Security and affordability
Record investment in energy and water is landing on already-stretched bills. Can security and affordability be deilivered togather, and who pays for it?
Bills · Financing · RIIO-3 & AMP8 · Energy debt · Public trust
Grids and connections
Surging demand, a reformed connections queue, and the Great Grid Upgrade. Can Britain build it's grids fast enough?
Great Grid Upgrade · Connections reform · RIIO-3 & ED3 · Asset management
Water supply and drought
After a second severe drought year, the water sector has to deliver new supply fast, while preparing for another dry summer.
AMP8 delivery · New reservoirs · Leakage · Drought planning
Energy and water in the AI era
Data centres are the new demand shock for power and water, and AI is moving from pilot to business as usual inside utilities.
Data centre demand · Agentic AI · AI in trading · Governance
Sewage, rivers, and water reform
Sewage spills, river health, and a new regulator. The water sector is resetting its relationship with the public and its customers.
Storm overflows · The new regulator · Real-time data · Water efficiency
Clean power, storage and flexibility
Record auctions, long-duration storage, and a maturing flexibility market: turning clean power ambition into a secure, firm system.
Offshore wind · Nuclear · Long-duration storage · Flexibility · Gas & biomethane
Climate adaptation
Heatwaves, drought, and storms are now an infrastructure problem. How energy and water can protect critical assets for a more volatile climate.
Extreme weather lessons · The business case · Critical assets · Grid resilience
People and skills
Utilities need hundreds of thousands more skilled people, and a reputation that makes them want to join and stay.
Workforce gap · Productivity · Women in Utilities · Digital talent
