Gas and electricity tariffs

Already with SSE, SSE Southern Electric, SSE SWALEC or SSE Scottish Hydro?

If you switch to a new tariff on this website, you'll stay with your current SSE brand. We may review your Direct Debit to make sure your payments cover your usage and any debit balance you might have. If we need to change the amount you pay, we'll write to you confirming the new amount.

Green Deal

If you have a Green Deal scheme in place for your home, Green Deal charges will also apply. The estimates included in this application do not include Green Deal charges. We will write to you separately to confirm if a Green Deal charge applies.

What you need to know before you apply

We’ll send your Welcome pack by email. This includes your confirmation of contract, tariff information, terms and conditions and cancellation form.

All our fixed-price tariffs are only available online if you choose to pay by monthly Direct Debit. If you prefer to use a different payment method, please contact us directly.

If we're taking over the supply of energy from another supplier, you agree to your current supplier transferring the right for us to collect any debt you owe them (in the event we're obliged to).

Smart meters

If you sign up to one of our fixed-price tariffs, you agree to have a smart meter installed in your property, if you’re eligible and don’t already have one. We’ll contact you to arrange a suitable installation date.

We rely on a mobile phone or wireless signal to get your smart meter readings. If these fail, you’ll either need to take your own reading and send it to us, or your bills will be estimated.

Smart Home Package (with SSE Fix and Control v3)

The Smart Home Package, provided by Google, may not be Compatible with all heating systems. Please go to Nest compatibility checker to see if your heating system is compatible before you sign up.

The Smart Home Package comes with the SSE Fix and Control v3 tariff only. This tariff is only available to dual fuel customers.

We'll send the Smart Home Package to the same address that we supply your energy within 30 days of your energy application. Someone will need to sign for this.

You can install the Smart Home Package yourself. Simply follow the step-by-step Nest Thermostat E installation video . If you prefer, we can install it for you for £75. To request an installation, call us on 0345 070 7379 after you sign up.

You'll need a working internet connection and Wi-Fi to benefit from the Smart Home Package, and we also recommend that you have access to a computer, tablet or smartphone.

100% renewable electricity (with SSE Fix and Control v3)

We’ll match the electricity consumed by all customers on SSE Fix and Control v3 with electricity from hydro and wind sources backed by Renewable Electricity Guarantee of Origin Certificates (REGOs).

Direct Debit discount

Paying by Direct Debit is our default payment method. If you choose a different payment method your prices may be higher.

£75 or £50 in energy credit for AddOn customers

For the SSE Broadband AddOn Offer terms, conditions and eligibility criteria, see the Broadband AddOn Offer - Terms and Conditions.

For the SSE Heating Cover AddOn Offer terms, conditions and eligibility criteria, see SSE Heating Cover AddOn Offer - Terms and Conditions for full details.

If you have a Pay As You Go meter installed in your property you will not be eligible for the reward.

You’ll get £75 in energy account credit when you sign-up to our (20) Unlimited Fibre or (20) Unlimited Fibre Plus broadband (over 18 months), or £50 energy credit for our SSE Heating Cover or SSE Heating Cover 50 (over 12 months). The energy credit will be applied to your energy account each quarter (£12.50) for the duration of the contract.

Full terms and conditions

For further information about our tariffs, please read our terms and conditions below.
General Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Electricity and/or Gas

SSE Fix and Control v3

Energy - Terms and Conditions - SSE Fix and Control v3 and Smart Home Package

SSE 2 Year Fix v7

Energy - Terms and Conditions - SSE 2 Year Fix v7

1 Year Fix Online Only

Energy - Terms and Conditions - 1 Year Fix Online Only

Once you sign up, we’ll take care of everything including telling your current energy provider that you want to switch to us.

We’re signed up to the Energy Switch Guarantee, which means switching your gas and/or electricity will take no longer than 21 days.

After you sign up, we’ll send your paperwork by email. Once your 14-day cooling off period has finished, we’ll ask your current energy supplier for your supply and begin your switch. Just before the switch is complete, we’ll ask you for your meter reading(s) and give these to your old supplier so they close your account on the same readings.

With a fixed-price tariff your unit rate per kWh energy prices will stay the same over the period of your contract.

Some of our energy plans have ‘early exit fees’. We'll charge you a certain amount if you switch to a different energy supplier or tariff before the end of your contract. These fees are 'per fuel', which means there's one for gas and one for electricity. If you have both fuels (dual fuel) with us, we'll charge for both. All our exit fees are clearly stated.

The SSE brand started back in 1998 when Scottish Hydro Electric merged with Southern Electric to become Scottish and Southern Energy. Later we incorporated SWALEC and Atlantic into the growing SSE brand. You may even be familiar with some of these local brands – SSE Southern Electric, SSE Scottish Hydro and SSE SWALEC.

SSE’s GB domestic retail business (which provides energy and related services to households throughout Great Britain) left the SSE Group in January 2020 to become part of the OVO family.

You can read more about us, but no matter what our name is, our primary aim is to provide great service for all our customers.