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Focus should be on 'cheap power, not clean power"
16+ hour, 50+ min ago (175+ words) Published 26 August 2026 The National Energy System Operator (NESO) should target a carbon intensity of the electricity grid of 100g of CO2 per kilowatt hour (kWh) and assess the cheapest way of getting there, rather than focusing on complete decarbonisation. He added that…...
Energy secretary joins Reddit to answer public questions
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (155+ words) Published 26 August 2026 Energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh has taken to Reddit to field public questions on energy bills, profits, and clean power plans. Her engagement comes just after Ofgem’s latest price cap adjustment, raising immediate concerns about how the government plans…...
River testing using???outdated??? list of chemicals, charity warns
2+ week, 2+ day ago (92+ words) Published 10 August 2026 To access this insight, please login to your Utility Week account or become a member. If your organisation already has a corporate membership and you haven’t activated it simply follow the register link below. Check here. Learn more…...
Defra still doesn't know how much super regulator will cost
4+ week, 1+ day ago (132+ words) Published 28 July 2026 Defra is still unable to quantify the cost of its proposed water sector "super regulator" a year after the announcement. Stakeholders are voicing concerns that the continued delay in costings risks creating "a White Elephant", and questions are…...
Crown Estate launches fast-track tender for shelved offshore wind farm
4+ week, 2+ day ago (85+ words) Utility Week The Crown Estate has launched a new tender for the 1.5GW Morgan offshore wind in the Irish Sea, which was abandoned by its developers earlier this year. Seabed rights for the project will be sold in a rising clock…...
Will the new prime minister follow through on water reforms?
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (53+ words) Utility Week One year since Sir Jon Cunliffe’s landmark review of the water sector and the UK now has a new prime minister promising greater public control over water. The sector waits with baited breath to see how far he…...
Social tariff could encourage wealthy people off-grid, Fuse boss warns
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Utility Week If a cross-subsidised social tariff is introduced in the energy sector wealthy people will be encouraged to go off-grid, Fuse Energy’s founder and CEO has warned. Alan Chang added that this would ultimately mean average households and vulnerable…...
Manufacturers revive call for ‘pay-as-bid’ wholesale market reform
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (94+ words) Utility Week Another energy price shock could see one in eight manufacturers forced into closure, which underlines the urgency of wholesale market reform according to a new report. In a bid to protect the UK’s industrial basis by breaking the…...
We need timeline for ‘clean’ energy jobs, says Offshore Energies UK
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (79+ words) Utility Week The government should set a timeline for when clean energy jobs will become available for oil and gas workers to transition into the sector. Irene Bruce, head of Energy Services Agreement, employment and skills at Offshore Energies UK,…...
Consent for 470MW of solar farms with batteries in Cumbria and Yorkshire
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (127+ words) Published 3 July 2026 RWE and a joint venture of Ib Vogt and Firma Energy have secured Development Consent Orders for two large-scale solar farms in Yorkshire and Cumbria, both co-located with battery storage. These DCOs signal progress for a combined 470MW of…...