Centrica is set to bottom out of the FTSE 100 index of the UK’s largest companies, amid mounting losses, crashing oil prices and…
Continue ReadingEnergy Suppliers Furlough 11,000 Workers While Competitors Redeploy Staff
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
British Gas, E.ON, Npower and OVO has collectively furloughed 11,000 employees, but other energy suppliers are keeping staff on the payroll through the…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas to Install EV Chargers in Volkswagen Drivers’ Homes
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Energy giant Centrica has inked a three-year deal with Volkswagen to install home charging systems for owners of new plug-in vehicles and smooth…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Reverses Decision to Increase Minimum Meter Top-Ups
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The UK’s largest energy supplier will reverse its decision to hike the minimum top-up of pre-payment meters, after campaigners cautioned the change could…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Owner Centrica Blames Price Cap for £1.1 Billion Loss
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Centrica has blamed the price cap on energy bills and tumbling natural gas prices for its bleak returns last year.
Continue ReadingThe UK’s largest energy supplier is launching a new tariff it claims is one of the greenest on the market.
Continue ReadingSome British Gas Customers Struggling to Top Up as the Supplier Ditches Paypoint for Payzone
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
Some British Gas customers with prepayment meters were baffled when they couldn’t top up at their usual corner shops and newsagents this week.
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Appointed to Take on Customers of Failed Breeze Energy
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
The 18,000 customers left stranded by the collapse of Breeze Energy will be taken over by British Gas.
Continue ReadingElectricity Switches on Track to Hit Record Six Million in 2019
Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity
Electricity consumers are more mobile than ever, with 5.3 million switching supplier so far this year, taking advantage of budget and green tariffs…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Loses 107,000 Customers in Four Months—But Claims Success
Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers
British Gas owner Centrica lost 107,000 domestic accounts in the four months leading up to October, as the Big Six continues to lose…
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