Utility Week

UtilityWeek THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES UtilityWeek Preview: what 2017 holds in store for utilities p8 ANGLIAN LEFT IN THE COLD AS OFWAT REJECTS ITS PLEA FOR MORE REVENUE p16 13TH - 19TH JANUARY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES THE UK SHOULD USE BREXIT TO PURSUE A LONG-TERM RENEWABLES PLAN p17 Happy New Year? UtilityWeek TOPIC: THE SMART METER REVOLUTION BEGINS p10 27TH JANUARY - 2ND FEBRUARY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES OFGEM'S NEW METRIC FOR MEASURING COSTS p17 The invisible water market Interview: Lord Rupert Redesdale and Jacob Tompkins, The Water Retail Cop6 UtilityWeek Analysis: the government's new industrial strategy p10 BREXIT COULD LEAVE THE UK OUTSIDE THE SINGLE ENERGY MARKET p12 3RD - 9TH FEBRUARY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES MANY SMEs ARE UNAWARE OF WATER RETAIL MARKET OPENING p28 UtilityWeek Analysis: do loyalty schemes suppress switching? p23 The pAcked AgendA for This yeAr's uTiliTy Week live shoW p8 10th - 16th February 2017 The Business of uTiliTies heading for a fall? uTiliTies musT find high-Tech pArTners To Win in A smArT World p28 UtilityWeek Analysis: UK risks missing out on small reactors p11 RECOGNISING FRONTLINE STAFF WITH THE UTILITY WEEK STARS AWARDS p18 17TH - 23RD FEBRUARY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Here comes the law… EVs AND THE ROLE OF THE DSO ARE TOP CONCERNS FOR NETWORKS p21 UtilityWeek Interview: Felix Lerch, chairman, Uniper UK p6 SHOULD GOVERNMENT TAKE A BIGGER STAKE IN NEW NUCLEAR PLANTS? p11 24TH FEBRUARY - 2ND MARCH 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES HOW BLOCKCHAIN HELPS ENABLE DECENTRALISED ENERGY SYSTEMS p20 UtilityWeek Tech Focus: Offshore wind in the UK p9 Can marine renewables sUrvive The shiFT FrOm rOCs TO CFds? p17 3rd - 9th March 2017 The bUsiness OF UTiliTies dOng's new sTraTegy appears TO be paying OFF aFTer sUCCessFUl ipO p17 Under scrutiny UtilityWeek Topic: Smart energy systems in the UK p10 WILL THE UK RETAIN A ROLE IN THE EU ETS AFTER BREXIT, OR GO IT ALONE? p19 10TH - 16TH MARCH 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Smart rollout: trouble ahead WATER MARKET OPENING WILL ALLOW TRUE MULTI-UTILITY SERVICES p28 UtilityWeek Special report: brokers in the water sector p6 LOBBY: THE IMPACT OF THE SPRING BUDGET ON THE UTILITIES INDUSTRY p16 17TH - 23RD MARCH 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES EVENT: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WATER NORTHERN IRELAND CONFERENCE p24 UtilityWeek Interview: Sir Ed Davey, former energy secretary p6 THE RECORD FINE HANDED TO THAMES FOR POLLUTION SETS A PRECEDENT p16 31ST MARCH - 6TH APRIL 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES SPECIAL REPORT: CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REDUCING BAD DEBT p24 New market, new union UtilityWeek Insight report: Enabling customer-led innovation p22 IS GENERATION INVESTMENT SET BY THE MARKET OR THE TREASURY? p16 7TH - 13TH APRIL 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES A market is born NETWORK COMPANIES HEAD INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY p20 UtilityWeek Topic: Attracting investment to UK utilities p6 GENERATION REVIEW: WAITING FOR THE UK'S NUCLEAR RENAISSANCE p13 21ST - 27TH APRIL 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Abandon ship! WATER MARKET REFORM CAN DRIVE DISRUPTIVE CHANGE ACROSS THE SECTOR p27 UtilityWeek Interview: Iain Wright MP, chair, BEIS committee p6 NEW RENEWABLE PROJECTS ARE SET TO LOSE THE SECURITY OF PRIORITY DISPATCH p15 28TH APRIL - 4TH MAY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES RETHINKING JOB ROLES CAN EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR 'PEOPLE ASSETS' p23 UtilityWeek Interview: Tony Cocker, chief executive, Eon UK p6 LOBBY: WHAT THE GENERAL ELECTION MAY MEAN FOR THE CfD REGIME p16 5TH - 11TH MAY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES All for one? THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS KEY TO SUCCESS IN COMPETITIVE WATER p27 UtilityWeek Generation review: prospects for tidal power in the UK p9 it isn't time to panic aboUt blocKchain – at least not yet p20 12th - 18th MAY 2017 the bUsiness oF Utilities Smart meters make for strange bedfellows how the indUstrial internet oF thinGs can improve asset manaGement p23 UtilityWeek Utility Week Live: top transformers p15 LOBBY: WHAT FORM IS THE ENERGY PRICE CAP LIKELY TO TAKE? p10 19TH - 25TH MAY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Brace for price caps WATER COMPANIES MUST MAKE TOUGH TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN STAKEHOLDERS p27 UtilityWeek Interview: Ian McAulay, CEO, Southern Water p6 NETWORK CHARGING CHANGES SPELL TROUBLE FOR PEAKING PLANT p18 26TH MAY - 1ST JUNE 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES WHAT ENERGY COMPANIES MUST DO TO ADDRESS THE TRUST DEFICIT p21 UtilityWeek Utility Week Live: all the news from the show p7 LOBBY: THE GENERAL ELECTION SEES THE UK RETURN TO TWO-PARTY POLITICS p12 2ND - 8TH JUNE 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES FINALISTS LINE UP FOR AWARDS HONOURING FRONTLINE STAFF p20 Power to the people? UtilityWeek Lobby: What does the election result mean for utilities? p10 UTILITIES ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE UK'S LOW-CARBON TRANSITION p16 16TH - 22ND JUNE 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES RAISE THE EXPERIENCE AND RECONNECT WITH CUSTOMERS p28 Strong and stable… UtilityWeek Lobby: One year on from the EU referendum p10 OFGEM PRESSES AHEAD WITH CHANGES TO EMBEDDED BENEFITS p15 23RD - 29TH JUNE 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES CASTLE WATER CONTINUES ITS ACQUISITION SPREE WITH COBALT p19 Thames pays the price UtilityWeek Topic: the need for flexibility in the utilities industry p9 LOBBY: WHAT THE QUEEN'S SPEECH MEANS FOR ENERGY AND WATER POLICY p16 30TH JUNE - 6TH JULY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES CAN THAMES WATER TURN THINGS AROUND AFTER A DRUBBING FROM OFWAT? p26 Sun sets on Rough UtilityWeek Interview: Helen Gillett, MD, Affinity for Business p8 COPING WITHOUT THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK AFTER BREXIT p15 7TH - 13TH JULY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Time to get smart? THE FUTURE POWER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE: A BLUEPRINT FOR ENERGY IN THE UK p16 UtilityWeek Interview: Mel Karam, CEO, Bristol Water p8 CHALLENGES PILE UP FOR AN ENERGY SECTOR UNDERGOING TRANSFORMATION p14 14TH - 20TH JULY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES EVERYONE IS CALLING FOR AN ENERGY PRICE CAP, BUT IS IT WHAT CUSTOMERS NEED? p24 The big squeeze UtilityWeek Topic: transformation in the utility sector p9 OFWAT CHALLENGES WATER COMPANIES TO THINK BIG AND BE AMBITIOUS IN PR19 p17 21ST - 27TH JULY 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Hung out to dry? THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR THE UK OF LEAVING EURATOM WHEN WE LEAVE THE EU p21 UtilityWeek Interview: Chris Train, chief executive, Cadent p6 NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LEADS ATTEMPTS TO GET THE WATER SECTOR TO INNOVATE p24 4TH - 10TH AUGUST 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES DNOs ARE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE PROHIBITION ON THEM OWNING STORAGE p26 Workforce planning UtilityWeek Interview: Nick Ellins, CEO, Energy & Utility Skills p6 THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS FOR THE TOP JOB AT OFWAT AFTER ROSS DEPARTS p16 1ST - 7TH SEPTEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES TO THE RESCUE! WILL GAS GENERATION BE NEEDED TO PROVIDE PEAK POWER FOR HEATING? p24 UtilityWeek Interview: Beatrice Bigois, MD – customers, EDF Energy p6 OFWAT'S NEW METRIC TO IMPROVE WATER CONNECTIONS FOR DEVELOPERS p10 8TH - 14TH SEPTEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES WHY UNEXPECTED PROFIT WARNINGS CAUSE SHARE PRICES TO NOSE DIVE p21 Electric dreams UtilityWeek Interview: Dermot Nolan, chief executive, Ofgem p6 WORLD WATER WEEK CHAMPIONS THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY p25 15TH - 21ST SEPTEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES THE FUTURE FOR GREEN FUNDING AFTER THE PRIVATISATION OF THE GIB p21 PR19: first moves UtilityWeek Lobby: preparing for party conference season p8 RESILIENCE IN THE ROUND IS THE CATCHPHRASE OF PR19, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? p10 22ND - 28TH SEPTEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Big is beautiful SHOULD THE NEXT ITERATION OF RIIO BE USED TO CURB 'EXCESS PROFITS'? p12 UtilityWeek Analysis: Rethinking the Renewable Heat Incentive p8 WHY SOME COUNTRIES ARE EMBRACING NEW NUCLEAR EVEN AS OTHERS BAN IT p22 29TH SEPTEMBER - 5TH OCTOBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES The end is nigh RESEARCH: WHAT DO CONSUMERS THINK OF SMART TECHNOLOGY? p28 UtilityWeek Ofwat turns its attention to reducing bad debt p16 UTILITIES UNDER PRESSURE TO INCLUDE CARBON REPORTING IN FINANCIAL RESULTS p14 6TH - 12TH OCTOBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES DRAX LOOKS TO GAS TO SECURE ITS PLACE IN A LOW-CARBON WORLD p22 Solar goes solo UtilityWeek Analysis: renewables in the ascendancy p20 DNO-OWNED STORAGE IS 'INCOMPATIBLE WITH A COMPETITIVE MARKET' p12 13TH - 19TH OCTOBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES May's big stamp down OFWAT'S DRIVE TO TACKLE WATER COMPANY 'UNWANTED CONTACTS' p26 UtilityWeek Analysis: Key developments in electricity storage p8 ROUNDTABLE: HOW TO FIND FURTHER EFFICIENCIES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN p20 20TH - 26TH OCTOBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES HOW THE BIG WATER FIRMS ARE DEALING WITH NON-DOMESTIC COMPETITION p25 No clear path UtilityWeek Interview: Matthew Wright, MD, Dong Energy UK p6 THE HIGHLIGHTS AND STORIES FROM THIS YEAR'S UTILITY CONGRESS p10 27TH OCTOBER - 2ND NOVEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Powering down Pri c e cap: creating a monster DIVIDENDS DRIVE UTILITY STOCKS, SO WHAT ARE THEIR FUTURE PROSPECTS? p21 UtilityWeek Interview: Michael Lewis, chief executive, Eon UK p6 THE CROWN ESTATE'S ROLE IN THE EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE WIND p17 3RD - 9TH NOVEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH INTO HOW UTILITIES ARE ADDRESSING TODAY'S CHALLENGES p22 UtilityWeek Event: all the highlights from Flexible Networks p22 THE OPERATION AND FUNDING OF INTERCONNECTORS AFTER BREXIT p10 10TH - 16TH NOVEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES HOW MUCH ROOM FOR MANOEUVRE DOES HAMMOND HAVE IN THE BUDGET? p11 Crypto on the march UtilityWeek Insight report: Utilities and cyber security p18 DO DIETER HELM'S PROPOSALS FOR GENERATION STACK UP IN THE REAL WORLD? p10 17TH - 23RD NOVEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Supersize me! WHY THE GOVERNMENT'S CLEAN GROWTH STRATEGY HAS BEEN WELCOMED p26 UtilityWeek Analysis: water company innovation projects p14 HOW REVENUE ASSURANCE CAN MINIMISE LEVELS OF BAD DEBT p11 24TH - 30TH NOVEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES Winter bites HOW TO IDENTIFY AND GIVE ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE CUSTOMERS p26 UtilityWeek Analysis: Why it's all gone wrong for Centrica p22 THE LATEST FROM THE UTILITY WEEK-WIPRO TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION COUNCIL p18 1ST - 7TH DECEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES THE CHALLENGING TRANSITION TO SMETS2 SMART METERS p26 A new dawn for Thames Water? UtilityWeek Interview: Cathryn Ross, chief executive, Ofwat p6 EXCLUSIVE RESEARCH INTO CONSUMER ATTITUDES TOWARDS SMART METERS p12 8TH - 14TH DECEMBER 2017 THE BUSINESS OF UTILITIES WATER FIRMS FORCED TO DEFEND THEIR LEGITIMACY AS PRIVATE COMPANIES p20 Who's been naughty or nice? 2017 draws to a close Networks' flagship projects to trial the DSO transition p22 OFWAT PUTS WATER COMPANY DATA UNDER THE MICROSCOPE p20 15TH - 21ST DECEMBER 2017 IS GREEN GAS READY TO PLAY A BIGGER ROLE IN THE RENEWABLES REVOLUTION? p26

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