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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.

Southern Electric (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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One of the better companies

Added 06/01/2012, reviewed by Den (Plymouth)

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All companies these days dont show loyallyt to their customers, who have been with them for years the only people they our interested in are new customers with their great deals to get them on board once this happens they our then treated like the rest of their customers.I have rated this company high because of their very polite call centre and any issue i have with them is sorted right away.

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Deceptive

Added 28/11/2011, reviewed by anonymous (Cambridge)

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I went to Southern Electric in March 2011 as their prices were good and they had a good customer service record. Now I have received notification that my package will finish at the end of December and the best package they could now give me would mean a 50% price increase since I joined them in March. They get you on board and then hope that you will not be bothered to change and just accept their increases. The customer service has actually turned out to be diabolical. When I phoned them I was told "it was in the small print", couldn't understand my first bill, I asked for an explanation and their accounts dept did not understand why it had been done that way either. Gave my old supplier the wrong meter reading even though I had given it to them. Don't trust them!

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awful

Added 30/08/2011, reviewed by anonymous (hull)

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if you want a company thats that cares about its custers go elsewhere, trying to get anywhere with these poeple is a waste of time,im chaning to better firm.

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BetterPlan Bonus Update

Added 02/08/2011, reviewed by Brian Wright (Maidenhead)

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This is an update to my BetterPlan bonus review dated 30th July 2011.I have had confirmation that Southern Electric will pay me a bonus of £15 as a good will gesture.. SE response,Quote I am very grateful that you have taken the time to bring these concerns to my attention, The fact it only states the review info the electricity account is another thing I have suggested they change. It is not clear to our customer that the review is based on both. This effectively ends my dispute with Southern Electric

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BetterPlan Bonus

Added 30/07/2011, reviewed by Brian Wright (Maidenhead)

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I have reduced my Electricity consumption by 48% for the period January - July 2011.compared to the same period 2010.Southern Electric have not paid me a Bonus because they have said I must reduce both the Gas & Electric.I dispute this statement because the reference to the Bonus payment is only on my Electric Bill account.It is not mentioned at all on the Gas bill account. Also there is not mention that you have to reduce the Gas & Electric by more than 10% to qualifty for their bonus of £10 for £25 if you reduce consumption by more than 20%. I will be raising this dispute I have with the Ombudsman

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Southern Electric - Price Change Indicator

See when Southern Electric 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

Southern Electric 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