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British Gas takes on People’s Energy customers

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Founders: David Pike and Karin Sode People’s Energy, which was set up in Scotland to challenge the dominance of the big six suppliers by offering cheaper power, has seen itsRead More

Market report

Centrica takes dispute hit | FTSE 100 slips at close

British Gas
REFRESH PAGE FOR UPDATES 5pm: ECB data dims FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 lost momentum in afternoon trade after ECB and US jobs data were released. The index closed 29.98Read More

Biggest dispute in 40 years

Gas workers strike over ‘fire and re-hire’ plan

Scottish Gas
Pickets will be on duty from Thursday in Edinburgh and Glasgow Gas services will be severely disrupted when more than 10,000 gas workers begin five days of strikes on ThursdayRead More

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..