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26. SSE (Formerly Scottish & Southern Energy plc)

Company Info
State or country United Kingdom
Geographical Location EMEA
Assets $35,314 mil
Revenues $44,738 mil
Profits $2,376 mil
Return on invested
capital (ROIC)
15%
3 yr CGR % Revenues 23%
Company data as of 6/01/2011 provided by S&P Capital IQ
Company Snapshot
SSE plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, and supply of electricity in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It also produces, stores, distributes, and supplies gas; and provides other energy-related services.

The company owns approximately 11,290 megawatts of electricity generation capacity; and operates a network of 130,000 kilometers of overhead lines and underground cables, which transmit and distribute electricity to approximately 3.5 million businesses, offices, and homes.

It also has an onshore gas storage facility at Hornsea in East Yorkshire with a capacity of approximately 325 million cubic meters of gas; and owns and operates approximately 75,000 kilometers of gas mains delivering gas to approximately 5.7 million industrial, commercial, and domestic customers.

In addition, the company provides telecommunication services through a network of 11,200 kilometers of fiber optic cabling; and provides capacity and bandwidth services for companies, public sector organizations, Internet service providers, application service providers, and other license operators.

Further, it offers industrial, commercial, and domestic mechanical and electrical contracting; electrical and instrumentation engineering; public and highway lighting; and metering and billing services.

Additionally, the company offers licensed gas transportation and water and sewerage services; supplies, installs, and maintains electricity meters; and provides data collection, network capacity, data center, and bandwidth services, as well as produces and processes North Sea gas and oil.

In addition, it provides home services, such as gas boiler, central heating, and wiring maintenance; installation products and services; and telephone line rental, and calls and broadband services. The company was formerly known as Scottish and Southern Energy plc and changed its name to SSE plc in October 2011. SSE plc is based in Perth, the United Kingdom.

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Ian Marchant, 50

TITLES:
Chief Executive Officer, Member of Management Board, Executive Director, Member of Nomination Committee and Member of Risk & Trading Committee

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