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How your energy provider could help you save up to £2,000 off your bill

Those struggling with energy costs and debt could get thousands in support

The Independent UK

From pylons to plug sockets: what makes up the UK’s electricity grid?

For nearly a century, a system of turbines, substations, wires and more has powered everything from your kettle to entire cities. We take a look at 11 of its most essential elements …

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Power opens new Edinburgh office in record £10bn investment

Scottish Power have opened a new Edinburgh office with a record £10 billion investment in Scotland as it embarks on a major electricity grid…

The National (Scotland)

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UK to get biggest proportion of investment in ScottishPower owner’s £51bn plan

The company said the UK was in ‘pole position’ to benefit from the sprawling investment programme.

Evening Standard

The race to find a way to recycle old turbine blades from windfarms

Made from glass carbon fibre, they are difficult to break down, but in UK and elsewhere in Europe there are plans to tackle the waste

The Guardian - UK

I face losing my electricity but EDF can’t replace my RTS meter

I’ve been told repeatedly to book an appointment before the switch-off, but there are never any slots available

The Guardian - UK

Fears 300,000 British electricity meters will not work after tech switch-off

Campaigners say homes with RTS meters could be left with heating that is permanently off, or on, from 30 June

The Guardian - UK

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Scottish Power loaned £600m to build offshore cables carrying wind power to England

THE UK’s National Wealth Fund and several banks are handing energy firm ScottishPower a £1.35 billion loan to upgrade the power grid between…

The National (Scotland)

UK’s National Wealth Fund seals £1.35bn loan to build North Sea power cables

Energy firm ScottishPower is building offshore cables to carry wind power from Scotland to England, in a move ministers say will bring down bills.

Evening Standard

My daughter is still being pursued despite ScottishPower recalling £1,000 debt

Supplier finally confirmed there had been error during IT upgrade but prepay meter saga did not end there

The Guardian - UK

Postcode electricity pricing is a minefield for Ed Miliband

There is little middle ground in the battle over zonal pricing – and the energy secretary has only months to settle dispute

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog probes ScottishPower owner’s £2.1 billion purchase of English energy firm

A probe into ScottishPower owner’s £2.1 billion deal to buy North West Electricity Networks has been launched by Britain’s competition watchdog.

The National (Scotland)

Competition watchdog probes ScottishPower owner’s £2.1bn network deal

The Competition and Markets Authority will decide by March 27 whether to refer the acquisition for an in-depth investigation.

Evening Standard

Octopus overtakes British Gas as Britain’s largest household energy supplier

Company grew share of market to 23.7% of households in Great Britain by end of 2024, says Cornwall Insight

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International Business Times

UK Electricity Grid Set For 'Unprecedented' GBP35 Bn Investment

National Grid unveiled Wednesday a massive plan to nearly double the transmission capacity of the UK's electricity grid, boosting the British government's net zero ambitions.

The Guardian - UK

Energy firms to spend £77bn to rewire Great Britain’s electricity grid

National Grid, SSE and ScottishPower submit five-year plans amid shift from fossil fuels to clean electricity

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘needs to play catch-up’ in global race to rewire electricity grids

For every £1 spent on renewable energy projects, only 25p was invested in connecting them to grid, report finds

Evening Standard

Grangemouth workers have ‘sought-after skills’ for power grid work, firm says

ScottishPower is looking to recruit 1,000 people in 2025 as part of a ‘massive’ investment in Scotland’s electricity networks.

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The National (Scotland)

SWPL announce record fee payments to clubs in near £400k payout

Scottish Women's Premier League accounts have revealed record payments to clubs.

The Independent UK

Labour urges energy firms to support awareness campaign for winter bills help

Energy consumers minister Miatta Fahnbulleh met executives from Centrica, EDF, E.On, Octopus Energy, Scottish Power, Ovo and others on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Power billed my late-grandfather for power he didn’t use

Since his death the power company has been a nightmare to deal with

The Independent UK

Meter error left retired midwife paying neighbour’s energy bills for six years

Judith Stenner, 72, from Manchester, said a ‘weight has gone off my shoulders’ after MPs intervened to help, with ScottishPower apologising.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's renewable future 'at risk' after 'monumental failure' from Westminster

NO new offshore wind farms have been commissioned in a key auction, dealing a blow to the UK Government’s hopes of decarbonising electricity…

The Independent UK

Blow for Sunak’s green energy plans as not a single offshore wind project commissioned

Government accused of ‘monumental failure’ after ‘complete flop’ at auction

The Guardian - UK

‘Biggest clean energy disaster in years’: UK auction secures no offshore windfarms

Lack of interest was widely expected after government failed to heed warnings about soaring costs

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