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Warning. Do you have a Scottish Power smart meter? You're likely to pay 5% more than it shows – check now.
If you're a Scottish Power smart meter customer, you're likely to be paying 5% more than it shows on your linked monitor – also known as your 'in-home display' (IHD) – new research from MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) reveals, so check now.
4 July 2024
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Millions of households in Britain will get £400 this winter to help with rising energy bills as part of the Government's Energy Bills Support Scheme. Exactly how you'll be paid this money depends on your supplier and how you pay for your energy bills. Below we round up everything you need to know.
18 October 2022
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Customers of the gas and electricity provider Extra Energy, which stopped trading last week, are being transferred to Scottish Power.
24 March 2022
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Millions of EDF, Eon, Npower and Scottish Power customers will see energy bills hiked by £96/yr on average from 1 April. All four firms are raising prices by the maximum allowed under the new energy price cap announced earlier in February. But most households can beat the hikes and save £200/yr by switching to a cheaper deal. 
18 February 2021
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Former Extra Energy customers are still waiting for their bill credit to be refunded almost five months after the firm stopped trading – and there's no set date for when they'll receive their refunds.
17 April 2019
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More than five million people will see their energy prices rise this week as British Gas and Scottish Power price hikes hit - if you're affected ACT NOW to beat the hikes.
29 May 2018
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From today all energy firms are banned from back-billing customers beyond 12 months if the delay is not their fault - here's what you need to know.
1 May 2018
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Scottish Power has become the third Big Six energy provider in ten days to announce a price hike, after it revealed it's increasing standard variable gas and electricity prices from 1 June. Dual fuel direct debit customers will see annual bills increase by an average of 5.5%, or £63.
20 April 2018
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All energy firms will be banned from back-billing customers beyond 12 months under stricter new rules.
5 March 2018
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The roll-out of next generation smart meters which allow you to switch energy provider without losing their smart features is likely to be delayed, after the Government announced energy firms will be allowed to keep installing first-generation smart meters for an extra three months .
19 January 2018

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