Scottish and Southern Energy PLC | Introduction
Introduction
Inveralmond House
200 Dunkeld Road
Perth PH1 3AQ
United Kingdom
Telephone: (1738) 456000
Fax: (1738) 457005
Web site: http://www.scottish-southern.co.uk
Public Company
Incorporated: 1989
Employees: 9,474
Sales: $6.39 billion (2003)
Stock Exchanges: London
Ticker Symbol: SSE NAIC: 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation; 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation; 221119 Other Electric Power Generation; 221121 Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control; 221122 Electric Power Distribution
Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) operates as one of the largest energy concerns in the United Kingdom. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to more than three million electricity customers and 1.5 million gas customers in the United Kingdom through subsidiaries Scottish Hydro-Electric, Southern Electric, SWALEC, and Atlantic Electric and Gas. SSE is also involved in energy trading, gas marketing, electrical and utility contracting, and telecommunications. The company is heavily committed to protecting the environment—it stands as the United Kingdom's largest generator of renewable energy. SSE was born out of the 1998 merger of Scottish Hydro-Electric plc and Southern Electric plc.