More than one in five Britons doubt UK achieving net zero ever
More than one in five (22%) Britons think net zero will never be achieved. That’s according to the latest findings from British Gas‘ Net Zero Homes Index which suggests that there is a limited...
View ArticleBritish Gas grants help with energy bills
Energy bills are set to decrease for millions of households, offering some respite in the face of persistently high living costs. Ofgem’s price cap dropped on 1st October, reducing the average annual...
View ArticleBritish Gas continues offering 50% off electricity bills
British Gas is continuing to provide customers with a 50% discount on their electricity bills as they extend their PeakSave Sundays scheme until the end of December. Customers have the flexibility to...
View ArticleEnergy UK urges government support amid energy bill debt crisis
Trade association Energy UK has warned that millions of people in the UK could struggle to pay their energy bills this winter without additional government support. The organisation is calling on the...
View Article“Climate change isn’t stopping and it isn’t going to wait”
We’re not moving fast enough to combat climate change. This is what Laura Plimbley, head of partnerships and propositions for British Gas Business, told us. But businesses are making changes. Laura...
View ArticleBritish Gas launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ smart tariff
British Gas and Dimplex have come together to unveil the British Gas Dimplex Quantum Tariff, a new electric storage heating tariff designed for use with the Dimplex Quantum Storage Heater. Manufactured...
View Article‘ScottishPower secures warrant for prepay meter installations’
A district judge has granted Scottish Power the authority to enter homes and install prepayment meters (PPMs), as reported by the BBC. This marks the first instance where energy suppliers have been...
View Article“We are seeing less of an uptake of green energy from businesses”
The energy crisis is preventing businesses from going green. This is what Oliver Kruc, Sales Channel Manager at British Gas told us. He said: ‘When their energy bills go from one year to the next –...
View Article‘UK’s energy security at risk from ‘phantom’ power projects’
The existence of phantom power projects could potentially pose a risk to the UK’s energy security. That’s according to a recent independent report, commissioned by Centrica, which suggests the queue...
View ArticleBritish Gas boss: “The worst is yet to come”
Household energy bills are poised to rise as winter approaches, and the Chief Executive Officer of British Gas owner Centrica, Chris O’Shea, has issued a cautionary message. Despite a recent drop in...
View ArticleEnergy suppliers fined £10.8m for missing smart meter targets
Energy suppliers, including British Gas, OVO, Bulb, E.ON, ScottishPower and SSE, will collectively pay £10.8 million in penalties for failing to meet smart meter installation targets in 2022. These...
View ArticleBritish Gas offers £250 free credit to struggling homes
British Gas, the largest energy supplier in the UK, is extending support to tens of thousands of households with prepayment meters, offering up to £250 in free credit to alleviate winter energy costs....
View Article‘Centrica explores investment in £30bn Sizewell C’
Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has formally entered the race for a potential stake in the ambitious £30 billion Sizewell C nuclear plant in Suffolk. Recent reports from energy industry...
View ArticleBritish Gas announces free EV charging for a year
British Gas has introduced a new incentive for electric vehicle (EV) owners, offering a year of free home charging to customers who purchase a Hive EV charger and switch to or use British Gas for...
View ArticleBritish Gas to hire 700 staff for customer support
British Gas is set to boost its customer service teams with the recruitment of more than 700 new staff in its UK-based call centres. These positions, to be filled by the end of the year, aim to provide...
View ArticleCentrica advances solar partnership
Centrica Business Solutions has initiated the construction of a 2.94MW solar array on the roofs of Smart Architectural Aluminium’s UK headquarters. The project, part of a long-term lease agreement,...
View ArticleCentrica’s Rough boosts UK grid amid high energy demand
Centrica‘s Rough, the UK’s largest gas storage facility, has released stored gas to address the increased demand for energy during the current cold weather. This marks the first release of gas from...
View ArticleBritish Gas customers to earn bill discounts for reducing energy usage today
Customers of British Gas can receive cash discounts on their bills by reducing energy usage today. British Gas has announced its participation in the upcoming ESO Demand Flexibility Service event...
View ArticleBritish Gas to join ESO DFS event tonight
Tonight, British Gas is joining the ESO Demand Flexibility Service test event, encouraging its 425,000 PeakSave customers to use less energy and earn £3 per kWh saved. The PeakSave Winter events aim to...
View ArticleBritish Gas customers set to pocket cash savings tonight
British Gas has confirmed its participation in the upcoming ESO Demand Flexibility Service event scheduled for this evening between 5pm and 6pm. The energy supplier passes on 100% of the payment it...
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