SSE profits troubled by gas, wind and hydro travails

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Scottish and Southern Energy sees half-year profits drop six per cent as gas prices rise and renewable energy output falls

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has been stung by higher wholesale gas prices and a weather-related drop in the output of its hydroelectric schemes and wind farms, which were today blamed for a six...

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