UTILITY WEEK | OCTOBER 2022 |
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Contents
The Review 6
Energy 8
Energy bills support gamble is risky but unavoidable
Energy 12
The case for energy effi ciency
Customers 14
Consumer Vulnerability & Debt Conference report
Talking Points 17
Distribution 18
The industry's reaction to Ofgem's future DSO thinking
Opinion 21
Flexible energy is paramount to solving the energy crisis
Opinion 23
Electricity market reform needs long-term thinking
Generation 24
Energy crisis heralds a last hurrah for Old King Coal
Electricity 26
Delivering a fl exible grid
Customers 28
Helping customers stay afl oat in the cost of living crisis
Technology 30
Empowering fi eld workers boosts staff and customers
DISTRIBUTION
The industry's verdict on
Ofgem's plans for future DSOs
ELECTRICITY
Energy crisis heralds an
extension for coal generation
UW INNOVATE
First large-scale pumped
hydro scheme in decades
The big chill
Price freeze will still leave millions
of households out in the cold
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Utility Week Innovate
Water 32
Meet the innovators: Clare Galland, Everfl ow
Water 33
Could AI help clean up the UK's rivers and beaches?
Generation 34
The Coire Glas pumped hydro storage project
Pan-utility 36
How can utilities reach the recruitment 'cold spots'?
Events calendar 38
