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Regulator imposes £2.65m penalty

British Gas fined for overcharging departing customers

British Gas
British Gas has paid £2.65 million in refunds, compensation and redress after it ...

Competitive energy sector

Are the Big Six losing their grip on the market?

gas, Ofgem, price caps
Mains-supplied natural gas is an integral fuel to the UK’s energy mix. Approximately 80% of the UK’s households (and many businesses) are powered by it. The result is continued highRead More

4,000 jobs to go at utility

Scottish Gas owner suffers 10% slump in customers

Scottish Gas
Profit at Scottish Gas owner Centrica fell 17% to £1.25 billion last year as it lost 10% of its UK customers.

823,000 customers depart

Centrica shares plunge after customer exodus

British Gas
Shares in British Gas owner Centrica plunged by 15.4% after it issued a profits warning

Centrica promises benefits

Scottish Gas scraps highest tariff to head off price cap

Scottish Gas
Centrica, which trades as Scottish Gas and British Gas, is scrapping its standard variable tariff in a move designed to sidestep the government's price cap.

Thousands of customers quit utility

British Gas lifts electricity prices despite exodus

Scottish Gas
British Gas is raising electricity prices from next month despite seeing an exodus of customers.

Watchdog issues order

British Gas pays £1.1m for missed appointments

British Gas
British Gas has paid £1.1 million to domestic and micro business customers after its third party agents missed appointments..

Centrica profits up but...

British Gas profits fall in customer exodus

British Gas
British Gas, trading as Scottish Gas north of the border, lost 3% of customers in the first half of last year, leading to ..

Energy bills rise for 1.1m customers

ScottishPower hikes bills, freeze at British Gas

scottishpower
Scottish Power's 1.1 million customers face average price hikes of 7.8% while British Gas has extended its energy price freeze...

Profits down at utility

British Gas loses 400,000 customers

Scottish Gas
British Gas lost nearly 400,000 customers last year as customers switched energy suppliers. Centrica, which owns the company – trading in Scotland as Scottish Gas – said its UK home operatingRead More