FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Utilities / 7 October 2026
Utilities: sector news on Wednesday 7 October 2026
Average tone +5.5 (positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 24 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Trent | +2.0 | 6 | Coverage centred on plans for a 21-mile pipeline from Carsington Water, alongside routine debt raising through note issues. |
| United Utilities | +5.0 | 6 | Coverage mostly highlighted investment and environmental work, including a milestone in the £200 million Windermere upgrade and peatland restoration with dams. |
| National Grid | +9.2 | 5 | Coverage was mainly about an upbeat earnings outlook, with FY27 EPS growth expected slightly above guidance after a strong half-year update. |
| Metlen Energy & Metals | +3.5 | 4 | Coverage focused on Metlen reviewing a possible Euronext Athens listing of its METKA infrastructure arm. |
| Centrica | +8.5 | 2 | Coverage centred on Centrica securing a long-dated Canadian LNG supply deal and Centrica Energy signing a partial tolling agreement for a battery storage project in Finland. |
| SSE | +5.0 | 1 | The only relevant coverage was a piece on SSE being in focus after a half-year update covering renewables and networks. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 National Grid stock raises FY27 earnings outlook after strong half-year update
Earnings outlook raised after strong half-year update - +9.7 Why Is Centrica (LSE:CNA) Stock In Focus Today After A Long-Dated Canadian LNG Supply Deal?
Long-dated Canadian LNG supply deal puts Centrica in focus positively. - +9.2 National Grid is building its largest customer project ever to power Micron’s chip factory in Upstate NY
Largest ever customer project, major growth investment - +9.2 National Grid stock: FY27 EPS growth expected slightly above 13% to 15% guidance
FY27 EPS growth expected slightly above guidance - +9.2 United Utilities - £200 million investment in major Windermere upgrade reaches construction milestone
£200m Windermere upgrade reaches construction milestone - +7.5 Clay substation expands to feed Micron’s huge power needs
Substation expansion to supply Micron signals investment and demand - +7.0 Centrica Energy, Covenergo and Delta Capacity sign a partial Tolling agreement for AKKU One BESS project in Finland
Centrica Energy signs tolling agreement for Finnish battery storage project. - +6.7 How National Grid is preparing to power Micron in Clay
Preparing to power Micron plant, positive project coverage - +6.7 Wildlife returns to Winter Hill as 4,000 dams transform fire-hit moor
Peatland restoration on its land showing environmental benefits - +6.7 4,000 dams built at Rivington to restore peatlands after devastating wildfires - and the birds are back too
Dams restoring peatlands at Rivington, positive environmental story - +5.8 United Utilities explores ‘living’ wastewater treatment as monitorable infrastructure
Innovative wastewater treatment exploration reflects well on company - +5.0 Why Is SSE (LSE:SSE) In Focus Today After A Half-Year Update On Renewables And Networks?
Half-year update on renewables and networks puts SSE in focus.