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UTILITY WEEK | 2ND - 8TH SEPTEMBER 2016 | 3 Leader Jane Gray This week 4 | Seven days 6 | Interview Roger Witcomb, chair, CMA 9 Policy & Regulation 9 | News Review slashes Grid spending by £185.4m 10 | Market view Finding your way through the maze of marine licensing 13 Finance & Investment 13 | News Grid liable for £18m Drax black start costs 14 Operations & Assets 14 | High viz Severn Trent's Derwent dam 18 | Analysis Decarbonising water 20 | Event The HR Forum to address recruitment and training 22 | Analysis Gas storage numbers don't stack up 23 Customers 23 | News CMA 'regrets' having to resort to price caps 24 | Market view Utilities need to address the multiple occupants of a houshold 25 | Analysis The rise of independent niche energy suppliers 27 Markets & trading 27 | Viewpoint Learning from the experience of Castle Water 28 | News DSR needs a better story 30 Community 31 | Disconnector The lull before the storms Aer a tumultuous start to the summer which brought us Brexit and a new government, August was a welcome lull for most. Now, utilities are going back to school with a vengeance and the autumn holds a challenging curriculum. Here's what Utility Week is looking forward to: 1. Smart systems call for evidence: In early September the Depart- ment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, in partnership with Ofgem, will issue a call for evidence in response to its investiga- tion of smart energy system requirements. The work began under the rule of Decc and will set out some critical thinking on the develop- ment of markets for new technologies such as energy storage, as well as evolving roles for energy aggregators. Importantly, the call will also reveal ideas about the future of power distribution and the scope for new roles and responsibilities at this level, including local balancing and system operation. 2. Shadow market opening: It's been a bumpy ride for the water sector since the government's intention to open the non-domestic market to competition was set out in the Water Act 2014. The market operator has been overhauled twice and there have been shock mar- ket exits from big incumbents Southern and Thames. Now, though, the sector is on the brink of competition. Shadow market opening in October will see the systems which have been so painstakingly devised over the past two-and-half years put through their paces following a big data upload. 3. Implementation of the CMA's remedies: Love 'em or hate 'em, the CMA's remedies for the energy supply market were set out with finality in June and now their implementation must forge ahead. This won't always be easy. In particular, Ofgem will have a job on its hands to set up a secure database for "sticky" customer details, which allows suppliers to market, but not to harass customers. 4. A decision on Hinkley Point C: The government caused a hul- labaloo in July when it deflated EDF's long-awaited final investment decision on Hinkley Point C with a further delay to the troubled new nuclear project. It promised to reveal its reasoning, and a final deci- sion, in September. We wait with baited breath. • Looking beyond the autumn and into winter, don't miss out on the chance to be recognised at the Utility Week Awards in December. Deadline for entry is 9 September. Jane Gray, Acting Editor janegray@fav-house.com GAS 22 | Analysis Gas storage numbers don't stack up WATER 14 | High viz Severn Trent's Derwent dam 18 | Analysis Decarbonising water 27 | Viewpoint Learning from the experience of Castle Water ELECTRICITY 10 | Market view Finding your way through the maze of marine licensing 13 | News Grid liable for £18m Drax black start costs 28 | News DSR needs a better story ENERGY 6 | Interview Roger Witcomb, chair, CMA 9 | News Review slashes Grid spending by £185.4m 20 | Event The HR Forum to address recruitment and training 23 | News CMA 'regrets' having to resort to price caps 24 | Market view Utilities need to address the multiple occupants of a houshold 25 | Analysis The rise of independent niche energy suppliers Visit the Downloads section of the website Cisco Intel: Get connected, stay secure http://bit.ly/29qWpZB Citrix: Transforming utilities through connectivity http://bit.ly/29yGg1l Assa Abloy: Solving the key security challenges of critical infrastructure http://bit.ly/29IZ0fp