Wind Farm Developments

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC
16 February 2004



           SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY ANNOUNCES WIND FARM DEVELOPMENTS

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE), the UK's largest generator of renewable
energy, has announced two new developments which will increase its wind energy
capacity by 31MW.

It has completed the acquisition of an 11MW wind farm development at Spurness,
on the Orkney Islands, and has been granted permission for the development of a
20MW wind farm at Artfield Fell in Wigtownshire.

Consent for the Artfield Fell site was granted by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
The £15m wind farm will have 15 turbines and construction work will start within
the next few months. It should begin generating electricity in the first half of
2005.

The Spurness wind farm was purchased from Spurness Wind Energy. The £8.3 million
farm is due to have its first three turbines fully operational by the end of
2004 and consent is in place for a fourth turbine to be added subsequently. When
complete, the wind farm will produce enough electricity to power 6,500 homes.
NEG Micon has been appointed to build the site and SSE will own and operate it.

Ian Marchant, Chief Executive of SSE said: 'The Scottish Executive's decision
last year to grant consent for our 130MW wind farm at Hadyard Hill was a
significant milestone in our programme of investment in renewable energy. I am
pleased that it has been followed so swiftly by this additional consent at
Artfield Fell and we are grateful for the co-operation of the various planning
authorities. We are optimistic that the additional consents we are seeking will
be granted during the next few months.'

Mr Marchant added: 'Spurness is another useful acquisition for SSE, taking
forward our plans to build up our wind energy portfolio. It is also an
illustration of our belief that we can further strengthen our generation
portfolio through acquisition as well as development. We will continue to assess
opportunities like this that may arise in the future.'

Once initial commissioning at Spurness is complete, the acquisition will mean
SSE's operational wind energy capacity will total 21MW by the end of 2004,
adding to the wind farm at Tangy in Argyll. Last year, SSE announced it has
received consent to build one of the UK's largest on-shore wind farm
developments at Hadyard Hill in south Ayrshire, which will have a capacity of
130MW. In addition to these, SSE has applications with the relevant planning
authorities for consents to build two additional wind farms and this amounts to
some 120MW and the Scottish Executive is also considering SSE's application to
develop a 100MW hydro-electric scheme at Glendoe, near Loch Ness.


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