SSE and Centrica boosted as UK moves wind and solar farms to fixed-price contracts

SSE PLC (LSE:SSE) shares rose after the UK government confirmed plans to move older wind and solar farms onto fixed-price contracts. Shares in SSE, which owns windfarms and hydroelectric power plants, rose 3.8% to 2,614p early on Tuesday, while fellow FTSE 100-listed energy producers Centrica PLC (LSE:CNA) and FTSE 250-listed Drax Group (LSE:DRX) were up 1.7% and 1.8%.