UTILITY WEEK | JUNE 2023 |
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Contents
The Review 6
Interview 8
Thames Water chief executive Sarah Bentley
Expert View 11
Xoserve on delivering net zero – the diffi cult
questions we need to ask
Action on Bills 12
We talk to outgoing chief executive of Eon UK Michael Lewis
Interview 14
RWE country chair Tony Glover talks renewables and net zero
Talking Points 17
Networks 18
Green projects wait too long to ge connected to the grid
Energy 20
Is it time the energy sector abandoned REGO certifi cates?
Energy 23
We must learn lessons from past transitions
Regulation 24
Maxine Frerk says Ofgem mustn't get sidetracked by reform
Expert View 25
Electralink explains why a decentralised, data-
driven energy system is built on trust
Water 26
Would renationalising the water industry really fi x anything?
High Viz 28
Sizewell B back online
Event 30
Highlights from Utility Week Live 2023
Water 33
Setting the right standards for resilience
Pan-utility 34
Short-term thinking is driving poor asset investment decisions
Water 36
A hydrogen revolution would place an added burden on water
ENERGY
Have REGO certificates
had their day?
INTERVIEW
RWE's Tom Glover talks
renewables and net zero
WATER
A hydrogen revolution would
ramp up demand for water
That
sinking
feeling
Water under pressure
as anger grows over
sewage spills and
bonuses
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