Gas and Electricity Overview - Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town on the outskirts of Greater London in Berkshire. It is the host of the world famous 'Reading Festival'. Reading has a population of just over 166,000 people. Its incumbent suppliers are SSE for electricity and British Gas for gas.
DistributionDistribution Network Operator (DNO) - SSE Gas Distributor - SGN
Scottish & Southern Energy Networks (SSE)
Emergency number - 0800 072 7282 (England)
Non-emergency number - 0800 980 1395
SGN
Emergency gas number - 0800 111 999
Non-emergency number - 0800 912 1700
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Average energy usage by city
Electricity - 864 kWh = £145
Gas - 2904 kWh = £147
Source: Over three month period, via British Gas's UK Energy Consumption Checker.
Reading Energy Offices
Reading is home to the head office of SSE. If you are interested in working at SSE click here to visit their careers page.
Address
SSE Head Office, 55 Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8BU, UK
History
Electricity
Before privatisation in 1990, Reading's electricity was provided by 'Southern Electricity Board'. It then became 'Southern Electric'. In 1998 'Scottish Hydro Electric' and 'Southern Electric' joined together to form 'Scottish & Southern Energy plc'. This is the company that now trades under the name 'SSE'.
Gas
Gas in Reading used to come from 'Southern Gas Board'; however, after the year 1973, it became a region of the British Gas Corporation.