UTILITY WEEK | AUGUST 2022 |
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Contents
The Review 6
Policy & Regulation 8
Price control updates signal 'stretching' targets
Transmission and distribution 12
Barriers to speedy progress must be removed
Energy Reset 14
How deep will the BEIS energy market reforms go?
Roundtable 16
It's time to tackle vulnerability differently
Energy Reset 18
Who will pay for credit crackdown?
Talking points 21
Interview 23
Lesley Babb, Equality chief, Ofgem
Electricity distribution 24
Tech innovation is key to protecting network assets
Water 26
Are utilities doing enough to drive water effi ciency?
Gas 28
Laying the groundwork for hydrogen
Water 30
Is C-MeX fi t for purpose?
Water 33
Pollution is more than CSOs
A new dawn
for energy?
BEIS proposes radical overhaul of
wholesale market
CUSTOMERS
Someone must pay for Ofgem's
crackdown on credit balances
PAN-UTILITY
Regulators get tough
over price controls
UW INNOVATE
Using virtual worlds
to educate youngsters
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Utility Week Innovate
Event 34
The Water Industry
Awards 2022
Energy 36
Suppliers must act to soften
soaring energy prices
Water 38
Using virtual worlds
to learn about the real one
Electricity 40
London's Power Tunnels
Events calendar 42
