Utility Week editor-in-chief James Wallin and UK Power Networks share insights on crafting winning award entries and highlighting achievements in this interview.
3 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
The future of gas
Utility Week editor-in-chief James Wallin interviews Future Energy Networks CEO James Earl about the urgent need for government clarity on the gas network's future, including biomethane, hydrogen, and the Gas Market Roadmap.
14 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Energy UK CEO Dhara Vyas on hopes for energy retail
Energy UK CEO Dhara Vyas discusses the energy retail market's future, government reviews, household debt, and competition with hosts Rob Horgan and James Wallin in this interview.
29 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Reimagining the energy system for Clean Power 2030 and beyond
Utility Week editor-in-chief interviews Juliet Davenport, Tony Ballance, Sonia Brown, and Anthony Ainsworth on reimagining the energy system for Clean Power 2030.
16 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Regulatory chiefs and Anglian CEO on future of water
Utility Week editor-in-chief James Wallin interviews Anglian Water CEO Mark Thurston and a panel of regulatory chiefs about navigating sector change and the future of water regulation.
31 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
SP ENW on building a social DSO
Utility Week editor-in-chief James Wallin interviews SP ENW's Paul Auckland, Katherine Horne, and Samantha Loukes about building a social DSO and its practical implementation.
14 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Renewable UK CEO Tara Singh unpicks local elections
Renewable UK CEO Tara Singh discusses the impact of local election results on energy policy with hosts Rob Horgan and James Wallin.
27 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
Energy Systems Catapult’s Guy Newey reflects on bumper week of energy news
Energy Systems Catapult chief executive Guy Newey discusses energy price reforms and Ofgem's review with Utility Week's Rob Horgan and James Wallin, offering insights into flexibility and innovation.
16 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
What does Middle East conflict mean for UK energy?
The latest episode of the Utility Week Podcast examines the biggest stories from the past two weeks. During the first half of the episode, Utility Week editor-in-chief James Wallin speaks with former Clean Power 2030 advisor Simon Harrison and Andreas Schroeder, head of energy analytics at ICIS about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and what it means for the energy sector. Wallin and Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan then pore over the recent CMA announcements, after the country’s four gas distribution networks appealed Ofgem’s final determinations of their business plans; and the CMA revealed its final rulings on the five appellant water companies’ plans.
2 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Good business and Dirty Business
Utility Week deputy editor Rob Horgan and editor-in-chief James Wallin discuss Engie's UKPN acquisition and the "Dirty Business" docudrama, offering insights into the energy sector's recent major events.
16 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
What do AR7 results and fresh connections delays mean for Clean Power 2030?
Rob Horgan, James Wallin, and Tom Grimwood analyze renewable energy procurement and connection delays, impacting the UK's Clean Power 2030 target, in this episode.
2 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
Utility Week Podcast: Were the Warm Homes Plan and water white paper worth the wait?
Rob Horgan interviews James Wallin about the Warm Homes Plan and the water white paper, analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each document.
19 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
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.
2 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
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.
16 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT
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.
8 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT
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.
7 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT
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/
1 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT
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.
5 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT
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.
Inside a recent episode
What it takes to be Utility of the Year
Published 18 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So this year we have rising star of the year for energy, for water and also for the supply chain. The other new award that we have this year is the Social Value Award. So again, thinking about the role of utilities as core parts of their community and as good citizens of the UK. So we're looking at how that has manifested itself in meaningful and measurable ways. So whether that's local community engagement or some social value added through a capital development project, whether it's a hiring initiative, all sorts of ways in which that can be represented. So those are some of our new awards. They go alongside all of our old favourites. […]
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