SSE Tariffs 2021: Compare Energy Prices

With 5 million customers across the UK and one of the highest customer service ratings of the “Big 6” energy suppliers, many of us rely on SSE for our gas and electricity. With roots that can be traced back to the late 1940s, SSE has long been one of Britain’s foremost green energy suppliers, and a major force in UK hydropower. SSE generates electricity as well as supplying it. Today, SSE offers 100% green electricity to both domestic and commercial customers. But do SSE tariffs give UK energy consumers the value for money that they deserve?

SSE Energy Tariffs and Prices

SSE have a goodly range of tariffs that cover a wide range of consumer needs, including tariffs for customers with prepayment meters, as well as customers with Economy 7 and even Economy 10 meters.

What’s more, their partnership with OVO gives them advantageous rates on other products such as fibre broadband as well as heating and boiler cover. There are even tariffs specifically for electric vehicle owners.

Let’s take a look in greater detail.

Please be aware that rates described are averaged out across the country. As such, your rates may vary slightly, depending on where in the UK you live. Rates described all include VAT at 5%.

SSE Fix and Fibre 2 Bundle

This 12 month fixed rate tariff is bundled with a 12 month fibre broadband contract with a commendably fast 35Mbps average download speed. When customers use SSE / OVO’s broadband, they get a 5% discount on the energy they use when they take out broadband at £23 per month.

Rates for this tariff are as follows:

This tariff does not have an early exit fee.

SSE Protect & Fix v2 Bundle

Another 12 month fixed rate bundle offers a 5% discount on energy when customers also take on Heating Breakdown Cover for £9.50 per month. This covers the boiler unit itself, the controls and all other heating equipment such as pipes and radiators.

Rates for this tariff are nearly identical to the SSE Fix and Fibre 2 Bundle:

This tariff does not have an early exit fee.

SSE Standard Tariff

This is SSE’s standard variable rate tariff. Rates may change over time, rising or falling in line with wholesale energy costs. Rates are as follows:

SSE Fix & Drive v2 Tariff

This is SSE’s fixed rate tariff for electric vehicle owners, offering free electricity for up to 8,000 miles when you charge your electric vehicle within off-peak hours. This translates to 2,000 kWh of free off-peak energy split throughout the year. This tariff also offers 100% renewable energy from wind and solar. Rates are as follows:

SSE 1 Year Fix v2 Tariff

SSE’s 12 month fixed rate tariff includes the installation of a smart meter at no extra cost. Rates are as follows:

Surprisingly, this tariff has no early exit fee.

SSE 2 Year Fix v4 Tariff

SSE also has a 2 year fixed rate tariff that protects customers from rising energy cost for 24 months. This tariff also includes a free smart meter.

This tariff also has no early exit fee.

SSE Fix & Control v2 Tariff

SSE’s final fixed rate tariff, this also offers a Google Nest Thermostat E and Google Nest Hub. These smart devices can help you to take more control over your energy usage. It also boasts 100% renewable electricity with no price rises guaranteed for 2 years.

Rates are as follows:

This tariff comes with a higher than average exit fee of £75

SSE Prepayment Tariffs

At the time of writing, SSE only has one Prepayment Tariff. This is as follows:

SSE Standard Prepayment Tariff

SSE’s Standard “Evergreen” Tariff is SSE’s prepayment tariff. Its rates are as follows:

SSE Economy 7 Tariff

SSE offers tariffs for customers with Economy 7 meters as well as less common meters like Economy 10, Heatwise and White Meters. Off peak hours vary depending on your location but are usually between 10:30pm-12:30am and 5:30 am-7:30am. Off-peak electricity is charged at 11.27p per kWh.

SSE Energy tariffs compared: Which is the cheapest tariff?

In the table below, we compare the various tariffs offered by SSE and their estimated monthly and annual cost. To calculate this, we use the UK average annual consumption of 12,500 kWh for gas and 3,100kWh for electricity.

As we can see, using SSE’s estimates, all of the above tariffs actually exceed Ofgem’s Price Cap of £1,042 per year. The 12 month fixed rate tariff is almost identical in real terms to the variable standard tariff, although the SSE Protect & Fix v2 Bundle may offer better value for money as it offers fairly comprehensive heating cover for around £5 extra per month.

Please note that the top two are bundles that include other services, which is why costs are higher.

SSE Business Tariffs

Like most larger energy suppliers, SSE offer business energy tariffs to companies of all shapes and sizes and can cope with the energy loads of enterprise-level companies as well as small businesses.

Rates depend on the size of your business, your location, your usage, and your peak energy load hours. You can visit their Business Energy Page to receive a quote.

SSE Energy price changes in 2020

In September 2020, SSE that its variable rate tariffs would be reduced by 7% in line with Ofgem’s newly revised energy price cap. The price change was expected to come into effect in October 2020. However, at the time of writing when the quotes were retrieved, it seems that they do not yet reflect the new price cap.

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