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Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) – what businesses need to know
The Radio Teleswitch Service (RTS) is a technology used by some older types of electricity meter, often those that switch between peak and off-peak tariff rates or turn on heating or hot water. Meters...
View ArticleBritish Gas and Pod Point launch flexibility trial
A joint trial by Pod Point and British Gas has been launched to optimise electric vehicle (EV) charging. The trial, involving over 2,000 customers, aims to offer more affordable energy options. By...
View ArticleBritish Gas profits increase ten-fold
British Gas has announced an increase in profits for 2023, reaching £750 million, a tenfold rise from the previous year’s earnings of £72 million. This surge is attributed to regulatory permission from...
View ArticleUnite calls for public ownership over Centrica profits
Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham has called for public ownership in response to Centrica’s latest full-year results. Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has reported an increase in profits...
View ArticleBritish Gas chief’s pay package reaches £8.2m
Chris O’Shea, Chief Executive Officer of Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, has seen his annual remuneration rise to £8.2 million in 2023, up from £4.5 million the previous year. The...
View ArticleBritish Gas extends half price electricity offer
British Gas has announced the extension of its PeakSave Sundays offer, providing customers with half price electricity until the conclusion of Paris 2024 on 8th September. As a partner of Team GB and...
View ArticleBritish Gas and Pod Point launch flexibility trial
A joint trial by Pod Point and British Gas has been launched to optimise electric vehicle (EV) charging. The trial, involving over 2,000 customers, aims to offer more affordable energy options. By...
View ArticleBritish Gas expands solar reach
British Gas has announced an expansion of its solar power offerings across the UK through a partnership aimed at enabling nationwide installations. The collaboration seeks to meet the increasing...
View ArticleEnergy suppliers join forces for people-owned renewable energy projects
Four major UK energy providers, British Gas, Ecotricity, EDF and E.ON Next, have partnered with Ripple Energy to enable customers to co-own segments of renewable energy projects. This collaboration...
View ArticleBarclays and British Gas team up for home energy checks
Barclays has expanded its partnership with British Gas, offering Barclays UK residential mortgage customers a discounted British Gas Home Health Check for £50, down from £99. This initiative aims to...
View ArticleBritish Gas partners with Toyota for home EV charge solution
British Gas and Toyota have announced a collaboration to introduce Toyota HomeCharge, a wallbox chargepoint tailored for Toyota electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, aiming to enhance at-home charging...
View ArticleEnergy giants face MPs over household bills
Major British energy suppliers, including E.ON, Centrica, and Octopus Energy, will appear before Members of Parliament to discuss energy bills for domestic customers during a session hosted by the...
View ArticleBritish Gas boss calls for mandatory smart meter installations
The Chief Executive Officer of Centrica, Chris O’Shea, has stirred controversy by proposing that all UK households should be compelled to install smart meters. Speaking before a committee of MPs on...
View ArticleEnergy chiefs urge to scrap daily standing charges
The bosses of Centrica and E.ON are urging for significant reforms in the calculation of household energy bills. The CEOs of these companies, Chris O’Shea and Chris Norbury, have proposed the...
View ArticleBritish Gas matches 100% of energy bill payments
British Gas has unveiled a new initiative aimed at assisting customers facing financial difficulties with their energy bills. Under this initiative, British Gas will match 100% of energy bill payments...
View ArticleBritish Gas offers ‘UK’s cheapest’ heat pump deal
British Gas has introduced a new heat pump rate in the UK, available to all its energy customers who purchase an air source heat pump from the company. The rate is set at 14p/kWh for the electricity...
View ArticleBoiler Upgrade Scheme voucher applications increase
The latest government data reveals a significant rise in BUS voucher applications, reaching 40,259 by April 2024, predominantly for air source heat pump (ASHP) installations, accounting for 96% of...
View ArticleCentrica launches new research venture
Centrica has announced the launch of a new venture, Energised Futures, aimed at simplifying and making energy more affordable for customers. Energised Futures will focus on bringing new innovations to...
View ArticleBritish Gas issues apology over £2.5k billing error
British Gas has apologised after mistakenly billing a 79-year-old man, John Spink, £2,500 following the installation of a smart meter in his south-east London home. Despite Mr Spink’s efforts to...
View ArticleBritish Gas to tackle fuel poverty in 1,500 Welsh homes
British Gas has selected Sero to provide retrofit coordination services for approximately 1,500 homes annually over an initial three-year period. Cardiff-based net zero technology specialist Sero will...
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