Ofgem blasts SSE and EDF Energy over appeal
SSE and EDF Energy’s failed appeal to change industry rules has been criticised by a senior partner from energy regulator Ofgem.
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CMA rejects SSE, EDF Energy appeal against Ofgem
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected an appeal by SSE and EDF Energy to pursue a change in industry rules on electric generation.
SSE sheds more customers as talks on Npower merger begin with regulator
SSE has started talks with the competition watchdog over its merger with rival Npower, as the energy supplier revealed that it lost thousands more customers with households continuing to switch to cheaper rivals.
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.
SSE and BP languish at bottom of poor-value league table
Energy giants SSE and British Gas account for more than half of all customers on poor-value standard variable tariff (SVT) deals, Ofgem has found.
Final piles installed on Beatrice wind farm
Construction work on the £2.6billion Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) project has reached a significant milestone with the installation of the final foundation piles.
Select committee calls for CMA investigation into SSE, Npower merger
A UK parliament select committee has urged the country's monopoly watchdog to investigate the planned merger between energy suppliers SSE and Npower.
‘Laser-like focus’ on helping BiFab, claims Minister
There is “very serious progress” being made in efforts to secure the future of a troubled engineering firm, a Scottish Government minister has said.
SSE-Npower merger could see more mistakes rather than cheaper prices
Energy cost management consultancy, PCMG, have warned that the merger between two of the UK largest energy companies could lead to increased billing errors, not cheaper energy bills.
Government must block SSE-Npower merger, say GMB
The Government is being urged to block the planned merger of two energy companies over fears it would lead to a “cartel” and hit competition and jobs.
BiFab: Energy minister says he’s looking for all parties to ‘act in good faith’
Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse said today that everything that can be done is being done to safeguard jobs at Burntisland Fabrications and that he expects all partners to 'act in good faith'.
Renewed hope for BiFab jobs as government and contractors work to ‘find solution’
There was new hope today for workers of troubled Scottish engineering firm Bifab, which employs 1400 people across three sites.
innogy and SSE merge to create new British retail energy company
innogy SE and SSE plc have agreed to merge innogy’s British retail business npower with SSE’s household energy and energy services business in Great Britain to form an independent British retail energy company.
SSE petition Chancellor for a ‘strong’ carbon price
Scottish energy company SSE and Yorkshire outfit Drax have asked that Philip Hammond post a ‘robust and strong’ carbon price come the Autumn budget announcement.
Promoted: SSE launches diversity film – Women in Engineering at SSE
Leading energy and engineering employer SSE launched a video titled: ‘Women in Engineering at SSE’ in aid of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), which commenced on an annual basis in late-June.
ABB completes decommissioning review for SSE
The company’s engineering and consultancy group, appointed to the job after a tender process, has returned with a governance framework for SSE’s decommissioning and demolition (D&D) practice.
Power line upgrade to boost green energy distribution in North Scotland
A section of overhead electricity line which has joined two parts of the north of Scotland for 50 years has been upgraded.
SSE issues biggest ever UK ‘green bond’
Energy company SSE said it had issued the biggest ever UK "green bond".
Statoil signs swap deal for world’s largest offshore wind development
Statoil has signed a swap agreement with SSE for interest in the Dogger Bank offshore windfarm - the world's largest offshore wind development
SSE sells portion of Clyde Windfarm, with option for more
Energy company SSE have agreed the sale of an additional stake in the South Lanarkshire based Clyde Windfarm to Greencoat UK Wind Plc (UKW) and GLIL Infrastructure LLP (GLIL).
Doubts over impact of proposed Caithness wind farm
Windfarm bosses have insisted that a multimillion pound windfarm off the coast of Caithness will be a boon in terms of jobs and money.
SSE, ScottishPower lose 330,000 customers
Two Scottish energy suppliers lost about 330,000 customers between them as more UK households switched away from the industry’s “Big Six” to cheaper rivals.
SSE lost 230,000 customers in first quarter
Energy supplier SSE has revealed it lost another 230,000 customer accounts as households continued to switch away from the Big Six to cheaper rivals.
Supergrid transformers set for delivery to Blackhillock Substation
Four supergrid transformers will complete their journey to Blackhillock Substation near Keith over the next few weeks.
Centrica, SSE gain as UK election casts doubt on Theresa May’s price cap plan
The UK biggest utilities advanced after Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party failed to secure a majority in parliament after Thursday’s election, throwing into doubt her plan to cap household energy prices.