Scottish Hydro Reviews

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Scott Byrom
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Our Expert Says...

SSE's Fair Pricing Policy means they will hold off putting up energy prices for as long as possible and will try to bring them down as quickly as possible.

Scottish Hydro (as part of SSE) supplies 9 million energy customers comprising of 5.53 million electricity customers and 3.47 million gas customers. They generated the most renewable electricity in the UK compared with the other 5 major suppliers, from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008. They are one of the leading energy companies in the UK and the country's second largest energy supplier, ranking 23rd in the FTSE 100 on 31 March 2009.

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Starting to become a little bit dear

Added 07/09/2010, reviewed by anonymous (Ayr)

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I was with Scottish Hydro for years in my flat using same electricity as I do in my home now - washing machine tumble dryer, dishwasher ect - use to get money back when I stayed in my flat but now I am receiving bills for double the amount i signed up for - not sure if its because my tarif expired but hey ho im off to eon for a change seen as i have paid all my debt now ready to get some more !! arnt the bills soooo confusing???

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absolute rubbish service

Added 07/09/2010, reviewed by massimo (falkirk)

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not one of the several representatives i spoke to listened to a word i said i had not managed to get out to pay a small charge i had outstanding due to the fact that my wife is in the final stages of cancer and i need to be with her 24/7 i explained this to them and said i would pay as soon as i could but i was totally ignored

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Easy to work with

Added 26/07/2010, reviewed by anonymous (Newport)

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Quick and painless transfer to them. Easy to use online billing system. No problems, so don't know how they would have handled them.

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Friendly but useless!

Added 17/11/2009, reviewed by anonymous (Aberdeen)

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In our new property, SH took weeks to work out the correct address for the electric meter, despite us offering to read the meter number (they said the number rarely corresponds with their info) and when someone (after several calls) took the number, lo and behold they found the correct address! They had no gas registered at the address and insisted that we had no gas supply, despite us insisting that we had, eh, gas central heating! After several months of not paying for any gas we phoned and insisted they try harder to find the meter. Eventually they found it... with a wrong name, address, an outstanding bill of £905 from way before our time and a warrant to break in and disconnect the supply in a few days time! The staff are friendly but poorly trained - I feel sorry them!

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NO major problems

Added 17/10/2009, reviewed by anonymous (Canterbury)

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Prices rose while we were on them, and noone rang to offer us a cheaper option when our deal ran out, but otherwise fine. I liked being able to text in the meter readings - very handy. They just are not the cheapest provider any more, so here's hoping the next one will be as good...

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Scottish Hydro - Price Change Indicator

See when Scottish Hydro changed their Gas & Electricity prices and by how much. Down arrows represent price drops and up arrows represent price increases.

Tariff Name Gas Price
Change %
Electricity Price
Change %
Updated Effective Date
Fixed Price Plan New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 01/11/2011 01/11/2011 More Details
Various Tariffs 18% Price Increase 11% Price Increase 25/07/2011 25/07/2011 More Details
Price Fix 7 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 25/07/2011 25/07/2011 More Details
Fixed Discount January 2014 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 25/07/2011 25/07/2011 More Details
Various Tariffs Gas Rates 9.4% Price Increase Price Increase 02/11/2010 01/12/2010 More Details
Price Fix 5 March 2012 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 17/09/2010 15/09/2010 More Details
betterplan New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 20/07/2010 15/07/2010 More Details
betterplan no standing charge New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 20/07/2010 15/07/2010 More Details
Various electricity rates Price Decrease Price Decrease 08/04/2010 08/04/2010 More Details
Go Direct 4 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 31/03/2010 31/03/2010 More Details
All Tariffs Price Decrease Price Decrease 08/03/2010 04/03/2010 More Details
Go Direct 2 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 28/10/2009 27/10/2009 More Details
Go Direct Price Decrease Price Decrease 23/09/2009 23/09/2009 More Details
Standard 4% Price Decrease 9% Price Decrease 06/03/2009 30/03/2009 More Details
All Products 29.2% Price Increase 19.2% Price Increase 21/08/2008 21/08/2008 More Details
Fixed Discount 2010 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 07/07/2008 07/07/2008 More Details
Standard 11.1% Price Increase 13.1% Price Increase 01/04/2008 01/04/2008 More Details
Better Plan New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 12/11/2007 12/11/2007 More Details
Price Fix 2008 Price Decrease Price Decrease 08/10/2007 08/10/2007 More Details
Price Fix 2008 New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 28/09/2007 28/09/2007 More Details
Standard Energy Online New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff New Tariff 31/08/2007 31/08/2007 More Details
All Products 12% Price Decrease 5.6% Price Decrease 01/03/2007 01/03/2007 More Details
All Products 12.2% Price Increase 9.4% Price Increase 29/09/2006 01/01/2007 More Details
All Products 16.5% Price Increase 9.4% Price Increase 01/05/2006 01/05/2006 More Details
All Products 13.6% Price Increase 11% Price Increase 01/01/2006 01/01/2006 More Details

Fuel Mix Chart

Scottish Hydro Fuel Mix Chart

All suppliers are required to give information about the mix of fuels they use to generate the electricity supplied to their customers as well its environmental impact. Known as the Fuel Mix Disclosure, suppliers publish this information annually and distribute with their bills, statements or promotional material.

Industry Average

Pie chart of the Average Fuel Mixture for the industry