Privatisation: 30 years of changes
Thirty years ago, legislation to privatise Scotland’s electricity industry was completing its passage through parliament. It created outcomes which were never intended and are ripe for review.
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Companies that keep customers waiting on phone revealed by consumer group
Energy firms are sometimes keeping customers on hold for more than half an hour before they can get through - and around a fifth typically take over 10 minutes to pick up, according to Which?
Scottish Power boss calls out smaller rivals on ‘green’ credentials
Scottish Power is greener than many of its smaller rivals who trade "pieces of paper" that allow them to claim they offer 100% renewable electricity, the company's boss has said.
Household energy bills increase by £1.2bn six months
Households across the country have seen a combined £1.2 billion added to energy bills thanks to 42 price rises in the six months since the Government's flagship price cap was supposed to end rip-off bills, new research has found.
ScottishPower Renewables to build UK’s largest onshore wind battery
ScottishPower Renewables is set to build the biggest battery in the UK for use on a wind farm based in Scotland.
Energy bosses backing bid for UK to hold international energy talks in 2020
Energy firms are among leading businesses urging the Government to do everything it can to ensure the UK holds key international climate talks in 2020.
Npower slumps to loss as more customers head for exit
Energy giant Npower has swung to a loss at the start of 2019 after shedding another 102,000 customers and taking a hit from the energy price cap.
Gloom deepens on UK utility industry as profits evaporate
Three of Europe’s biggest utilities are highlighting the challenge of making money in Britain’s notoriously difficult retail energy market.
Scottish Power offer £3k reward after damage to substation
A £3,000 reward is being offered after thieves targeted an electricity substation, causing destruction to the property.
Customer satisfaction with energy companies falls two years running
Overall satisfaction with energy suppliers has fallen for the second year running after customers were battered by price rises and nine small firms collapsed, according to a survey.
Scottish Power joins majority of Big Six in price increase
Scottish Power has joined British Gas and three other "big six" suppliers in raising its prices to meet Ofgem's latest cap.
Cruachan power station has new owner
Cruachan Power Station in Argyll has started 2019 under new ownership after a £702 million deal completed a minute before midnight on Hogmanay.
ScottishPower links with car dealership to make electric vehicle switch ‘simpler’
Utility giant ScottishPower has announced a new agreement with UK car dealership Arnold Clark to make the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) "simpler".
Big Six energy profits fall, but many households still on poor value deals
The Big Six energy suppliers have seen profits fall for the first time since 2014 as customers flock to smaller competitors, but more than half of households remain on poor-value default deals, the regulator said.
ScottishPower blame further price hike on rising wholesale energy costs
ScottishPower is raising the cost of its standard variable gas and electricity tariff by 3.7%, piling further pressure on squeezed households.
Regular safety training could prevent wind farm deaths, study claims
Wind farm workers are putting themselves in mortal danger if safety training is not kept up to date, a new study has found.
ScottishPower has lost 100,000 customers since the start of 2018
ScottishPower said UK customer numbers had fallen by 100,000 since the end of last year to five million.
Almost a million households hit as ScottishPower hike prices
ScottishPower is increasing energy prices in a move that will affect 950,000 households.
Scottish Power chief says building subsidy-free wind farms is ‘bonkers’
The new CEO of Scottish Power has described the idea of building wind farms that are subsidy-free as "bonkers" during a panel debate with other industry leaders.
Scottish Power appoints new CEO and renewables chief
Energy supplier Scottish Power has today announced the appointment of chief executive officer Keith Anderson and Lindsay McQuade as chief corporate officer of Scottish Power Renewables.
Big Six energy firms at bottom of customer satisfaction league table
The Big Six energy companies have all ranked in the bottom 10 of an annual customer satisfaction survey as consumers turned to medium and small suppliers.
Mother endures 10-month gas firm battle
A mother-of-two says she has suffered a “huge amount” of stress in a 10-month battle with her energy supplier.
Scottish Power to increase funding for investment programme
An energy giant has said it is increasing its daily investment to £4 million as it opened its new UK headquarters.
Scottish Power contract creates jobs boost in Forres
The new operator of a call centre at Forres has launched a recruitment drive, which will see it hire up to 150 people.
Scottish Power warns windfarm development could stall after subsidies end next year
Scottish Power has warned no new framework has been created for windfarms when subsidies come to an end in April next year.