Over 1 million switch to Scottish and Southern Energy

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<div class="rxbodyfield" xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>Customer numbers from energy supplier Scottish and Southern Energy have revealed that it now has over 7.7 million customers - up one million on the same period last year.</p><p>Citing industry-leading customer service and responsible energy pricing as the reasons for the increased numbers, Scottish and Southern Energy appear to have made a gain where rivals British Gas made their losses, following recent reports that it had lost over a million customers in the last 12 months.</p><p>Geoff Slaughter, Energy Product Manager at the price comparison and switching website uSwitch.com, said that Scottish and Southern Energy&#39;s increase in customers was down to the supplier providing a &quot;good value for money&quot; service.</p><p>&quot;The battle for customers won&#39;t be won on price alone - consumers are demanding a decent service too and will no longer tolerate being treated in a way that is completely at odds with the images portrayed in multi-million pound advertising campaigns,&quot; said Mr Slaughter.</p><p>Scottish and Southern Energy were consistently proven to be the cheapest energy supplier throughout 2006 and with recent announcements promising reductions of 12% for gas and 5% for electricity and a 4.3% discount for early bill payers, its popularity with the public looks set to continue.</p><p>Is your energy supplier giving you the best price and service? uSwitch.com not only compares the cost of energy plans but also gives you the supplier&#39;s customer satisfaction score. See how well your gas &amp; electricity suppliers perform, with the <a href="http://www.uswitch.com/Energy/Index.aspx?">uSwitch.com energy calculator - you may be surprised at the results!</p><p><a href="http://www.adfero.co.uk" target="_blank"><img alt="track" src="http://feeds.directnews.co.uk/feedtrack/dn.gif?feedid=362&amp;itemid=18081348" style="border:0 0 0" />&#169; Adfero Ltd</a></a></p></div>