Water retailers are targeting data centres and hospital sites in an effort to drive down consumption. The efforts to boost water efficiency are being advanced thanks to innovation funding worth more ...

Distribution network operators (DNOs) have failed to provide enough evidence for Ofgem to award an additional £45.6 million in innovation funding, the regulator has said. Ofgem had been consulting on ...

There has been “growing hostility” between senior Ofgem executives and employees who are members of the PCS union as a strike over pay and working conditions looms. Ofgem insiders have told Utility ...

Consumers could end up footing the bill for proposed penalties on heat networks, key industry figures have told Utility Week. Ofgem has been urged to ensure consumers are protected from any ...

NESO’s plans to once again reduce the level of inertia on the system have been put out for consultation. Ofgem is specifically seeking views in response to NESO’s Frequency Risk and Control Report ...

The Environment Agency’s new water industry enforcement levy has been branded inappropriate, with concerns about its impact on water company budgets. Plans to charge water companies to cover the ...

Thames Water has invited bids for a tender worth £120 million to deliver major water mains upgrades across the capital and the south east. It is seeking partners for its Main Rehab Framework that will ...

New towns being proposed by government to tackle the UK’s shortage of housing should be built near to abundant sources of renewable energy, industry experts have suggested. Speaking to Utility Week, ...

One of the key challenges facing the water and wastewater industry is managing ageing assets. Older assets increasingly ...

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The government has set out a streamlined approach to planning and regulation to fast-track major infrastructure projects. It will establish an oversight board for major schemes and has named Natural ...

The government should adopt a “warmth first” approach in its plans to alleviate fuel poverty. That is the view of a coalition of campaigners, which is urging ministers to judge the success of the £13.