Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan rounds up the biggest stories of the week, as the conflict in the Middle East starts to have a tangible bearing on UK energy policy.

South East Water is installing more batteries at its water treatment plants to mitigate against power cuts after a string of water outages. It is part of the company's plan to improve the resilience ...

The energy crisis emerging as a result of war in the Middle East serves as a reminder of Britain’s exposure to global supply chains, not just for oil and gas, an industry expert has argued. Simon ...

Customers are not as focused on the energy standing charge as the industry thinks. Tom Lowe, principal economic regulation specialist at Citizens Advice, told Utility Week that the industry’s focus on ...

The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is considering several potential measures to avoid exacerbating the existing ...

An award-winning culture for women is one that’s good for everyone, as Gentrack chief people officer Jen Mounce and ...

The need for government intervention to support vulnerable customers hit by rising energy prices shows that the UK has learned nothing from the 2022 energy crisis. That is the view of ADE’s interim ...

National Gas has outlined where the initial 20% of its planned hydrogen network will be located. Running from industrial hubs ...

The government is going “back to the drawing board” on electricity market reform by taking a fresh look at options which had ...

What will it take to see real progress in energy flexibility, and what can we learn from other major societal shifts? Carl Haigney, global VP, energy transition and utilities customer sector, gives ...

The government and Ofgem have confirmed offshore bidding zones with implicit trading as their preferred market model for multi-purpose interconnectors. Under this model, offshore wind farms connected ...

Any potential blanket package to help customers with rising energy bills should be targeted solely at electricity consumption, Energy UK has urged. As concerns grow over the impact of conflict in the ...