Keith Anderson

Scottish Power withheld 1.6GW of offshore wind bids

UK can’t match US green subsidies, Anderson warns

The UK cannot hope to match the US with subsidies to lure green energy investors but can make itself more attractive by offering slicker processes, Keith Anderson has said. The Scottish Power CEO responded to widely held concerns that the tax breaks and subsidies on offer in the US government’s Inflation Reduction Act will lead to the UK missing out on renewables investment.

Anderson brands hydrogen home heating a fairy tale

Don’t rush wholesale market reform, urges Anderson

Bills package has sparked innovation ‘hiatus’

Swapping ROs for CfDs is ‘massive risk’, says Anderson

Anderson: Deficit fund is ‘being seriously considered’ by government

Kwarteng raises postcode lottery fears over local electricity pricing

Looming bill rises too big for industry to handle, warns Anderson

Scottish Power blasts BEIS for focus on switching as energy crisis brewed

The government’s focus last summer on encouraging opt ‘in’ and ‘out’ switching when the energy price crisis was brewing indicates a regulatory failing "years in the making", according to Scottish Power. The retailer also said the spate of insolvencies in 2021 had been "entirely predictable" due to the entry into the market of so many companies with "ill-thought-out loss leading strategies" and poor financial resilience.

Cost of Capital Institute needed to inform regulation

Ofgem hits back at claims it is shelving net zero plans

Anderson: Ofgem cost-cutting puts net-zero ambitions ‘in the fridge’

Brearley dismisses criticism over cut to network returns

On the move – Scottish Power; Castle Water; Energy UK

Over the past week, the industry has seen several companies, including big six energy provider Scottish Power, announce new appointments.