SSE has revealed plans for a “major switch” to 100% traceable, renewable electricity for all new business customers.
Businesses signing up for fixed contracts with SSE in Great Britain will now receive all their electricity from renewable sources that SSE operates.
This announcement comes as the group makes it easier for its customers to hit their climate change targets by bringing together its services under a single SSE Energy Solutions brand.
SSE’s “wind farm to socket” approach means all electricity generated for businesses will be traceable, so customers will know “exactly where it came from, whether Clyde wind farm or Glendoe hydro-electric station”, SSE said.
All the electricity will be generated for business customers by the group’s SSE Renewables arm, which operates offshore wind farms including Beatrice and Greater Gabbard, onshore wind farms such as Clyde and Keadby, and hydro-electric stations like Glendoe and Tummel Valley.
The electricity’s green credentials are independently verified by EcoAct, an Atos company, and customers are provided with Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin (REGOs) certification.
As the biggest generator of renewable electricity in the UK and Ireland, SSE has 8GW of new offshore wind, onshore wind and hydro plants in the pipeline.
Nikki Flanders, managing director of SSE’s customer business, said: “We’re hearing loud and clear from our customers that they want to go green and so we’ve made the move to power all new fixed contracts with 100% renewable electricity from our UK wind farms and hydro plants.
“We see it as our job to make traceable green energy accessible to all organisations across the UK, including the 5.6 million small and medium sized businesses.
“For the UK to meet its net zero targets, it’s important all businesses are able to adopt traceable renewable energy and this move makes it easy for them to do so.”