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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Electricity generation |
| Founded | 2010; 15 years ago (2010) |
| Headquarters | Perth, |
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Key people | Stephen Wheeler (Managing Director) |
| Products | Electricity |
| Parent | SSE plc |
| Website | www |
SSE Renewables is arenewable energy subsidiary ofSSE plc, which develops and operates onshore and offshorewind farms andhydroelectric generation in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In October 2009, SSE announced that Airtricity would be rebranded as SSE Renewables from 1 January 2010, with theAirtricity brand still in existence as an energy supplier in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[1]
SSE Renewables is owned bySSE plc and describes itself as "the renewable development division of SSE".[2]
SSE Renewables operates theGreater Gabbard wind farm off the coast of England, and theBeatrice wind farm off the coast of Scotland.[3] The company built and operates the 72megawatt (MW)Meentycat wind farm, currently the largest Irish wind farm, supplying 100% renewable electricity to its customers.
The company's hydroelectric assets in Scotland include those developed by theNorth of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, which becameScottish Hydro Electric in 1989 and merged to form SSE in 1998.[4]
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