FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Utilities / 11 October 2026
Utilities: sector news on Sunday 11 October 2026
Average tone +1.2 (neutral) across 4 companies with relevant coverage, from 7 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centrica | −1.2 | 3 | Coverage of Centrica was limited to British Gas consumer stories, including household winter advice and a warning about a higher price cap in January. |
| National Grid | −6.3 | 2 | Coverage was mainly a book's claim that the Ofgem chair accused National Grid of 'gaming the system', which weighs on its reputation. |
| Metlen Energy & Metals | +7.0 | 1 | Coverage centred on Metlen's plan to set up metallurgical waste processing operations in Kazakhstan, which reads as a modest positive step in expansion. |
| SSE | +5.3 | 1 | Coverage centred on SSE launching a £105m non-discretionary share buyback programme, which leans mildly positive for the company. |
| Severn Trent | – | 0 | |
| United Utilities | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- −7.5 National Grid is ‘gaming the system’, Ofgem chair allegedly told industry meeting, new book claims
Allegation from book that Ofgem chair said it was gaming the system. - +7.0 Metlen Energy & Metals Plans to Establish Metallurgical Waste Processing Operations in Kazakhstan
Planned Kazakhstan waste processing operations suggest expansion in metals business. - +5.3 SSE Launches £105m Non-Discretionary Share Buyback Programme
Company launching £105m buyback, a modestly positive capital return signal. - −3.7 UK households issued horror British Gas warning - annual cap ‘over £2,080 in January'
Headline frames British Gas warning about higher bills, negative tone for reputation. - +1.0 6 energy suppliers who will write off your bill debt ahead of January bill hike
British Gas likely among suppliers offering debt write-off schemes; minor, mildly reputational. - +0.8 British Gas urges households to stock up on 6 items before first UK snow of autumn
British Gas advice to households; routine customer guidance, neutral to slightly positive. - 0.0 National Grid stock trades 0.00 percent above its Xetra close
Flat share price versus Xetra close; purely factual.