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Violation Tracker UK Individual Case

Company: SSE plc
Current Parent CompanySSE PLC
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: SSE PLC
Penalty: £1,750,000
Year: 2015
Date: 5 March, 2015
Offence Group: competition-related offences
Offence Type: energy market violation
Violation Description: SSE was fined £1 per licensee (SSE Energy Supply Limited, Southern Electric Gas Ltd, SSEPG (Operations) Ltd, Medway Power Ltd, Keadby Generation Ltd, Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm Ltd, Uskmouth Power Company Ltd, Clyde Wind Farm (Scotland) Ltd and Griffin Wind Farm Ltd.) and paid consumer redress of £849,997 to the Foundations Independent Living Trust, £749,997 to Energy Action Scotland and £149,997 to the Citizen's Advice Bureau for use in Wales in settlement of a finding by Ofgem that the licensees failed to achieve their carbon emissions reduction obligations of promoting carbon reduction actions by domestic energy users in low income areas.
Action Type: agency action
Settlement Type: settlement with Ofgem
Agency: Office of Gas and Electricity Markets
HQ Country of Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent: power generation
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