OREANDA-NEWS. October 23, 2012. The Prime Minister stated at PMQs that he will be legislating so that energy companies have to give their lowest tariff to their customers.

Further detail on the announcement is still required but SSE has long been campaigning for an intervention by Government to ensure that differential pricing, as undertaken by some of SSE's competitors, is banned. For too long some companies have undercharged, in particular, customers who sign up online, at the expense of those without access to the internet. It is not fair and discourages trust in the market.

SSE has just 3 tariffs available to all customers, whether new or existing, and regardless of sales channel. Prices only vary by payment method, if customers choose to fix their tariff, or if customers choose electronic billing. Other suppliers should follow our lead and we hope to work with Government to ensure that this practise is enshrined across the industry.