Transforming the UK’s energy system, from power to plug to achieve a #BetterFutureQuicker🌍
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As Scotland's men's team returns to the World Cup, we’re preparing for an overnight surge in electricity demand — with millions expected to tune in for a 2am kick off on Sunday.
In 1998, our energy system looked very different. Today, that moment is powered by a modern, renewable-led grid that's built for nights like this.
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📢1,000 GREEN jobs 👷🏾♀️👷🏼♂️👩💻👨🏿💼
@AlokSharma_RDG 🗣️I welcome the announcement from ScottishPower that it is launching its biggest ever recruitment drive in green jobs, with at least 1000 jobs to be filled in the next 12 months
👉 bit.ly/3OxuNAF
#ClimateAction #ComeJoinUs
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Our @ScottishPowerPB, who have played for the #Queen at Braemar and also at the 75th Royal Variety Performance, are honoured to have been asked to perform during tonight's @BBCOne Platinum Beacons lighting up the Jubilee. Tune in at 8pm. 🎶🙌
#QueensJubilee
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Very soon we will be producing 100% #green electricity and we strongly believe the UK’s transport system has to be next. That’s why we’re helping to accelerate the switch to EVs by launching our 100% #green Smart EV package tinyurl.com/y8rftbcl #SmartEV #electricvehicles
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We had some beautiful 4 legged friends exploring the trails @Visit_Whitelee this weekend. 🐴
Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor near #Glasgow. With more than 130km of trails to enjoy, on foot, by cycle or indeed by horse! 💚⚡️
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Today we bade farewell to a Scottish landmark. But we should do it in the knowledge and true belief that this is a landmark day for Scotland @SPRKeith
It demonstrates Scotland's leadership in the transition away from fossil fuels @NicolaSturgeon @scotgov
#ClimateAction #COP26
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We're #AllinforCleanEnergy 💚
Since @COP26, we’ve demolished #Scotland’s last coal-fired chimney. Developed our green portfolio of🌬️ & 🌞energy, battery storage & #GreenHydrogen, & secured new rights to develop floating wind 🌊🌬️
#NetZero @WMBtweets
👉bit.ly/39VoBE6
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We believe the best way to get the economy moving again is to accelerate investment in a #GreenRecovery.
We need to create jobs and spur investment in industries that tackle the other great crisis of our time: #ClimateChange.
#betterfuturequicker
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The Ocean Recovery Project 🐟🌊💚
With support from the #SPFoundation, @KeepBritainTidy creates a 'fishing net' recycling project to help reduce plastic & protect the 🌏
Check it out 👀
bit.ly/3S1iX4E
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We feel the need...the need for SPEED 💚⚡️
What needs to be done to make #NetZero a reality - read our report on the critical issues that require action NOW if we're to stay on the green track for the future 👉bit.ly/3yL7eQb
#NetZeroWeek
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📣 We projected the Global Warming Stripes on Scotland’s last coal-fired power station, Longannet, ahead of its demolition this month 🌍
Additional information can be found here: scottishpower.com/news/pages…
#ClimateChange #betterfuturequicker #TogetherForOurPlanet
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The race is on! Working with @GlasgowCC we'll aim to transform Glasgow into the UK's first #NetZero city 🥇
We're investing in #SmarterGrids, more #Renewables & enabling the shift to #EVs to deliver a #BetterFutureQuicker
#GlasgowNetZero #AllEnergy19
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📢European First 👏
LiftWerx revolutionary crane technology does heavy lifting at our @Visit_Whitelee Windfarm
Click 👇 to read more
bit.ly/3PBUf9W
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Today is #DayoftheSeafarer. We’re celebrating our marine & site operations team and those who take to the seas to make the journey to Net Zero a reality for our offshore windfarms. Thanks for all you do. 💨 🌊⛴⭐️👏 #SeafarerJourney bit.ly/3A51oKy
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We're going #OneStepGreener as we recruit at least 1000 people over the next 12 months - to design, build and operate our biggest ever investment pipeline of GREEN energy assets 💚🙌🏼
#career #betterfuturequicker
👷🏿👷🏼♀️👩🏾💼👨🏾🔬 👉🏼bit.ly/3OWkPbW
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Today we are celebrating #GlobalWindDay 🌍🌬️💚
A day for discovering wind energy, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and growth.
Ever wondered how a #wind turbine turns? 👀📽️
#InWithWind
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Yesterday @SPEnergyNetwork launched its biggest ever recruitment drive for 152 green jobs.
We caught up with some of the apprentices to find out what they like about their roles💚⚡️
To find out more visit👉bit.ly/3DncolN
#betterfuturequicker #COP26andMe
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🗑️Rubbish News 📢
@SPRenewables have provided 2⃣ floating seabins which will skim water for plastics and rubbish to cut waste pollution in the sea and harbour at #Lowestoft 🌊💚
Click the link to find out more 👇
bit.ly/39SnEwa
#onestepgreener
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We kick-started 2022 by moving to the forefront of the UK’s solar industry by acquiring 17 solar projects across England, Scotland & Wales. 😎⚡️💚#onestepgreener
👉bit.ly/3KbcLmI
#betterfuturequicker #NetZero @COP26
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We're #onestepgreener after being given the green light to progress 3 #Scotwind projects.
🌊 2 floating offshore windfarms with @Shell_UKLtd
🌬️ 1 fixed windfarm off the west coast of Islay
With the potential to generate enough green energy to power ⬆️8M homes.
@COP26
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From now on, our focus will be on wind energy. We're investing over £4m every working day to drive the change to a cleaner, electric future. #BetterFutureQuicker #UtilityOfTheFuture #GreenGB #TotallyGreen
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🙌To celebrate International Women in Engineering, we caught up with Farzana and Ashima who joined
@SPEnergyNetwork & @SPRenewables through our 2021/2022 Returners Programme.
Read their stories here 👉 bit.ly/39HY8Ko
#INWED22 #ImagineTheFuture
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#COP26 has concluded in Glasgow and we've had a great time meeting with different people from around the 🌍and discussing our commitment to taking action on #climatechange.
Join us on a faster journey to a GREENER future 💚
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Excited to get green light to progress three #ScotWind projects, including two floating offshore windfarms with @Shell_UKLtd and one solo fixed windfarm. Potential to create enough green energy to power more than 8M homes. #betterfuturequicker 🌊🍃🌍
👉 bit.ly/33Ho19s
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5⃣ to go until @COP26 - Time to take Action 💚🌍
Ahead of #COP26 Eve & Ewan unveiled The Global Warming Stripes created by Prof @ed_hawkins @UniofReading at our #Glasgow HQ. Each stripe represents the global average temperature for a single year.
#ClimateAction
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News Just In 📢
Pupils from St Sophia's Primary School celebrated the end of the school year in style, as they raised the Green Flag Award @Visit_Whitelee - the largest onshore #WindFarm in the UK & the first in the 🌏to receive the award 👏
Read more: bit.ly/3A7a7Mh
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We were delighted to welcome @NicolaSturgeon to officially open our new HQ in the centre of Glasgow today with Chairman Ignacio Galán 👏🏼
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'Time to GET REAL on #ClimateChange' - Keith Anderson @SPRKeith chairing the opening plenary @AllEnergy this morning with @ScotGovFM @ChiefExecCCC @SusaninLangside Professor Karen Turner #AllEnergy #GlasgowNetZero
ALT Keith Anderson, CEO @ScottishPower chairning the opening plenary @AllEnergy #AllEnergy19
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💚 @SPRenewables are always thinking of new ways to help the UK reach #NetZero - they're even trying out using waste vegetable oil to help power crew transfer vessels working on its flagship East Anglia ONE #offshore windfarm 👏⛴️
bit.ly/3yEMGZk
#NetZeroWeek
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Are you looking to develop your talent within the #offshorewind energy sector & join an organisation committed to #NetZero?
If so, we are looking for you 👏
Discover our offshore wind jobs around the world 👇
bit.ly/3QdYn07 💚
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📢It's #netzeroweek📢
Net Zero is the world's answer to #climatechange but do you know what #NetZero actually means? 💚🌍
@netzeroweek
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Our 150 employee volunteers are ready and waiting to take your donation calls for @StandUp2C Cancer, it’s payback time.
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We have become the first integrated energy company in the UK to shift completely from fossil fuel generation to wind power, after completing the sale of our traditional generation business to Drax #BetterFutureQuicker #UtilityOfTheFuture #GreenGB goo.gl/HedJd4
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#Scotland 🏴 is perfectly placed to become an exporter of green hydrogen to a ready-made market in #Germany 🇩🇪, a study led by industry and supported by the public sector has found. 💚
#betterfuturequicker
👉bit.ly/3mYF39L
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We're #OneStepGreener thanks to @SPRenewables who provided 2 floating Seabins which skim water for plastics & rubbish 💚🌊
Each bin can catch 90,000 plastic bags, 35,700 disposable cups, 166,500 plastic utensils and 16,500 plastic bottles per year 🚮
👉bit.ly/3O7vwJk
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We're delighted to announce that we are now Principal Partner for both @swpl @scotwfootball⚽️
We'll be sponsoring the Scottish Youth Challenge Cups and the Scottish Women's Highlands and Islands League too.
#SWPL #SWPL16
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It’s about half way through the show and our amazing volunteers are busy taking your donation calls for @SU2C Send us a positive comment to boost our energy levels!
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New Year, new ScottishPower. We now only generate 100% green electricity! 💚⚡️💡👍
#Betterfuturequicker #Utilityofthefuture #totallygreen #climatechange
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Our new report with @wwf_uk reveals that a combination of green technologies could cut energy bills, reduce carbon emissions & increase property values 💚💰
Heat pumps, batteries, solar panels & electric vehicle chargers can all help ⚡️
👉 bit.ly/3v21IpP
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Our logo might look a little different this weekend! We're embracing the rainbow to show our commitment to diversity. Staff and supporters will also be attending #PrideGlasgow2018 - are you joining us? #pride #pridematters #fairweekend ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
ALT ScottishPower logo on rainbow background
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Only 4⃣ days until @COP26!
We're speeding up the UK's journey to #NetZero .
Investing £10bn up to 2025 - £6m every working day – doubling our renewable generation capacity and modernising our electricity network to support green transport and heating. 💚⚡️
#ClimateAction
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From everyone at ScottishPower we would like to join the final thank you to the army of dedicated people across the UK who have been & who will continue to help keep us all safe, our essential services running and supplies flowing.
👏👏👏
#clapforourkeyworkers #ClapForTheNHS
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Today we're commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of St Valery-en-Caux with @ScottishPowerPB playing the retreat: The Heroes of St Valery @Visit_Whitelee
@PoppyScotland @LegionScotland @RCET_Scot
#StValery80
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Only 3⃣ days left until #COP26!
As we welcome @COP26 to our home city of #Glasgow, we’ve also confirmed our intention to invest a further £6 billion in UK offshore wind in the years ahead.
Time to take #ClimateAction 💚🌍
#TogetherForOurPlanet #UKwindweek
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The small village of Airth in Scotland has been at the centre of a series of mysterious interruptions to its power supply, with engineers @SPEnergyNetwork at a loss to explain the reason why🤷♂️….until now.📽👇
📖: bit.ly/moveoverstarling
#MoveOverStarling #birdsonawire #networks
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We’re showing our appreciation for #NHSuk & all the #Carers around the country working tirelessly to keep us healthy & safe with support from @ScottishPowerPB
#pipeupforkeyworkers #clapforkeyworkers 👏👏👏
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Here's the moment #Longannet power station was shut down today marking the end of coal-fired generation in Scotland
amp.twimg.com/v/7c2b04e8-b1d…
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We need to act now! Research shows UK needs to install 4,000 EV chargers & domestic heat pumps every day until 2050!
We’re asking for a change in mind-set from the government & the regulator so we can invest now to make it happen.
#ZeroCarbonCommunities #BetterFutureQuicker
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👀As a part of #NetZeroWeek we invite 🫵 to learn about the UK's first Clean Air Substation and how @SPEnergyNetwork leads the way towards a greener, cleaner future with their exciting development 💚
bit.ly/3nEcI8O
#NetZero
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Through recent weeks rainbows🌈 have become the universal symbol of hope and solidarity.
Our HQ building in Glasgow is lit in the colours of the rainbow to show support for #StayHomeSaveLives
#ClapForOurCarers #ClapForTheNHS #clapforourkeyworkers
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We only produce 100% green electricity. By delivering the energy infrastructure required, we’re doing our bit to help decarbonise the UK economy and we’re investing £7m every working day to deliver a #betterfuturequicker.
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Smart EV is everything you need to power your electric car in one easy package. Say hello to our home charge point & 100% renewable electricity tariffs. #SmartEV #ElectricCar #BetterFutureQuicker #Green
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To deliver a #betterfuturequicker for everyone @SPEnergyNetwork are:
✅investing over £60m to drive a Green Recovery in Scotland, England & Wales.
✅creating more than 650MW of new capacity
✅enough to power 500 rapid or ultra-rapid EV chargers
✅and 4000 electric heat pumps
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We’re driving the change to a 100% #green, electric future. Our Smart EV home Charge Point is fast, compact & can be controlled by the ScottishPower App. #SmartEV #ElectricCars #BetterFutureQuicker
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Ever wondered how a wind turbine works? 🌬️⚡️💚🌍
Find out at #Powerwise our lesson ideas are interactive, engaging and linked to the English, Welsh and Scottish national curricula.
#homelearning #STEM #WednesdayWisdom
Find out here 👇
powerwise.org.uk/lesson_view…
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Today we launched our biggest ever recruitment drive, with at least 1,000 new jobs to be filled in the next 12 months. 💚
This announcement follows the record number of green energy infrastructure projects we've secured in the first half of 2022.
👉 bit.ly/3OxuNAF
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We have been on the lookout for green champions across the UK, who are making strides to help tackle the climate crisis – and we are proud to announce our COP26 Green Power List. Check out their stories here: scottishpower.com/news/pages…
#COP26 #climateaction
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#COP26 Countdown - 6⃣ days to go!
Time to take #climateaction - join us on a faster journey to a greener future. 💚⚡️🚌
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Congratulations to @ShawlandsAcad, your 2017 ScottishPower Warriors Rugby Champions! Thanks to all who took part in a fantastic tournament!
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BBC News - ScottishPower to offer bundles of energy to customers bbc.co.uk/news/business-3738…
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The stage is set for Scotland’s #climatedebate…are you all still coming @theSNP @scottishlabour @ScotTories @ScottishLibDems @scottishgreens or do we need to get the ice sculptures out the freezer?
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From everyone at ScottishPower we’d like to say a huge thank you🙏to all the #carers, #keyworkers and #NHSheroes, who are working tirelessly to keep people safe through this challenging time! 👏👏👏
#ClapForOurCarers #clapforNHS #clapforourkeyworkers
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While some companies are reducing investment in the UK we're committed to backing Britain. We will be investing up to £2bn in the UK in 2019 to help enable a cleaner electric future. Find out more here: bit.ly/2VjO3X1 #betterfuturequicker
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That’s it all over for this season, what a finish! ⚽️🏆
Well done to @CelticFCWomen on winning the ScottishPower Women’s Premier League 23/24, and to all the teams that gave their all this season. It’s been a fantastic first year of our partnership with @SWPL and we are already excited for the next one!
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We’re in the green zone again today @COP26 and we were lucky enough to meet some VIPs, also doing their bit to help tackle the #ClimateCrisis. @womblesofficial 💚
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Work experience students from #BreakingBarriers are busy learning the ropes at ScottishPower HQ. Here's a glimpse at Cameron's first few weeks on the job. @UniStrathclyde @ENABLEScotland
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Tourists and locals in Glasgow were treated to an awe-inspiring animation projected onto our HQ building to launch our partnership with @WWF. It comes as we join forces with @WWF to call for ambitious climate action! 🌍 🐼
#WWF #betterfuturequicker #TogetherForOurPlanet
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💚WE'RE RECRUITING - 1,000 NEW GREEN JOBS
With a huge pipeline of projects to deliver, we're looking for people who want to make a real difference.
From accountants & project managers to ecologists & engineers.
What if there's a job for you?
👉 scottishpower.com/careers
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Our #GreenRecovery plan outlines #10steps we can take together, right now, to set us on the path to recovery and deliver a #betterfuturequicker for everyone. 💚🌍⚡️
#RacetoZero #ClimateChange
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We're going green! We’ll soon be producing 100% green electricity. #BetterFutureQuicker #UtilityOfTheFuture #GreenGB #TotallyGreen
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Thinking of taking part in Oor Wullie's BIG Bucket Trail? We did! Don't miss the #ScottishPower pair, freshly installed @Visit_Whitelee and Glasgow's #CentralStation! There's 200 life-sized, bespoke Oor Wullie sculptures to find across 5 cities & 700 miles #OWBBT @OWBIGBucket 😁
ALT Oor Wullie Sculpture in place at Whitelee Windfarm
ALT Oor Wullie Sculpture in place at Glasgow's Central Station
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It’s #UKWindWeek and we’re shining the spotlight on our renewables team and their dedication to building a clean, green energy future. Watch our renewables #workforce. 📽👇💚👷♀️
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Ahead of #COP26 coming to Glasgow, we’ve launched the 'Connect with Climate Change' virtual event series with @UniStrathclyde and @UofGlasgow to share views and act as a catalyst for positive sustainable change.🌎
🗓 First event-Thursday 28th January
👉 bit.ly/shareideasinspireacti…
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We want to speed up the switch to #ElectricVehicles. Watch 📽️and learn how ScottishPower are helping to make it happen🚗💚🌎♻️ @green_tv @World_EV_Day #WorldEVDay #electricbike #windpower #sustainableLiving #ElectricCars #electricmobility #ClimateAction #GlobalGoals
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A YouGov poll predicts 1 in 5 adults are thinking about buying an EV in the next 3 years. Today we’re helping to drive this change to an all-electric future by launching our 100% #green Smart EV package. #SmartEV #ElectricCar #BetterFutureQuicker
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Our CEO @SPRKeith today launched our #10steps for a #GreenRecovery “We need to build low carbon homes, get people into EVs & construct new wind farms... It really is a no-brainer."
#betterfuturequicker
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scottishpower.com/news/pages…
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WE WON!
A massive thank you to everyone who voted for @Visit_Whitelee - we really do think it's the biggest and the best UK #onshore wind farm! 😍🏆
@SPRenewables
And our #WindWorldCup winner is...
WHITELEE WIND FARM! 🏆🏆🏆
Congratulations to our winner and big round of applause to @sserenewables and Stronelairg who lost by just a handful of votes.
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Today we're celebrating #10MillionTogether for @CR_UK. Thank You to everyone who helped us reach this amazing milestone 🙏
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Huge thanks to our @SPEnergyNetwork engineers who’ve been ferrying staff from their homes to Larbert’s Forth Valley Hospital & Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary & Western General in their 4x4s. They’ve also been transporting blood & vital medical equipment 🙌🏼#NotAllHeroesWearCapes
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The high winds are generating a lot of renewable energy right now scottishpower.co.uk/energy-e…
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The ScottishPower Women’s Premier League 2023/24 Season has officially launched, at ScottishPower HQ! 🏆
Through our partnership with @SWPL, we are thrilled to be supporting women’s football, aiming to empower and inspire current and future generations to join the game.
Take a look as we look forward to another action-packed season of incredible talent, teamwork, and excitement on the pitch. ⬇️
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We now only produce 100% green electricity to deliver cleaner air, reduce costs and deliver a better future, quicker for all. 💡💚
#Betterfuturequicker #Utilityofthefuture #totallygreen #climatechange
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Today Prime Minister @BorisJohnson installed the first solar panels at UK’s first utility-scale energy park at Carland Cross in Cornwall.
Our pioneering site will become the first in the UK to combine wind, solar and battery storage. 🌞🌬️🔋
#betterfuturequicker #COP26
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Proud to show our support for @prideglasgow and @StonewallScot Have a great weekend everyone! #braveEveryday #PrideGlasgow 🌈🌈🌈
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Our customers can charge for up to 10x less than the cost of petrol with our first ever Time of Use tariff for electric vehicles. Another step towards a cleaner, cheaper, greener future for all. ⚡️🚗 #electricvehicles #BetterFutureQuicker
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It's not just a 'green sheen'. We really are GREEN.
We only generate 100% clean electricity. ⚡️💚
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Today our @ScottishPowerPB welcomed the delegates from around the world to our home city #Glasgow for #COP26.
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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📣 📣 We’ve partnered with world-leading conservation organisation @WWF 🐼 ahead of #COP26 and we’re working together to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero. Did you spot the iconic panda on our HQ?
Find out more here: scottishpower.com/news/pages…
#WWF #BetterFutureQuicker
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We’ve just announced the start of works on an underwater energy super highway with @NationalGridUK and @SSE.
As @COP26 Principal Partners we’re coming #TogetherForOurPlanet to help make #netzero a reality.
👉 bit.ly/EasternJVSP
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Congratulations to @accieswfc on lifting the ScottishPower SWPL 2 trophy and securing promotion⚽️🏆
𝗦𝗪𝗣𝗟 𝟮 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗛𝗬 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗧 🏆| @accieswfc got their hands on the @ScottishPower WPL 2 trophy! 👏
📷 @CollargeImages
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Congratulations to @HibernianWomen on winning the ScottishPower Scottish Women’s Premier League🏆
A hugely exciting end to another brilliant season in partnership with @SWPL - we’re so proud to support the women’s game in Scotland⚽️
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Running out of #homelearning ideas?
Lessons on our Powerwise site have clear learning objectives & success criteria that will challenge, engage & inspire your young person's learning.
Today why not find out more about #biodiversity 👇
#thursdaymorning
powerwise.org.uk/lesson_view…
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With obvious health benefits for you and your dog,🐕🦺 #dailyexercise is a great way to keep fit and live your best #lowcarbon life by getting the dog outdoors safely and locally. So why not join in our competition at the same time?
🐾#walkyourdog to win👉bit.ly/walkyourdogtowin
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Congratulations to @QueensParkWFC on winning the ScottishPower SWPL 2🏆
It was great to see the team lift the trophy at New Tinto Park and celebrate promotion to SWPL 1⚽
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🗣️@AlokSharma_RDG "Not only is @Visit_Whitelee magnificent to look at, but also the fact that it's a centre for low carbon energy. 💚🌬️⚡️
"There is a real opportunity for us to build even further on renewables to ensure we get to Net Zero by 2050."
@COP26 #TogetherForOurPlanet
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We're #OneStepGreener as we lead the way on #GreenHydrogen 💚
Green Hydrogen is a zero carbon way of producing hydrogen. It gets its name from the green way in which the electrolyser is powered - through #renewableenergy. 🌬️⚡️
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👀 We’ll be going live just before 09:00 to show the demolition of the Longannet chimney stack which has dominated the Firth of Forth skyline for more than 50 years.
#ClimateAction #makecoalhistory
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We’re proud to support @poppyscotland in its 'Light Up Red' campaign in the run up to the centenary of the end of the First World War this Sunday. #Armistice100 #Remembrance2018 #lightupred #LestWeForget
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