SSE likely to close three units at UK coal plant
SSE said it is most likely to close three of the four units at its 1,995MW coal-fired power plant. It is consulting with 213 employees and other stakeholders at Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station in...
View ArticleEnergy centre fires up new development
A brand new commercial and residential development on the banks of the Thames will be served by its own energy centre. Hundreds of properties at the Riverlight development near the famous Battersea...
View ArticleSSE sells stake in onshore wind farm for £355m
SSE has signed an agreement to sell 49.9% stake in an onshore wind farm in Scotland. Renewable infrastructure fund Greencoat UK Wind (UKW), a partnership between the Greater Manchester Pension Fund and...
View ArticleEDF and SSE top complaints handling league table
Two of the Big Six firms have been found to be the best in managing customers’ complaints. EDF and SSE have a ratio of less than 50 complaints per 100,000 customers, according to Citizens Advice’s list...
View ArticleSSE to keep Fiddler’s Ferry coal plant open an extra year
A coal-fired power plant in Cheshire is to remain open until at least March 31st next year. SSE said the 1,455MW Fiddler’s Ferry plant has secured a one-year contract to provide ancillary services to...
View ArticleSSE launches 100% green energy business tariff
A new energy plan that provides 100% green power has been launched for businesses. Dubbed ‘SSE Green’, it is aimed at supporting large industrial and commercial operations in the UK manage their...
View ArticleSSE reports a fall in profits
SSE has reported a fall in pre-tax profits to £1.5 million. That’s down 3.3% in the year up until the end of March, the firm stated. The Big Six supplier added that’s due to lower gas prices, mild...
View Article£2.6bn UK offshore wind farm to go ahead
A £2.6 billion offshore wind farm to be built in the Outer Moray Firth has been given the green light by SSE and its partners. The 588MW Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm (BOWL) is a joint venture between...
View ArticleEU bank lends £525m for UK offshore wind farm
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is backing an offshore wind farm in the UK with a £525 million loan. It follows energy company SSE and its partners giving the green light for the £2.6 billion...
View ArticleOfgem consults on National Grid’s £113m cost recovery bid
Ofgem has said it is consulting on a request by National Grid to recover costs of contracts worth £113 million. They are two contracts for grid services agreed with two suppliers, SSE for its Fiddlers...
View ArticleScottish energy park to be used for £2.6bn wind project
An energy park in Scotland will be used for the construction of a £2.8 billion wind farm. Siemens will use Nigg Energy Park’s facilities in Moray Firth to build the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm. The...
View ArticleOfgem consults on SSE’s power connection commitments
A consultation on the commitments made by energy company SSE following an Ofgem investigation has been launched. The regulator launched a probe into whether the Big Six supplier put its competitors at...
View ArticleNine offshore wind giants join forces to cut costs
Nine of the major offshore wind manufacturers in Europe have joined a programme which aims to reduce costs for these projects. DONG Energy, EnBW, E.ON, Iberdrola, RWE, SSE, Statkraft, Statoil and...
View ArticleSSE celebrates 250,000 smart meters installations
Big Six supplier SSE has installed 250,000 smart meters across the country so far. The firm installed the landmark 250,000th meter in a house in Rugby in the West Midlands, as part of its plans to...
View ArticleEnergy supplier SSE loses 50,000 customers
Energy supplier SSE is aiming for a return to growth this financial year despite losing thousands of customers. The number of electricity and gas customer accounts in the UK and Ireland fell from 8.21...
View ArticleOfgem investigates SSE’s prepayment meter processes
An investigation into energy company SSE’s prepayment meter (PPM) processes has been launched. It follows concerns about the Big Six supplier’s approach to switching its customers to PPM tariffs,...
View ArticleSSE boss: Hinkley’s significance for UK’s energy security overplayed
Hinkley Point’s significance to the UK’s needs for secure, modern supplies of electricity has been repeatedly overplayed. That’s the view of SSE’s CEO, Alistair Phillips-Davies who said in an interview...
View ArticleOfgem ruling: National Grid to pay £17.7m towards Drax contract
National Grid will have to pay up to £17.7 million to recover extra costs incurred under a grid services contract with Drax. Ofgem made the ruling following the grid operator’s request to recoup...
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Question two of the Big Six bosses at #EL2016
Two of the Big Six bosses will be speaking at the Energy Live 2016 conference in London next month. Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO of SSE and Gab Babaro, MD of British Gas Business will be part of the...
View ArticleSSE recognised for being transparent on tax
Energy company SSE has become the first FTSE 100 business to be awarded the Fair Tax Mark. The scheme aims to hold companies to account over their tax affairs and give recognition for responsible tax...
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