UTILITY WEEK | AUGUST 2021 |
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Contents
The Review 6
Impact Analysis 8
Starting gun fi red on ED2; Pollution incidents fall but concerns
remain for EA; Accelerating to a net-zero future
Special report on water decarbonisation 10
Water sector green drive hits bump in the road
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Customers
Talking points 26
Expert View 27
Sopra Steria
Interview 28
Chris Russell, managing
director, Ovo Drive
Analysis 30
Face-to-face engagement
Interview 32
Nigel Pocklington,
CEO, Good Energy
Expert View 33
Vision Consulting
Innovate
Analysis 34
Kraken's global ambition
Analysis 36
Why auto switching is a bad thing
Analysis 38
WPD talks about EPIC
Event 40
Utilities lack the fundamental
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Events calendar 42
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Policy & Regulation
Talking points 14
Comment 15
Giles Stevens, NIC
Analysis 16
DNOs outline net zero plans
Interview 18
Northern Powergrid
Analysis 19
UKPN on why less is more
Analysis 20
Defra and water effi ciency
Analysis 22
Heat network zones
Analysis 24
Imaging the system operator of
the future
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