Some British Gas customers will be the first in the UK to trial a new half-price electricity scheme on Sunday (April 30).
More than 150,000 customers on British Gas’ PeakSave scheme will be invited to take part in a one-off session between 11am and 4pm this weekend, to monitor whether the incentive of cheaper energy is enough to make families rethink their habits and switch their peak use away from weekday evenings.
The trial is the energy supplier's first go at testing whether discounts on a Sunday can encourage a shift away from peak times, which will reduce reduce emissions during those periods. British Gas will be running a number of trials to build on the success of PeakSave and is asking customers to sign up if they want to take part in the pilot.
