Organisations that attendedAgbar Serco ▪ Age Concern England ▪ AMT Sybex ▪ Anglian Water Group ▪ Atkins ▪ Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water PLC ▪ BPO Innovation ▪ Bristol Water ▪ Central Market Agency Ltd ▪ Clancy-Docwra Ltd ▪ Conservative Party ▪ Consumer Council for Water ▪ Consumer Council for Water London & South East ▪ Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) ▪ Dwr Cymru Welsh Water ▪ Echo Managed Services ▪ Energy Saving Trust ▪ Environment Agency ▪ ICS Consulting Ltd ▪ IBM ▪ Intelligent Metering Initiative ▪ Jersey Water ▪ Morrison Utility Services ▪ NIAUR ▪ Northumbrian Water Group plc ▪ Portsmouth Water ▪ Scottish Water ▪ Severn Trent plc ▪ Severn Trent Services Ltd ▪ Severn Trent Trust Fund ▪ South East Water ▪ South Staffordshire Group Plc ▪ South West Water Ltd ▪ Sutton & East Surrey Water Plc ▪ United Utilities ▪ Vertex ▪ Water UK ▪ Waterwise ▪ Yorkshire Water Services Limited ▪
Metering Symposium 2009
Chris Loughlin, Chief Executive, South West Water chaired this timely event to explore future policy around metering and tariffs. Anna Walker set out her thoughts on her emerging final review and Anne McIntosh MP, Shadow Minister, Environment, Water and Waste brought delegates the Conservative Party vision for water resources and metering.
Jean Spencer, Director of Regulation and Executive Director, Anglian Water led on providing the industry perspective on future metering strategy and its impact on customers and Paul Hope, Head of Water Resource Economics gave Ofwat’s perspective on delivering an appropriate metering strategy for water, in the light of the recent Draft Determinations.
Delegates had the chance to contribute their thinking to interactive panel discussions and lively agenda setting breakout sessions, which considered some of the following questions:
Recommendations and findings from the Walker Review – what key issues need to be taken in to account for a fair charging system?
What metering and charging systems do customers want?
What technology do we need to achieve that?
In the afternoon there were presentations by Dr Robert Thurlby and Andy Corkhill on smart metering and cross sector knowledge sharing and Scott Reid, Director, ICS Consulting presented findings from two leading studies looking at future methods of charging for the water industry.
OTHER LEADING CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDEDGeorge Archibald Chairman, Intelligent Metering Initiative (IMI)
Karen Gibbs Metering Policy Manager, Consumer Council for Water
Jacob Tompkins Director, Waterwise
Neal Warren Metering Strategy Manager, Northumbrian Water
Rob Westcott Strategic Supply & Demand Manager, Environment Agency
If you require further information about this event please contact Emma Iannaccone
Tel: 020 7344 1892
Fax: 020 7344 1893
