by Ronan O'Regan, Digital Utilities leader Our latest Connected Home 2.0 survey clearly demonstrates how consumer attitudes, beliefs and intentions have continued to evolve in the connected homes space - and the many opportunities for companies within the UK market. The adoption rates for devices have doubled since our last...

by Tom Pulling, director and GDPR specialist We’ve been holding regular IT leaders forums in Aberdeen through 2017 and, building on this success, are already planning a packed programme for the year ahead. During these sessions, we try to offer insights. But more importantly we want to facilitate an open...

by Richard Laikin, PwC’s Water Sector Leader and water sector experts, Nicky Fomes and Nick Forrest Ofwat published its Final Methodology for the next water industry price control (PR19) on 13th December. In response, we set out the key changes between Ofwat’s draft methodology and its final methodology in a...

Ofwat published its final methodology for the PR19 price review on 13 December 2017, continuing to raise the bar on the standards expected from the water industry. Its statement that typical household bills should decrease by £15-25 underlines the regulator’s expectation that companies will deliver a step change in efficiency...

Security compromises continue to make headlines in the press. Increasingly we see organisations reporting losses of data with others being hit by the rising wave of disruptive malware, NotPetya and Bad Rabbit being the most recent examples. Cyber-attacks commonly have a clear target or some obvious modus operandi. What has...

Barry Middleton, Water Sector Specialist asks…can Industrial IoT technologies help water wholesalers drive the next generation of improvements in the next asset management period? When it comes to managing assets and driving the next generation of improvements, utility companies can gain inspiration from industries such as aviation and manufacturing in...

The internet can be a hostile environment at the best of times. As is the case across all industry sectors these days, the oil & gas (O&G) industry is exposed to an increasing level of cyber security risk. Picking up from our last blog, we look at how businesses sometimes...

by Duncan Page, cyber security specialist I had a fascinating day recently at the Energy UK annual conference in Westminster, where I chaired a plenary panel session dedicated to cyber security. Following the conference theme of generation, the session examined the cyber risks and threats facing energy generators from their...

John Hinchcliffe, cyber security specialist Cyber security has had a lot of media airtime recently – none more so than the recent Wannacry and Petya malware attacks that impacted businesses and organisations worldwide, including our own NHS. Cyber security risks aren’t limited to malware; attacks on supply chains are increasing...

By Will Evison, Oliver Willmott and Nicky Fomes Context: Northumbrian Water have launched their first major impact report, ‘Our Contribution’. They opted to use PwC’s Total Impact Measurement and Management approach, and we also provided expert advice to support their important efforts. To operate successfully, water companies are highly dependent...