Our electricity networks transmit and distribute electricity to around 3.7 million businesses, offices and homes through some 130,000km of overhead lines and underground cables. SGN’s gas networks distribute gas to around 5.7 million homes, offices and businesses via 75,000km of gas mains.
We are the only energy company in the UK to be involved in electricity transmission, electricity distribution and gas distribution. Together, these lower-risk economically-regulated natural monopoly businesses, featuring RPI inflation-linked revenue, provide a financial backbone and operational focus for us and balance our activities in the competitive wholesale and retail markets. They are core to SSE, to our strategy in the short, medium and long term and to our ability to deliver sustained real dividend growth.