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ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, a global energy company and a world leader in wind energy. Our strategy is focused on regulated network distribution, transmission and low carbon generation, including onshore and offshore wind.
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ScottishPower was formed in 1990, in preparation for the privatisation of the previously state-owned Scottish electricity industry the following year. Previously the UK government had privatised the English and Welsh electricity industry by splitting the market into 12 regional electricity companies (RECs) and two power generators. However, in Scotland, the industry was already organised on an integrated generation, distribution, and supply basis, and this integration survived the privatisati...
MANWEB and Southern Water
ScottishPower was the larger of the two Scottish energy companies and benefited from being both a generator and supplier of power. In 1995 it acquired the regional electricity company MANWEB, which supplied Merseyside, North Wales and parts of Cheshire. In 1996 the company diversified into the water supply business with the purchase of Southern Water(which was sold again in 2002). When the supply of energy into British homes was opened up to competition, ScottishPower entered this market, ste...
Thus
ScottishPower established the telecommunications company, Thus (originally known as Scottish Telecom) and then floated it on the London Stock Exchangein 2002.
In April 2007, the British government's energy regulator, the Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem), urged customers of Scottish Power and EDF Energyto switch to a cheaper provider after the firms refused to cut prices in line with the rest of the industry. In April 2008, Ofgem launched an investigation into allegations that Scottish Power ...
Energy Retail
The Energy Retail division contains ScottishPower Energy Retail Ltdwhich holds the gas and electricity supply licences. At the end of September 2020, this division held an 8.9% share of the domestic electricity supply market and 7.6% share of the domestic gas supply market.This represents a slight decline from the previous year and also the lowest market share held by the company since 2004. Also included in this division is SP Dataserve Ltdwhich provides a range of metering services includin...
Energy Networks
The Energy Networks business contains three asset owning companies SP Transmission Ltd – holds the transmission licence for central and southern Scotland and owns the part of the Moyle Interconnector with Northern Ireland Electricity, SP Distribution Ltd – holds the distribution licence for central and southern Scotland and SP Manweb Plc – holds the distribution licence for North Wales, Merseyside, and Cheshire. A fourth asset management business SP Power Systems Ltd maintains and repairs the...
Energy Wholesale
Energy Wholesale contained two companies ScottishPower Generation Ltd which formerly generated 6,200MW of electricity power in the United Kingdom using coal-fired thermal power stations, combined cycle power stations, hydro-electric schemes, pumped storage generation and were acquired by Drax in 2018. In 2006, ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) was granted permission to build Europe's largest on-shore windfarm. The 322 MW / 140 turbine site cost an estimated £300m and covers approximately 55 km2...
Power Cuts & Emergencies - Phone Numbers. Central & Southern Scotland. Cheshire, Merseyside, N. Wales & N.Shropshire. From a landline: 0800 092 9290. From a landline: 0800 001 5400. For all other enquiries relating to our network, please visit the SP Energy Networks contact page.
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