UK energy crisis

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There's a sunny future for Scotland's renewables industry

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Robin McAlpine: It's daft to be pessimistic about Scotland's energy future

Scotland has a choice in how it responds to Labour’s attack on winter fuel payments

Scotland has a choice in how it responds to Labour’s attack on winter fuel payments

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Scots are being left in the cold by a government failing to put up a fight

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary

Shirley-Anne Somerville, Scotland's Social Justice Secretary

Cost of living crisis

Scottish winter benefit pays out more than £30m

SSE's chief executive has said the profits will allow the company to invest in low carbon energy infrastructure

SSE's chief executive has said the profits will allow the company to invest in low carbon energy infrastructure

SSE profits nearly double as firm announces £40 billion clean energy investment

SNP MP Anne Mclaughlin (left) called on the Tory government to take over so that exceptions cover all vulnerable people.

SNP MP Anne Mclaughlin (left) called on the Tory government to take over so that exceptions cover all vulnerable people.

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‘Abdication of responsibility’: New Ofgem prepayment meter rules condemned

Strikes in France have reduced electricity supplies to the UK, while wind electricity production is also low

Strikes in France have reduced electricity supplies to the UK, while wind electricity production is also low

Coal power stations on standby to prevent blackouts start generating

Scotland is replete with renewable energy but Westminster is holding us back

Scotland is replete with renewable energy but Westminster is holding us back

McCrone Report 2023

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Scotland can be an energy powerhouse but not within the Union

Roz Foyer: general secretary of the STUC

Roz Foyer: general secretary of the STUC

Cost of living crisis

Fuel poverty soaring as energy profits boom – it does not have to be this way

The Winter Heating Payment will help those struggling during the cost of living crisis

The Winter Heating Payment will help those struggling during the cost of living crisis

Winter heating payment is just the latest boost to help Scotland's families

Anne McLaughlin said it was 'outrageous' people who had to rely on meters had to face paying higher prices for their energy

Anne McLaughlin said it was 'outrageous' people who had to rely on meters had to face paying higher prices for their energy

Calls for overhaul to prepayment meter system after forced install row

Activists from Greenpeace set up a mock-petrol station price board displaying the Shell's net profit for 2022

Activists from Greenpeace set up a mock-petrol station price board displaying the Shell's net profit for 2022

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Breathtaking profits of oil giants should spur us to action on sustainable energy

The SNP's economy spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP

The SNP's economy spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP

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Post-Brexit 'bonfire' risks driving further price rises, warn campaigners

Emergency services are warning that meter tampering is both illegal and dangerous

Emergency services are warning that meter tampering is both illegal and dangerous

Cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis sparks rise in electricity meter tampering

High prices will be normalised

High prices will be normalised

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Energy price hike is the biggest scam in economic history

The SNP is calling on banks to allow consumers access to any funds available on their account as part of the party's 'It's Your Money' campaign

The SNP is calling on banks to allow consumers access to any funds available on their account as part of the party's 'It's Your Money' campaign

Cost of living crisis

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Scots urged to check if they are owed money by their energy company

Campaigners want the Scottish Government to announce an official end date to fossil fuel extraction

Campaigners want the Scottish Government to announce an official end date to fossil fuel extraction

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Call for Scottish Government to announce oil and gas production end date

Pubs are warning that a rise in the price of beer is just around the corner due to rising energy bills

Pubs are warning that a rise in the price of beer is just around the corner due to rising energy bills

Cost of living crisis

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Pubgoers warned prices will continue to soar in 2023

Energy prices have surged to an average of £2500 a year

Energy prices have surged to an average of £2500 a year

Cost of living crisis

Calls to energy hotline more than quadruple, advice service reveals

Food and energy costs have kept up the pressure on households

Food and energy costs have kept up the pressure on households

Cost of living crisis

Inflation dips slightly but food and energy bills keep up pressure on households

Margaret McCall said she'll have to be cold on certain days to have a warm Christmas

Margaret McCall said she'll have to be cold on certain days to have a warm Christmas

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'I don't know how I'll make it through Christmas': Pensioner hit by surging bills

Actor Kate Winslet and shadow minister for disabled people Vicky Foxcroft

Actor Kate Winslet and shadow minister for disabled people Vicky Foxcroft

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Tories slammed for allowing people to 'rely on celebrities' for energy support

Calls have been made to help stop people from being forced on to pre-payment meters

Calls have been made to help stop people from being forced on to pre-payment meters

Cost of living crisis

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Forced move to pre-payment meters ‘pushes people into even more unpayable debt’

An emergency plan to prevent blackouts has been stood down

An emergency plan to prevent blackouts has been stood down

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National Grid emergency plan to prevent blackouts stood down following energy alert

The UK Government has been told to provide more cost-of-living support to people across the UK

The UK Government has been told to provide more cost-of-living support to people across the UK

Conservative Party

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UK Government's 'feeble' price guarantee will plunge Scots into poverty, SNP say

People with respiratory conditions will be offered support to help keep their homes warm this winter under an NHS Grampian trial

People with respiratory conditions will be offered support to help keep their homes warm this winter under an NHS Grampian trial

Cost of living crisis

Hundreds of Scots with medical conditions offered help to heat homes by NHS board

The surging price of gas is pushing up energy costs across the UK

The surging price of gas is pushing up energy costs across the UK

Conservative Party

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Overhaul UK energy system and save up to £18bn a year, Tories told

The UK Government has reportedly tested plans to cope with a national power outage

The UK Government has reportedly tested plans to cope with a national power outage

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UK Government tests plans to deal with blackouts lasting up to seven days

BP's profits more than doubled for the past three months as pressure for a stiffer windfall tax grows

BP's profits more than doubled for the past three months as pressure for a stiffer windfall tax grows

Cost of living crisis

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BP profits more than double as pressure for greater windfall tax grows

Dungeness B nuclear power station on the south Kent coast

Dungeness B nuclear power station on the south Kent coast

Conservative Party

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Tory plans mean Scots 'may fund English nuclear plants even after independence'

Mark Ruskell has called for a more

Mark Ruskell has called for a more

Calls for 'meaningful' windfall tax as energy giant's profits soar

Shell said its earnings had more than doubled in the three months to the end of September

Shell said its earnings had more than doubled in the three months to the end of September

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Shell more than doubles third-quarter profit as energy bills soar

Nicola Sturgeon has helmed a second energy crisis summit

Nicola Sturgeon has helmed a second energy crisis summit

Nicola Sturgeon

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First Minister chairs second energy crisis summit to plan support for consumers

Nicola Sturgeon is set to chair an energy summit for the second time in two months

Nicola Sturgeon is set to chair an energy summit for the second time in two months

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Nicola Sturgeon to chair energy summit for second time in two months

The National Grid chief has warned of the possibility of blackouts this winter

The National Grid chief has warned of the possibility of blackouts this winter

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National Grid chief warns of blackouts during 'deepest darkest evenings' this winter

Households across the UK could potentially lose power for up to three hours at a time this winter

Households across the UK could potentially lose power for up to three hours at a time this winter

Cost of living crisis

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National Grid warns of winter blackouts if energy crisis escalates

People take part during a Enough is Enough rally in Glasgow to protest against rising energy bills and the cost of living crisis

People take part during a Enough is Enough rally in Glasgow to protest against rising energy bills and the cost of living crisis

Cost of living crisis

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Protests take place across UK as winter of discontent looms

People are being urged to submit meter readings before prices rise

People are being urged to submit meter readings before prices rise

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People urged to submit meter readings before prices rise

Keir Starmer said the UK should harness its energy potential

Keir Starmer said the UK should harness its energy potential

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Keir Starmer promises Great British Energy company within first year of power

Heating bills are rising and as winter approaches there are fears the UK Government will fail to protect old and vulnerable people

Heating bills are rising and as winter approaches there are fears the UK Government will fail to protect old and vulnerable people

Cost of living crisis

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People will die this winter, warns Age Scotland

Energy costs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre have increased by 101% and managers there say the cap should have been for 12 not six months

Energy costs at Pitlochry Festival Theatre have increased by 101% and managers there say the cap should have been for 12 not six months

Cost of living crisis

Businesses at risk despite energy relief scheme

Clair Coyle of West Dunbartonshire Foodshare says staff and volunteers are regularly left in tears

Clair Coyle of West Dunbartonshire Foodshare says staff and volunteers are regularly left in tears

Cost of living crisis

‘It’s going to be a long, hard winter for a lot of families’

The SNP have criticised the Government's plans to help businesses with soaring energy costs

The SNP have criticised the Government's plans to help businesses with soaring energy costs

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'Potential cliff-edge:' SNP slam Tories' plan to help businesses with energy costs

Business leaders fear the UK Government's energy support scheme is not enough to help struggling firms

Business leaders fear the UK Government's energy support scheme is not enough to help struggling firms

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Scottish firms say UK energy support scheme ‘doesn't live up to the hype’

Liz Truss said she knows businesses are

Liz Truss said she knows businesses are

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Government announces plans to cap energy bills for businesses

Balmoral is believed to be worth around £400 million

Balmoral is believed to be worth around £400 million

Balmoral Castle

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Monarchy funding reviewed as royals to benefit from offshore energy profits

Taylor Cameron said children can notice the stress of fuel poverty on parents

Taylor Cameron said children can notice the stress of fuel poverty on parents

Cost of living crisis

‘My worry is keeping my kids warm this winter’: Mothers prepare for spiralling energy bills

Liz Truss promised tax breaks to the Tory faithful while bidding to become prime minister

Liz Truss promised tax breaks to the Tory faithful while bidding to become prime minister

Conservative Party

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Richard Murphy: Why Liz Truss's tax breaks for Tory faithful may prove pivotal

Venture West operates out of Crinan in Argyll

Venture West operates out of Crinan in Argyll

Cost of living crisis

'The boats are fuller but profits not up': Scottish seafari tours amid the energy crisis

A think tank has said rich households could receive twice as much support than poorer ones to help with the cost of living

A think tank has said rich households could receive twice as much support than poorer ones to help with the cost of living

Cost of living crisis

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Rich to get 'twice as much' support to help with cost-of-living, think tank claims

Conservative MP John Redwood said Parliament should return following the Queen's funeral

Conservative MP John Redwood said Parliament should return following the Queen's funeral

Conservative Party

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Senior Tory calls for Parliament to return to tackle cost-of-living crisis

The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has already missed an opportunity to provide much-needed reassurance to the country that she has the solutions to the cost and energy crises

The new Prime Minister Liz Truss has already missed an opportunity to provide much-needed reassurance to the country that she has the solutions to the cost and energy crises

Cost of living crisis

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Don't count on Liz Truss delivering what this cost-of-living crisis demands

Renowned actor Dave Anderson is deeply involved in the fight to reopen the Ruchill centre

Renowned actor Dave Anderson is deeply involved in the fight to reopen the Ruchill centre

Cost of living crisis

Fear people will freeze if community centre remains closed

Public spaces in Glasgow will be used to help those in fuel poverty this winter

Public spaces in Glasgow will be used to help those in fuel poverty this winter

Cost of living crisis

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Glasgow to introduce 'warm banks' this winter amid soaring energy costs

Liz Truss's decision will be used by the likes of Douglas Ross a year down the line as evidence of a Union benefit ... but it isn't

Liz Truss's decision will be used by the likes of Douglas Ross a year down the line as evidence of a Union benefit ... but it isn't

Conservative Party

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Liz Truss unveils plan to help fat cats – The REAL Scottish Politics