Category: Utilities

Planners recommended against nuclear plant in 2019 over Welsh language and cultural concerns

Industry figures say fate of Anglesey facility to have been built by Hitachi shows problems with planning systemUK politics live – latest updatesPlanning inspectors recommended against a Hitachi-built nuclear power plant...

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Treasury seeks to keep water firm fines earmarked for sewage cleanups

Exclusive: Restoration fund in England could be ‘siphoned off’ to be used for general government spending, not repairing rivers Rachel Reeves’s Treasury is looking to keep millions of pounds levied on polluting...

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Big UK businesses tell Labour ‘don’t waver’ on EV targets as pressure grows

Carmakers want ministers to ease mandate to make more electric vehicles, which would mean energy firms losing outMajor UK businesses including Ovo, SSE and BT Openreach are urging the government to stick to current electric car...

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What will the UK’s plan for clean energy by 2030 mean for the industry and public?

Labour is relying on offshore wind and a move away from gas to make Britain a green energy economy. But the transition will not be cheapThe Labour government came to power with a bold agenda to create a clean electricity system...

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Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

‘Economically illiterate’ Defra letter sent to anti-sewage groups cites 2018 report commissioned by water companies Labour used “economically illiterate” analysis paid for by water companies in order to...

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