United Kingdom: Utilities

The UK government has fundamentally transformed how large-scale data centres receive planning approval by designating them as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects...

Technology companies racing to build massive data centres in Great Britain face an unexpected obstacle that has nothing to do with AI chips or capital investment. The UK's electricity grid infrastructure has become a critical bottleneck, with connection waiting lists extending up to a decade into the future. Ofgem's latest Demand Connections Reform strategy reveals how Silicon Valley's trillion-dollar ambitions are colliding with the physical constraints of Britain's legacy power system.

After an 18-month period of consultation and review, Ofgem intends to publish its initial decision on the award of a cap and floor (C&F) for long-duration electricity storage (LDES) in Spring 2026.

Utilities play a pivotal role in any development, and without careful planning to ensure that essential services such as gas, telecommunications, electricity, water, sewerage and drainage are available...

The market for green loans, sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) and social loans (collectively, ESG Loans) is growing rapidly...

Examples of concession contracts range from leisure concessions such as the running of cafes or boating concessions, to major contracts for rail services or airport facilities.

Landlords of communal and multi-let properties need to be aware of the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014.

There is little doubt that power is a key driver of human progress.

E.On, one of the UK's biggest energy firms, has agreed with Ofgem to pay a penalty of £7.75 million for overcharging its customers.