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Viewpoints: Comments
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Water customers need the tools to manage their usage
It's great news that Southern Water is planning to change its tariff structure so that the price is higher in... ...more »
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We should have fixed it even if it wasn't broke
A couple of reports this week have highlighted some dramatic problems in our electricity supply system. Having investigated the state... ...more »
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Planning is the big barrier for renewables
The UK has set legally binding targets to meet 15 per cent of its energy demand from renewable sources by... ...more »
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Climate change research is the least of the ETS's troubles
The EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) has had a tough time in the past six months. Some might say that... ...more »
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Now more than ever the water sector needs a voice
Ofwat chief executive Regina Finn has announced a "root and branch" review of the water regulator's functions and powers and,... ...more »
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If we must have another review, look at the big picture
Interviewed in The Times this week, energy and climate change secretary Ed Miliband suggested another review of the energy sector... ...more »
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No comfort on planning
Utilities' concerns about planning are long standing and run very deep. There has been little comfort for them in Labour... ...more »
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Ofgem should steel itself for a bumpy 2010
During Commons scrutiny of the Energy Bill in committee, Liberal Democrat energy and climate change spokesman Simon Hughes challenged his... ...more »
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Where's the joined-up thinking on fuel poverty?
Energy bills are going to land rather harder on doormats over the next few months as the cost of this... ...more »
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You get what you pay for
National Grid Gas sent out several gas balancing alerts last week. Gas "rationing" was all over the news. But is... ...more »
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Winning the argument, but losing the debate?
Are energy companies winning the argument about the relationship between wholesale and retail energy prices? Two recent reports, one commissioned... ...more »
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Smart meters will open the energy market to all comers
This week it finally should be clear how the smart meter rollout will take place. It's a huge job: no-one... ...more »
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Line of least resistance
Much of the commentary about the new planning regime for projects of national significance has characterised it as a deliberate... ...more »
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A quiet two months will mask feverish decision-making
By the time you read this, Ofwat will have published its final determination, its last say in setting price limits... ...more »
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Utilities are private companies, not government departments
Speaking at Utility Week's conference on managing consumer debt, Anna Walker, currently putting the final touches to her report on... ...more »
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Water price review should spur new thinking about outsourcing
Many people in the industry are currently waiting to hear how Ofwat will rule in its price review on 26... ...more »
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Leave DNO pensions alone, Ofgem
Ofgem is minded to make radical proposals in the current distribution price control review to shake up the way energy... ...more »
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Reward the best at the Achievement Awards
Places at Utility Week's Utility Industry Achievement Awards are in as strong demand as ever, but this year for the... ...more »
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It's too early to say if the IPC will live up to its billing
The new-look planning regime for key infrastructure projects is beginning to make waves. This week, the government published six draft... ...more »
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Emissions are set to miss targets
Dear Editor: the Committee on Climate Change's annual report highlights that the UK will miss its 2020 emissions reduction targets... ...more »