SSE makes £1.3bn but says 法案s must rise

By Ed 修道士 for Thisismoney.co.uk
Updated: 10:24 BST, 20 May 2011

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Scottish & Southern Energy 報告（する）／憶測d 利益（をあげる）s of more than £1.3bn today and 誘発するd 怒り／怒る from 消費者 groups by 警告 法案s would rise again.

Heat: Energy 供給者s have seen 利益（をあげる）s 急に上がる.

Scottish & Southern (SSE) 報告（する）／憶測d higher adjusted 利益（をあげる）s for the twelfth year in 列／漕ぐ／騒動 にもかかわらず a 減少（する） in 力／強力にする use の中で its 9.16m 顧客s.

利益（をあげる）s rose by 1.7% to £1.31bn in the year to March 31. The company also operates under the Southern Electric, Swalec and Scottish Hydro 指名するs.

In line with British Gas owner Centrica, the company signalled that 国内の 顧客s were 直面するing the 可能性 of その上の 引き上げ（る）s in 法案s.

It said that since 発表するing a December rise in 世帯 gas prices of 9.4%, 年次の 卸売物価s for electricity and gas have risen by around one ４半期/4分の1 and one third それぞれ.

That is likely to be met with 不信 by 世帯s.

消費者 groups pointed out that Ofgem, the energy regulator, has now 譲歩するd that there is a discrepancy between 卸売 energy price moves and the 法案s that 顧客s 支払う／賃金, with energy companies seeming to 利益（をあげる） whichever way markets turn.

Audrey Gallacher, 長，率いる of energy at 消費者 焦点（を合わせる）, said: 'Hard-圧力（をかける）d 消費者s will be grinding their teeth in 失望／欲求不満 as the second of the Big Six hints at price rises while 報告（する）／憶測ing 増加するd 利益（をあげる）s.

'顧客s 簡単に don't have 約束 that they are 存在 asked to 支払う／賃金 a fair price and Ofgem has shown this 欠如（する） of 信用 has 会社／堅い 創立／基礎s.'

SSE was helped by changes in electricity 配当 prices に引き続いて a regulato ry review, offsetting higher-than-予測（する） 卸売 gas prices and disappointing 生産（高） from renewable energy and hydro electric 計画／陰謀s. Electricity 消費 by 世帯s fell by 2.5%, it 追加するd.

The company raised its （株主への）配当 to 株主s by 7.1% to 75p a 株, in line with 計画（する）s 発表するd last year to 引き上げ（る） the 支払う／賃金-out by at least 2% above インフレーション for the その後の three years.

SSE said the results 業績／成果 論証するd its resilience at a time of 実験（する）ing 経済的な 条件s.

It 追加するd: 'にもかかわらず the challenges, SSE has 配達するd 部門-主要な service to energy 顧客s and 持続するd a strong 記録，記録的な／記録する of reliability in energy 網状組織s.'

株 in SSE stood 12p higher at 1,339p after the results.