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Scottish and Southern Energy plc operates as an energy company in the United Kingdom. It engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity; storage, distribution, and supply of gas; electrical and utility contracting; and domestic appliance retailing. The company also operates telecoms network, as well as provides services to other telecoms providers, companies, and public sector organizations. <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=SSE.L 'Scottish & Southern Energy plc'] Business Week</ref>
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Scottish and Southern Energy plc operates as an energy company in the United Kingdom. It engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity; storage, distribution, and supply of gas; electrical and utility contracting; and domestic appliance retailing. The company also operates telecoms network, as well as provides services to other telecoms providers, companies, and public sector organizations. <ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?symbol=SSE.L 'Scottish & Southern Energy plc'] Business Week, accessed Nov 2008</ref>
It is the second largest energy supplier in the UK with consolidated revenues of £15.3 billion for the year ending 31 March 2008. <ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKWNA387120080605 'Moody's cuts Scottish and Southern Energy'] Reuters]</ref>
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It is the second largest energy supplier in the UK with consolidated revenues of £15.3 billion for the year ending 31 March 2008. <ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKWNA387120080605 'Moody's cuts Scottish and Southern Energy'] Reuters 5 June 2008, accessed Nov 2008</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
The Company was formed in 1998 following a merger between [[Scottish Hydro-Electric plc]] and [[Southern Electric plc]].<ref>Scottish and Southern Energy [http://www.scottish-southern.co.uk/SSEInternet/index.aspx?id=568&TierSlicer1_TSMenuTargetID=568&TierSlicer1_TSMenuTargetType=1&TierSlicer1_TSMenuID=6 Scottish and Southern Energy History]</ref>
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The Company was formed in 1998 following a merger between [[Scottish Hydro-Electric plc]] and [[Southern Electric plc]].<ref>Scottish and Southern Energy [http://www.scottish-southern.co.uk/SSEInternet/index.aspx?id=568&TierSlicer1_TSMenuTargetID=568&TierSlicer1_TSMenuTargetType=1&TierSlicer1_TSMenuID=6 Scottish and Southern Energy Website History] accessed Nov 2008</ref>
  
 
In 2004 the Company acquired the [[Ferrybridge power station|Ferrybridge]] and [[Fiddlers Ferry Power Station|Fiddlers Ferry]] Power Stations for £250million.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/scottish-amp-southern-buys-fiddlers-ferry-555070.html Scottish & Southern buys Fiddlers Ferry] the Independent, </ref> In 2008 it went on to buy [[Airtricity]] Holdings, an [[Ireland|Irish]] wind farm business.<ref name="air">[http://uk.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUKL043559520080104 Scottish & Southern to buy Irish Windfarm firm] Reuters, </ref>
 
In 2004 the Company acquired the [[Ferrybridge power station|Ferrybridge]] and [[Fiddlers Ferry Power Station|Fiddlers Ferry]] Power Stations for £250million.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/scottish-amp-southern-buys-fiddlers-ferry-555070.html Scottish & Southern buys Fiddlers Ferry] the Independent, </ref> In 2008 it went on to buy [[Airtricity]] Holdings, an [[Ireland|Irish]] wind farm business.<ref name="air">[http://uk.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUKL043559520080104 Scottish & Southern to buy Irish Windfarm firm] Reuters, </ref>

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Scottish and Southern Energy plc operates as an energy company in the United Kingdom. It engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity; storage, distribution, and supply of gas; electrical and utility contracting; and domestic appliance retailing. The company also operates telecoms network, as well as provides services to other telecoms providers, companies, and public sector organizations. [1] It is the second largest energy supplier in the UK with consolidated revenues of £15.3 billion for the year ending 31 March 2008. [2]

History

The Company was formed in 1998 following a merger between Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc.[3]

In 2004 the Company acquired the Ferrybridge and Fiddlers Ferry Power Stations for £250million.[4] In 2008 it went on to buy Airtricity Holdings, an Irish wind farm business.[5]

It was named as the most environmental and ethical company on the London Stock Exchange in The Observer Good Companies Guide. [6]

Contact

Head Office

Scottish and Southern Energy, Inveralmond House, 200 Dunkeld Road, Perth PH1 3AQ UK

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