Friday 26 July 2013

Scottish Power: UK government to blame for rising energy bills

'Scottish Power, one of the biggest UK energy firms, has blamed British government for rising energy prices in the country. The energy giant said the government’s predictions over “Energy Company Obligation” (ECO) program costs were wrong, adding that the new ECO have seen the cost of energy efficiency schemes double in the last 12 months.
“We are seeing a big increase in our costs associated with the new ECO scheme. What we are seeing coming through is, this is in line with what we predicted - not what the government predicted,” Scottish Power’s chief corporate officer Keith Anderson said.'