utilities
Power
Smith Brothers signs framework agreement with Vattenfall
Smith Brothers and Vattenfall Networks have signed both an Independent Contract Provider (ICP) alliance and framework service maintenance agreement for the provision of services relating to forthcoming utilities projects.
People & Skills
Increase in women on executive committees at utilities firms
The utilities industry is in the top quartile for women on executive committees and it continues to improve its position.
Power
Customers overcharged by £24bn due to regulator error, Citizens Advice claims
Regulators have allowed water, energy, broadband and telephone networks to overcharge customers by £24.1 billion over the past 15 years, according to research carried out by Citizens Advice.
Technology & Operations
Ipsum Group acquires Stormport
Utilities and infrastructure services group Ipsum Group Limited has completed the acquisition of Stormport Professional Services Limited - a provider of electricity network asset installation, maintenance and repair services.
Technology & Operations
Shape the future: Achieve a digital utility network
A new report from Leica Geosystems designed to help utilities organisations gain visibility of their assets is now available to download.
Power
Utilities could pay for repairs five years after roadworks
Utility companies could be better held to account for poor road repairs that cause potholes or dangerous road surfaces, under new government proposals.
Gas
Comparing markets
Jeff Casey, director of UK business development for Burns & McDonnell, takes a comparative look at market factors driving the UK and US energy industry.
Gas
CEOs commit to sector inclusion initative
CEOs from 32 of the country's leading energy and utilities employers have launched a sector Inclusion Commitment in an effort to attract more diverse and inclusive talent into the industry.
Power
The evolving utility landscape
After years of comparative stability and predictability, power utilities' traditional business models are experiencing significant shift and disruption. Cisco's Andrew Longyear outlines why this requires a fresh approach to security, from protecting networks to safeguarding critical national infrastructure.
Power
Report calls for single consumer regulator for utilities
A new report has recommended the creation of a single "essential service consumer regulator" to cover all utilities.
Gas
Tidal forces of change
Jeffrey Casey, UK director of business development at Burns & McDonnell, examines the four D's that are creating utility disruption and offers some ideas to stop utilities from being left behind.
Power
Modelling the grid for decentralised energy
Vonnie Smith, vice president of utilities asset performance at Bentley Systems, examines the trends that have driven the acceleration of grid decentralisation and what technologies - such as Internet of Things (IoT) and digital twins - still need to be applied for smooth integration.
Power
Joined up approach needed to convert EV ambition
A new report from PwC says government, regulators and utilities must work together to ensure power networks can meet expected peaks in demand brought about by the rise in electric vehicles.
People & Skills
Energy & Utility Skills Group appoint Barrett
Stephen Barrett has been appointed as strategic client director at the Energy & Utility Skills Group and will also lead the National Skills Academy for Power.
People & Skills
Energy & Utility Skills Group appoint Barrett
Stephen Barrett has been appointed as strategic client director at the Energy & Utility Skills Group and will also lead the National Skills Academy for Power.