Find out how to get John Lewis and Amazon vouchers by saving energy New app Equiwatt rewards families who have missed out on the power-saving schemes offered by energy companies Chronicle Live · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas to pay households up to £100 to cut energy use at peak times Energy provider British Gas has signed up to the Demand Flexibility Service and will be paying up to £100 per household for using less energy during times of high demand Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas confirms details of scheme to pay people to save electricity The supplier hopes to sign up 100,000 customers to the new scheme that will help make electricity available across the nation Manchester Evening News · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas joins Octopus Energy, E.On and OVO Energy to pay customers up to £100 to reduce their electricity use Households will be paid around £4 for every unit of electricity that they reduce their consumption by Liverpool Echo · Dec 1, 2022
UK's largest energy supplier to pay people to use less electricity Customers with smart meters will be sent emails asking them if they want to take part Wales Online · Dec 1, 2022
Back online: the retired gas storage site now able to power 1m homes Rough, a 37-year-old Centrica facility off east Yorkshire, has been reopened to prop up the energy grid The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas joins Octopus in paying customers to use less electricity during peak hours British Gas has rolled out the Demand Flexibility Service which is being operated by National Grid Chronicle Live · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas to pay customers to use less electricity The supplier becomes the latest – and the largest – to sign up to the scheme – which is run by National Grid. The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas to pay customers for using less electricity during peak hours Customers who own a smart meter will be contacted and asked if they want to be part of the scheme. Daily Record · Dec 1, 2022
British Gas Post Office Pop-Up events in Glasgow next month will offer free advice on energy bills You do not need to be a British Gas customer and it could help you access grants of up to £1,500. Daily Record · Nov 30, 2022
Four in ten parents want their kids to work in trade instead of an office, study finds Engineers, electricians, and builders are the top trade jobs parents want their children to pursue - in order to make a positive difference to the lives of others Daily Mirror · Nov 30, 2022
Martin Lewis warns energy bills will rise in different parts of the UK in January The money-saving expert appeared on today's GMB to deliver the grim news Manchester Evening News · Nov 30, 2022
British Gas, E.On, OVO, Octopus and more are paying people to save electricity this winter - how the scheme works The National Grid's Demand Flexibility Service launched earlier this month and is aimed at preventing blackouts this winter Manchester Evening News · Nov 30, 2022
British Gas owner fears another supplier will go bust as pressure on competitors rises Chris O’Shea, chief executive of Centrica, said a warm autumn and winter were piling pressure on weaker competitors with the likelihood increasing that another will go bust Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2022 Octopus takeover of Bulb faces delay after rivals seek judicial review Three companies complain over lack of transparency around deal which could be biggest government bailout since RBS and Lloyds
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022 How the lights went out on Bulb – and the wrangle over its future Decision on timing of Octopus’s takeover of collapsed energy supplier will be taken in court on Tuesday
Daily Mirror · Nov 27, 2022 Pensioner, 80, left to live in room where 'asbestos was found' after British Gas visit Sheila Sneddon cleaned debris and left work and materials without knowing she was being exposed to the potentially deadly substance as she had her boiler replaced
Chronicle Live · Nov 27, 2022 Newcastle family tell of horror as mum, 80, left to live in room where 'asbestos was found' Pensioner Sheila Sneddon claims she had to fight to get British Gas to carry out checks after she says it failed to adhere to safety procedure
Liverpool Echo · Nov 22, 2022 Martin Lewis says millions can still claim help even if they are not on benefits Martin Lewis said millions are missing out on vital help by not checking what else is available
The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022 British Gas among 17 energy suppliers told to improve approach to vulnerable customers ‘We hope this report acts as a wake-up call,’ charity says
Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022 Worst energy companies named and shamed with 5 found to have 'severe' issues - see list Ofgem has published the results of its review into 17 energy suppliers and warned each firm needs to improve how they look after vulnerable households this winter
Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022 Dad's warning as British Gas raises monthly bill from £350 to £1,320 - and can't say why Dad-of-four Andy Hirst, who joined British Gas earlier this year after his previous supplier went out of business, was astonished when his monthly bill shot up from £350 to £1,320
Daily Record · Nov 22, 2022 Dad 'in disbelief' after British Gas bill skyrockets from £250 to £1,320 a month Andy Hirst worries there could be thousands more customers with the energy supplier who find themselves in the same position.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022 ‘We’ve got no choice’: locals fear life as lab rats in UK hydrogen heating pilot In Whitby, just outside Ellesmere Port, residents wait to hear whether their village will be chosen
Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022 Dad-of-four stunned after British Gas bill soars from £250 to £1,320 a month He worries others could fall victim to a similar situation