Utility Week Podcast

Utility Week

Join Utility Week’s editorial team as they discuss the biggest talking points across the energy and water sectors.

Episodes

  1. Utility Week Podcast: Were the Warm Homes Plan and water white paper worth the wait?

    FEB 2

    Utility Week Podcast: Were the Warm Homes Plan and water white paper worth the wait?

    The latest episode of the Utility Week Podcast examines the biggest stories from the past fortnight. Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan is joined by James Wallin, editor-in-chief, to pore over the sector’s biggest talking points. The duo reflect on two massive government publications in the shape of the Warm Homes Plan and the water white paper, weighing up the pros and cons of both documents.

    30 min
  2. Utility Week Podcast: How South East Water supply crisis unravelled

    JAN 19

    Utility Week Podcast: How South East Water supply crisis unravelled

    The latest episode of the Utility Week Podcast examines the biggest stories from the start of 2026. Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan is joined by James Wallin, editor-in-chief, to pore over the sector’s biggest talking points. The duo give their early reflections on the record-breaking offshore wind contracts for difference auction; unpick Chris Stark’s claims that supply chain constraints are easing; and discuss the challenges of delivering new reservoirs. They then delve into the biggest talking point of the year and give their first-hand experience of South East Water’s handling of its ongoing supply woes.

    44 min
  3. Utility Week Podcast: Water bosses on future and current challenges

    12/02/2025

    Utility Week Podcast: Water bosses on future and current challenges

    The latest episode of the Utility Week Podcast examines the biggest challenges facing the water sector, from regulatory reform to infrastructure delivery. Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan is joined by James Wallin, editor-in-chief, to pore over the sector’s asks ahead of a pivotal 2026. The first half of the episode features clips from top industry executives who spoke at the recent Utility Week Forum. This includes: Southern Water chief executive Lawrence Gosden responding to his citizen’s arrest; Northumbrian Water chief executive Heidi Mottram looking ahead to the government’s white paper; and Water UK’s director of regulation Jeevan Jones warning that the sector’s new regulator cannot just be a rebadging of Ofwat. The second half of the episode then focusses on the current challenge of delivering major infrastructure projects, where Utility Week’s water correspondent Ruth Williams interviews Thames Water’s strategic water resources director Neville Muncaster.

    46 min

  4. 10/16/2025

    Utility Week Podcast: Elexon CEO on Market Wide Half-Hourly Settlement

    The Market Wide Half-Hourly Settlement (MHHS) programme has just passed a key milestone with the first cohort of suppliers starting the migration process. But how hard has it been to get to this point? When will the benefits be felt for suppliers and customers? And how difficult a decision was it to push the programme back by six and half months? These are some of the questions discussed with Elexon chief executive Peter Stanley on the latest episode of the Utility Week Podcast.

    34 min
  5. Utility Week Podcast: What it takes to get to Clean Power 2030

    10/08/2025

    Utility Week Podcast: What it takes to get to Clean Power 2030

    How feasible is the Clean Power 2030 target? Is the next Contracts for Difference auction round really make or break? And what impact will supply chain pressures have? These are some of the questions discussed on this new podcast to mark the launch of Utility Week Clean Power.

    21 min

  6. 01/07/2025

    Tackling waste on the energy system, with the Energy Geeks

    Could we achieve as much as a 10% energy saving on the path to 2030 through tackling inefficiencies on the system? This is the bold claim of a new thinktank comprised of six energy policy experts. The Utility Week Podcast welcomes the Energy Geeks - Eric Brown, Maxine Frerk, Roger Hey, Laura Sandys, Steven Steer and Alan Whitehead. Listen to their views on why the smart meter rollout should be given to networks, voltage level reduced and operating standards re-examined, among other topics. Download the first report from the Energy Geeks here. https://utilityweek.co.uk/delivering-customer-cost-carbon-and-connections-dividends/

    51 min
  7. When will the water sector stop apologising?

    11/01/2024

    When will the water sector stop apologising?

    The water system is broken - we're told so every day. Utility Week editor James Wallin and chief correspondent Ruth Williams examine this myth and why it has taken hold - with help from senior figures at Wessex Water, SES Water, Ofwat and Thames Tideway.

    38 min
  8. In discussion with ESO, Octopus and Ofgem

    06/05/2024

    In discussion with ESO, Octopus and Ofgem

    The Utility Week team talk to Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson, Kayte O’Neill of the Electricity System Operator and Ofgem’s Akshay Kaul. Topics discussed include locational electricity pricing, the future of heat and the creation of an energy system operator, among others.

    35 min
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Join Utility Week’s editorial team as they discuss the biggest talking points across the energy and water sectors.

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  • Creator
    Utility Week
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
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