Responding to the Queens’s Speech, Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO of SSE said:
EU Referendum Bill
“Whilst membership of the EU is a matter for voters, I will be taking an active interest in the energy related discussions that the UK Government takes over the forthcoming months. Progressive integration of the GB energy market with other countries in Europe is widely considered to be in the interests of delivering affordable, secure and low carbon energy for the benefit of all customers. Whatever the result of political discussions, we must not forget to think carefully about energy which is very much part of a global market.”
Energy Bill/onshore wind
“As a major investor and renewables developer, SSE is committed to working with the government on its onshore wind mandate in the course of this Parliament in a way that meets climate change commitments cost-effectively, maintains investor confidence and retains the wider economic benefits that investment in renewable energy brings.”