Our full-year results

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16 May 2012
Ian Marchant, our CEO, talks about our full-year results

SSE 2012 Full Year Results Statement

16 May 2012

Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of SSE said: "SSE has again delivered increases in the full-year dividend and in adjusted profit before tax demonstrates the resilience inherent in its balanced model of market-based and economically-regulated businesses, and the robustness of its strategy of focusing on operations and investment in each of those businesses."

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Balancing energy businesses

We are the only company listed on the London Stock Exchange that has economically-regulated businesses like networks and market-based businesses like electricity generation and energy supply in the UK.

SSE at a glance

SSE contractors out on the job.

Our core purpose is to provide the energy people need in a reliable and sustainable way; and our strategy is to deliver sustained real growth in the dividend.

Transmitting and distributing energy

We’re the only energy company in the UK to be involved in electricity transmission, electricity distribution and gas distribution, giving us a diverse range of economically-regulated businesses.

Generation

Wind turbines next to lake.

We are the UK's second largest generation business, with a total capacity of just over 11,300MW.

Securing the UK’s and Ireland’s future energy needs

We believe that the UK and Ireland needs to become less vulnerable to high oil and gas prices and to secure the supplies of energy people need in the future.

Generation

Hydro electric dam at Pitlochry

We are the UK's second largest generation business, with a total capacity of just over 11,300MW.

Our full-year results

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16 May 2012
Ian Marchant, our CEO, talks about our full-year results

Annual Report

Our latest annual report

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Latest dividend payment

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SSE 2012 Full Year Results Statement

16 May 2012

Lord Smith of Kelvin, Chairman of SSE said: "SSE has again delivered increases in the full-year dividend and in adjusted profit before tax demonstrates the resilience inherent in its balanced model of market-based and economically-regulated businesses, and the robustness of its strategy of focusing on operations and investment in each of those businesses."

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  • Retail key performance indicators

     

     

    Mar 12 

    Mar 11 

       

       

       

    Energy supply 

       

       

    Operating profit - £m 

    271.7 

    347.7 

    Electricity customer accounts (GB domestic) - m 

    5.04 

    5.16 

    Gas customer accounts (GB domestic) - m 

    3.48 

    3.57 

    Energy customers (GB business sites)  - m 

    0.41 

    0.43 

    All-Island Energy Market customers (Ire) - m 

    0.62 

    0.49 

    Total energy customer accounts (GB, Ireland) - m 

    9.55 

    9.65 

    Electricity supplied household average (GB) - kWh 

    4,104 

    4,408 

    Gas supplied household average (GB) - kWh 

    451 

    563 

    Household/small business aged debt (GB, Ire) - £m 

    88.3 

    89.2 

    Customer complaints to third parties (GB)* 

    896 

    1,161 

    * Energy Ombudsman, Consumer Focus and Consumer Direct  

       

       

       

       

       

    Energy-related services 

       

       

    Operating profit - £m 

    49.9 

    52.8 

    Home Services customer accounts (GB) - m 

    0.41 

    0.42 

    Meters read - m 

    14.9 

    13.8 

    SSE Contracting Order Book - £m 

    78 

    67