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Best and worst energy firms revealed as customer choice slowly returns

British Gas, Scottish Power and Ovo Energy languish at the bottom of the annual rankings compiled by Which?

Evening Standard

'Deep concerns' over lack of urgency to replace soon to be switched off meters

SCOTS could be faced with major problems with their home heating systems if it is not switched over, as watchdog and charities express “deep…

The National (Scotland)

Grangemouth oil refinery workers offered 'lifeline' by Scottish energy giant

GRANGEMOUTH oil refinery workers have been offered a “lifeline” by a Scottish energy giant, to help them secure new jobs “as quickly as…

The National (Scotland)

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Further chilling tales of nightmare utility companies to make you scream

A horror story in three acts as more readers do battle with their energy providers …

The Guardian - UK

Protesters gather outside Scottish Power HQ to call out energy bills hike

PROTESTERS have gathered outside the headquarters of Scottish Power to demand the Winter Fuel Payment cut be reversed ...

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

Energy experts give verdict on 'super highway' between Scotland and England

THE problem with a new energy "super highway" flowing south out of Scotland "isn’t that it’s going to England", experts have…

The National (Scotland)

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Bills you don’t owe, menacing debt collectors: the terrifying world of energy company customers

A roundup of truly scary dealings with those masters of suspense, obfuscation and in Scottish Power’s case – sheer invention

The Guardian - UK

Scottish Power to pay out £1.5m after overcharging 1,700 households

Supplier mistakenly charged direct debit customers at rate meant for those who pay when they get bills

The Guardian - UK

Three energy firms allowed to force-fit prepayment meters again

EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power given green light by Ofgem to install devices in Great Britain under strict new rules

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary UK Power Grid Expansion Secures £1.8 Billion Contracts

National Grid and Scottish Power are set to commence the construction of a £2.5 billion high-voltage power line along the east coast, stretching from East Lothian to County Durham, starting in 2025.

International Business Times UK

UK Global Investment Summit is very nice – but the £29.5bn figure is pure hype

Rishi Sunak’s foreign investment claims include pledges and spending that would have happened anyway

The Guardian - UK

UK hosts Global Investment Summit; Metro Bank shareholders back rescue plan – as is happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as hundreds of investors meet at Hampton Court

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like buying an iPhone and not having a cable’: UK’s bid for net zero in the balance due to grid ‘blind spot’

As well as more clean energy, Britain (and the world) needs miles of extra cable to carry it. But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Parts of Glasgow in the dark after power cut

Parts of Glasgow have been hit by a blackout this evening.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP disappointed by courts 'testing waters' on prepayment meters

AN SNP MP has slammed the courts for “testing the waters” on prepayment meters after a district judge granted Scottish Power warrants to…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Power granted warrants to forcibly fit prepayment meters

A judge has granted Scottish Power warrants to enter homes to forcibly fit prepayment meters after they were temporarily banned following a scandal…

Evening Standard

Forced pre-paid meters for energy bills approved by a judge

The first warrants for debt collectors to install pre-paid energy meters have been issued since the practice was stopped in January.

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The Guardian - UK

The great meter mix-up: are you paying for your neighbour’s gas?

Database errors mean customers have been getting huge demands from firms that don’t even supply them

The Independent UK

UK’s ‘broken’ energy system revealed as firms set to make £1.7bn in profit from customers

Campaigners attack ‘murky depths’ of market – as suppliers set to increase profits while families struggle

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh emergency services rush to 'explosion' in residential area as 'sparks fly from pavement'

Street lamps in a residential area plunged into darkness on Sunday night as sparks were reportedly flying from the pavement as police, the fire service, and Scottish Power attended.

Daily Record

Manhole explodes in Scots city as man's jacket 'melted' by blast

An underground explosion in a Scottish Power electrical junction box sent debris flying into the street.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh pavement 'explodes' in front of shoppers as firefighters race to scene

Fay was enjoying a trip to the Raeburn in Stockbridge when she heard a loud bang and saw a puff of black smoke coming from a shattered manhole cover at a busy street corner.

Daily Record

Scots mum 'unable to wash kids' after water shut off for more than 24 hours

The issues were later compounded by a power outrage that affected the block intermittently overnight.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh mum 'unable to wash children' as flats left without water for 26 hours

A mum-of-two has spoken out after Nisbet Court, a 15-storey apartment block in the Restalrig suburb of the capital, was left without running water over the weekend.

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