SSE and NPower merger to be delayed into 2019
The proposed merger between utility giants SSE and NPower is to be delayed into the middle of 2019, according to SSE's chief executive.
The proposed merger between utility giants SSE and NPower is to be delayed into the middle of 2019, according to SSE's chief executive.
Scottish Energy Minister Paul Wheelhouse avoided a bumpy ride yesterday when he cast off in a new air-cushioned offshore wind vessel.
A number of high-profile renewable energy firms have penned a letter to the UK energy minister in a bid to free up regulation around onshore wind.
Serious concern has been raised by islanders in Orkney over plans for a new power line, more than a third higher than the existing lines on the isles.
Highland council has approved an expansion to the electricity substation at Auchteraw, Fort Augustus, but said local councillors have the opportunity to consult communities on traffic, noise and landscape impacts.
SSE's huge Seagreen Offshore Windfarm has joined forces with the Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce to promote local business opportunities in the region.
Scottish energy firm SSE has announced the installation of the 66th and final turbine at its Stronelairg onshore windfarm.
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.
Scottish utility SSE and Germany’s innogy claim consumers will be the winners as the competition watchdog approved a merger of two of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers.
The deal to merge Npower and SSE’s retail operations has been given the all-clear by the competition watchdog, paving the way for the tie-up of two of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers.
SSE Networks (SSEN) yesterday submitted a 'final needs case' for the Shetland transmission licence to energy regulator Ofgem.
Britain's energy watchdog is scrutinising suppliers over their complaints handling after finding more than half of customers remain unhappy with how grievances have been dealt with.
Scottish energy company SSE boosted its offshore wind portfolio yesterday by buying Fluor’s 50% share in developer Seagreen Wind Energy (SWE).
Energy firm SSE will buy Fluor's 50% share in Seagreen Wind Energy, a developer of offshore wind projects in the Firth of Forth.
A new mammoth offshore wind project has applied for Marine Scotland consent off the north-east coast of Scotland.
Preparations for the launch of a new major UK retail energy supply business have taken a step forward with the appointment of a new chairman designate.
SSE said warm weather and high gas prices have seen its operating profits drop £190million lower than expected in the first five months of the year.
The latest threat to the dominance of Britain’s six biggest energy suppliers is coming from small technology companies that automatically switch consumers to the cheapest deal.
Highland communities have benefited from local wind farms to the tune of £1.64 million, claims a new report by renewables developer SSE.
The deal to merge Npower and SSE's retail operations has been given the provisional green light after the energy watchdog said there is "plenty of choice" in the UK market.
An MSP and a number of local wind organisations have backed an SSE call for a network reinforcement cable to connect the Western Isles to the mainland.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has today made a last ditch 'final needs case' to energy regulator Ofgem for a subsea link from the Western Isles to the mainland.
The high pressure system that brought record temperatures to parts of Europe this summer and blocked wind from blowing through the region looks set to last until October, potentially limiting returns for wind-farm operators from SSE Plc to Orsted AS.
The latest British Gas price hike follows similar recent rises from other suppliers affecting millions of households.
A report published by energy firm SSE today claims that the firms onshore wind growth can add around £2.3 billion to the Scottish economy.