The Future of Utilities Podcast

The way Britain balances its energy system is changing - and businesses of all sizes have a bigger role to play than most realise. In this episode, Lindley Gooden sits down with Jonathan Wisdom, Head of Market Change Delivery at NESO, to explore how ... more

Gas networks move far more energy than electricity networks and remain a critical buffer during periods of peak demand. James Earl looks at how gas infrastructure can complement rather than compete with renewables - and whether the UK risks a resilie... more

Standard awareness campaigns rarely shift water consumption behaviour. Armenak Antinyan explores how behavioural science and live field experimentation can design interventions that actually move the needle - and how you measure real-world impact rat... more

Domestic batteries are increasingly part of the conversation around grid pressure and fuel poverty, but the commercial and regulatory conditions need to be right. Davide Turi examines how flexibility can help solve the capacity crunch and what it wil... more

The water industry has a communication problem and a capital allocation problem. Matt Wheeldon makes the case for tackling issues at source rather than treating symptoms, and asks what a genuinely better-functioning water sector would look like.

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The UK has been identified as the most expensive place in the world to build nuclear power plants, yet nuclear remains central to long-term energy security. Josh Buckland examines the structural barriers holding back investment, the SMR opportunity, ... more

Low-carbon housing is central to the UK's decarbonisation challenge, yet millions of homes remain hard to heat and expensive to run. Emma Fletcher explores what it will take to close the gap between policy ambition and delivery on the ground.

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Every utilities business runs on one thing customers almost never think about: getting paid. For decades, direct debit has been the invisible backbone of the whole operation - reliable, familiar, and largely unquestioned. But a new wave of payment te... more