SSE commits to changes after Ofgem power connections probe
Ofgem has accepted legally binding commitments made by SSE to improve concerns around competition in the electricity connections market and closed the investigation it launched last year. The regulator...
View ArticleSSE announces 13.3% fall in profits
SSE’s adjusted profits before tax fell 13.3% for the six months to the end of September this year. That’s a total of £475.8 million during the same period. According to the Big Six supplier, the...
View ArticleConsumers want more control of their energy, says SSE boss
Consumers want more control over how they use their energy. That’s the view of the boss of Big Six supplier SSE, who believes energy companies must be able to deliver that. Speaking to ELN at the...
View ArticleSSE freezes energy prices this winter
SSE has confirmed it won’t be increasing standard household energy prices this winter. The average standard variable dual fuel bill paid by householders annually currently stands at £1,068. The Big Six...
View ArticleSSE’s finance MD to join Thames Water
Thames Water has appointed SSE’s Brandon Rennet as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr Rennet, Managing Director for Finance at the Big Six company, will replace Stuart Siddall in March next year. He has...
View ArticleSSE says financial targets on track despite losing customers
SSE lost customers to rival suppliers in the last few months of 2016 and struggled to keep up its renewable energy supply. However, the Big Six energy company said it remains on track to return to...
View ArticleAre new energy meters so smart after all?
Malfunctioning smart meters have caused confusion across the country as they display hugely inflated energy readings. Affected SSE customers have taken to social media to highlight the issue – one...
View ArticleSSE to hike electricity prices by almost 15%
SSE has announced it will be increasing its electricity prices by 14.9%. That would mean a 6.9% dual fuel rise, adding around £73 to the average bill and taking the total to £1,142 a year. The price...
View ArticleCEO of SSE warns Tory price cap must be ‘carefully planned’
The CEO of SSE has warned a proposed energy price cap in the UK must be carefully planned out. Alistair Phillips-Davies, from the Big Six utility, warned regulator Ofgem that a price cap for standard...
View ArticleSSE profits up 2.1% in last business year
SSE’s pre-tax profits hit £1,546 million in the 2016/2017 business year, an increase of 2.1%. The Big Six firm, which is the only UK business to be involved in electricity transmission, electricity...
View ArticleSSE boss receives 72% pay rise
The head of one of the Big Six energy companies was given a 72% pay rise last year. Alistair Phillips-Davies, the CEO of SSE, received more than £2.9 million for the 12 months to the end of March. That...
View ArticleBig Six energy firms SSE and ScottishPower shed customers
Two of the Big Six energy suppliers have lost thousands of customers as they moved to cheaper deals. SSE said its total number of customer accounts fell from eight million at the end of March to 7.7...
View ArticleConsumers want more control of their energy, says SSE boss
Consumers want more control over how they use their energy. That’s the view of the boss of Big Six supplier SSE, who believes energy companies must be able to deliver that. Speaking to ELN at the...
View ArticleSSE freezes energy prices this winter
SSE has confirmed it won’t be increasing standard household energy prices this winter. The average standard variable dual fuel bill paid by householders annually currently stands at £1,068. The Big Six...
View ArticleSSE’s finance MD to join Thames Water
Thames Water has appointed SSE’s Brandon Rennet as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr Rennet, Managing Director for Finance at the Big Six company, will replace Stuart Siddall in March next year. He has...
View ArticleSSE says financial targets on track despite losing customers
SSE lost customers to rival suppliers in the last few months of 2016 and struggled to keep up its renewable energy supply. However, the Big Six energy company said it remains on track to return to...
View ArticleAre new energy meters so smart after all?
Malfunctioning smart meters have caused confusion across the country as they display hugely inflated energy readings. Affected SSE customers have taken to social media to highlight the issue – one...
View ArticleSSE to hike electricity prices by almost 15%
SSE has announced it will be increasing its electricity prices by 14.9%. That would mean a 6.9% dual fuel rise, adding around £73 to the average bill and taking the total to £1,142 a year. The price...
View ArticleCEO of SSE warns Tory price cap must be ‘carefully planned’
The CEO of SSE has warned a proposed energy price cap in the UK must be carefully planned out. Alistair Phillips-Davies, from the Big Six utility, warned regulator Ofgem that a price cap for standard...
View ArticleSSE profits up 2.1% in last business year
SSE’s pre-tax profits hit £1,546 million in the 2016/2017 business year, an increase of 2.1%. The Big Six firm, which is the only UK business to be involved in electricity transmission, electricity...
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