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Atlantic Electric and Gas supplies gas and electricity throughout the UK. The company was acquired by SSE in 2004, but continues to operate under its own brand name. |
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69%
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British Gas is the UK’s largest supplier of gas and electricity for domestic use and is part of the Centrica Group, which was formed following the merger of British Gas plc in 1997. British Gas also operates under the names Scottish Gas in Scotland and Nwy Prydain in Wales. |
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61%
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Co-operative Energy is part of The Midcounties Co-operative, the third largest co-operative in the UK. Midcounties set up Co-operative Energy in 2010. Although founded by a regional co-operative, Co-operative Energy is a national business, covering the whole of England, Wales and Scotland. |
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EBICo is a not-for-profit company, which was founded in 1998. EBICo aims to use its status as a national company to further its ethical goals. They offer the only gas and electricity tariffs in the UK where each unit costs the same, no matter how much the customer uses. |
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Ecotricity is dedicated to building new sources of renewable energy and invest more per customer in this than all the other UK suppliers together. The more customers the company has the more investment they can make in building new renewable capacity. |
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EDF Energy is one of the ‘Big Six’ suppliers. It was created in 2003, five years after French energy company EDF Group (Électricité de France) bought Seeboard, London Energy and SWEB Energy. |
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60%
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E.ON is one of the UK’s largest electricity and gas suppliers. Formally known as Powergen, the company was created in 1990 and was subsequently bought by German energy giant E.ON in 2002. It assumed the name of its parent company E.ON in late 2007. |
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64%
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First Utility is an independent utilities supplier, founded in 2008. It has 60,000 customers, making it the seventh largest independent energy supplier in the UK. The company offers free smart meters to all its customers, which take a meter reading automatically every half hour for accurate bills. |
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Good Energy is a green electricity company formed in 1999 by the Monkton Group. Good Energy is the only company to supply 100% of its electricity from renewable sources generated by wind, small-scale hydro and solar power generators located across Britain. |
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Green Energy UK sources its energy from UK-only renewable sources, excluding nuclear power. Green Energy’s electricity is supplied through their licence provider OPUS energy and the company aims to re-invest up to 50% of its profits into renewable electricity generation projects in the UK. |
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LoCO2 Energy is part of a privately owned group of UK energy companies who specialise in renewable energy. |
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M&S Energy is a subsidiary of SSE, and offers two energy options with built in rewards. |
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National Trust Green Energy Fund is a partner of npower. National Trust Green Energy is electricity that is matched from renewable sources. |
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npower supplies gas and electricity to around 6.8 million customers in the UK. Originally established as National Power in 1990 following the privatisation of the state-owned Central Electricity Generating Board, npower is now owned by RWE Group which incorporates Germany’s leading gas and electricity companies. |
Customer rating
58%
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OVO Energy launched its domestic tariffs on the 2nd September 2009. OVO Energy offers simplified tariffs and the greenest standard dual fuel tariff in the market, with the option of either online account management or paper bills with every plan. |
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Sainsbury’s Energy is a partnership between Sainsbury's and British Gas. With Sainsbury's Energy customers can earn Nectar points on their gas and electricity bills each month. |
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Scottish Hydro Electric is owned by SSE, which manages the largest distribution network in the UK. Formed in December 1998 following the merger of Scottish Hydro Electric and Southern Electric, SSE has since also acquired SWALEC and Atlantic Electric and Gas. |
Customer rating
69%
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ScottishPower provides gas and electricity to over 5.2 million domestic customers in the UK and maintains a large distribution network. ScottishPower was formed in 1990, following the privatisation of the previously state-owned Scottish electricity industry. In 1995 it acquired the regional supplier, Manweb. |
Customer rating
61%
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Southern Electric is owned by SSE which manages the largest distribution network in the UK. Formed in December 1998 following the merger of Scottish Hydro Electric and Southern Electric, SSE has since also acquired SWALEC and Atlantic Electric and Gas. |
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69%
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Spark Energy is an energy company with a focus on rental properties and landlords. |
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SSE (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy) is one of the ‘Big Six’ suppliers. It is the parent company for Atlantic, Scottish Hydro, Southern Electric and SWALEC and manages the largest distribution network in the UK. |
Customer rating
69%
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Swalec is owned by SSE which manages the largest distribution network in the UK and services more than eight million customers. The company was formed in December 1998 following the merger of Scottish Hydro Electric and Southern Electric. |
Customer rating
69%
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Telecom Plus sold its energy subsidiaries to npower in 2006. Originally established as National Power in 1990 following the privatisation of the state-owned Central Electricity Generating Board, npower is now owned by RWE Group which incorporates Germany’s leading gas and electricity companies. |
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Utilita is the leading supplier of pay-as-you-go energy in Great Britain using smart meter technology. |
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