying, but it ain't dead yet
Last week, the government confirmed that the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC), the organisation set up expressly to make the planning... ...more »
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Should water have smart meters as well?
How long have we been debating smart metering? Two decades? A quarter of a century? Thirty years? Perhaps even an... ...more »
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It's time to take stock
This week we are all getting ready for some belt-tightening. As the shadow of what promises to be an "austerity"... ...more »
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A 30 per cent target would be great, if we could afford it
Publication this week of the European Union's discussion document about the costs and benefits of ratcheting up the bloc's 2020... ...more »
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More connections are great, but complexity adds risks
It's great news that the cable for Britned, the electricity interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands, is on schedule... ...more »
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We want to celebrate the industry's young talent
At Utility Week we have often mentioned the industry's "ageing workforce" and highlighted the problems our companies face in attracting... ...more »
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Utilities need reassurance as planning body is dismantled
The message from the new coalition government is plain: the Infrastructure Planning Commission's days are numbered. The coalition said: "We... ...more »
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It's time to look at infrastructure ownership
The Office of Fair Trading has decided to take a look at the ownership and control of the country's "economic"... ...more »
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Agreeing to disagree: polite, but it doesn't get us anywhere
It has been an instructive election all round. As Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg found out, people are excited by... ...more »
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It's time to put utilities back on the political agenda
This election has been one of the most exciting in recent memory. The prospect of a hung parliament did not... ...more »
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The devil is still in the detail where policy is concerned
AECB, the sustainable building association, warns that some of the proposals on carbon policy from the Department of Energy and... ...more »
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Interesting times need a measured response
Four months into 2010, it seems we have been hit by that famous Chinese curse: "May you live in interesting... ...more »
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Money, money, money
Our investment plans get bigger by the day. We have been saying we need a £200 million investment to switch... ...more »
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Ogem's Consumer Challenge Group delivers its verdict
Nearly two years ago Ofgem stepped boldly into the unknown. The regulator set up the Consumer Challenge Group. The group... ...more »
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Will the gas market provide the security we need?
In a consultation published last week, the outgoing government began to grapple with some thorny issues to do with the... ...more »
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Energy sector must pull together for skills
Energy minister David Kidney launched the National Skills Academy for Power (NSAP) on 17 March - a significant event for... ...more »
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For utilities, adaptation is top of the climate change agenda
MPs of the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee have broken ranks and admitted that climate change is inevitable and we ought... ...more »
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Europe must first ensure the ETS works properly
Trading of carbon allowances in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) ground to a halt last week because supposedly... ...more »