Utilities — Entidade

theguardian.com·há cerca de 7 horas

Millions face higher water bills as suppliers allowed £3.4bn extra spending

Firms in England and Wales seek to fund measures including supporting new homes and datacentresBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in England and Wales face higher bills after water c

theguardian.com·há 3 dias

Water companies circumventing bonus rules? What did ministers expect? | Nils Pratley

Door was left open to such behaviour because the regulator for England and Wales can only use the powers it was given by parliamentThames Water’s £1m payout to finance chief is ‘unacceptable’, says go

theguardian.com·há 3 dias

Harry Potter fans force relocation of £430m undersea cable to avoid Dobby’s ‘grave’

Power cable linking UK and Ireland now passes near Bronze Age human burial remains instead of fictional grave on Welsh beachHarry Potter fans have forced a new multimillion-pound power cable between t

thestar.com·há 9 dias

Ottawa moves to list Alberta-backed West Coast pipeline as national interest project

The proposed pipeline is a central component of an energy agreement between the federal and Alberta governments.

theguardian.com·há 12 dias

Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheetMPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way”

theguardian.com·há 17 dias

No, Centrica, customers don’t prefer bots to humans | Letter

Charles MacKinnon disagrees with the British Gas owner’s justification for cutting 1,300 jobsAccording to Centrica’s boss, Chris O’Shea, most people using British Gas prefer to talk to a chatbot rathe

theguardian.com·há 21 dias

Take Centrica’s gas storage warning seriously – Britain still needs secure supplies | Nils Pratley

One task awaiting new energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is devising a plan to avoid a crisis by the end of the decadeWelcome to the energy secretary job, Miatta Fahnbulleh. You have a politically tri

theguardian.com·há 23 dias

Thames Water investors offer ‘golden share’ in bid to head off nationalisation

Move would give government veto over big decisions and hostile takeovers, after Burnham’s call for greater public controlNils Pratley: Burnham has forced greater clarity at Thames Water. Now he must c