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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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Completely overpriced!

Added 10/05/2009, reviewed by anonymous (Aberdeen)

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I've had enough. Been with them 30years and this year mader a special effort to reduce consumption and the bill is up over £200. I'm leaving

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Consistantly good customer service

Added 04/03/2009, reviewed by simon (nottingham)

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Have been a customer for many years and they have never disappointed. Not always the cheapest but accuracy of billing and great customer service make up for this.

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poor, poor service

Added 13/02/2009, reviewed by anonymous (harrogate)

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The person i spoke to to enquire about my meter reading, named Bea, was the most rude, bad mannered staff member i have ever spoken to, not just in this company, but in any company. Spoke over me, was insulting and then hung up the phone when I asked for a manager. There's an old saying, "customer is king" which has obviously escaped her. "Customer is dirt" more like it. Hence I am now planning a change of supplier. Most staff are helpful but unfortunately you are kept hanging on for a ridiculously long time having to listen to an extremely annoying tune.

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boiler maintenance

Added 26/01/2009, reviewed by anonymous (Aberdeen)

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Had call from SHE about boiler maintenance but did not receive welcome pack & did not proceed with contract as engineer said two radiators would not be covered. I have now to pay £60 for engineers visit. No leeway when I phoned to say I did not of fee & they could'nt care less that I did not receive pack as they sent it but don't seem to bother that it was not delivered. My extra pension of £60 has to go direct to them as payment demanded in 14days.

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Poor service

Added 27/12/2008, reviewed by anonymous (Mathewson)

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I began receiving letters saying I owed money of amounts up to £1,300 which I knew wasn't right as we live in a small two bed flat. I called and a hydro engineer was sent out. I was told that my meter was wired up completely wrong (everything was going on the expensive meter) so my landlord hired an electrician to correct the problem. I was told by Hydro that it was ok to have a private electrician to do the work and that when the problem was corrected my bills would be recalculated and I wouldn't have to pay the large bills back. HOWEVER, after receiving yet another large bill last week, I spent an hour on the phone to a manager, who told me we still have to pay back almost £1000 for electricity we didn't use! The case is going to citizens advice.

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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