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Centrica’s supine shareholders should look further than the share price

Russian invasion of Ukraine meant it was easy for Centrica to greatly exceed financial targets, so does the CEO deserve his vast bonus?

The Guardian - UK

Boss of British Gas owner avoids revolt over £4.5m pay packet

Centrica chief Chris O’Shea’s remuneration backed by 93% of shareholders at AGM despite union outcry

The Guardian - UK

British Gas owner to post higher profits thanks to new cap rules

Suppliers can now claim back costs when current gas costs are higher than the cost of futures contracts

Evening Standard

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The owner of British Gas expects 'significantly higher' profits for 2023 so far

It is the UK's biggest energy supplier

Bristol Post

British Gas owner expects 'significantly higher' profits for first half of 2023

It is the UK's biggest energy supplier

Wales Online

British Gas owner Centrica opens its first UK solar farm in Wiltshire

Codford Solar Farm, near Warminster, is designed to provide enough electricity to power close to 5,000 homes

Birmingham Post

Pressure grows on UK energy suppliers to cut market-peak tariffs for small firms

EDF and British Gas offer lower rates for small businesses trapped in fixed contracts

The Guardian - UK

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Energy and broadband firm puts itself up for sale - affecting nearly two MILLION customers

Shell launched into the home energy supply market in 2018 after taking over First Utility and rebranding the business to Shell Energy Retail - it currently has around 1.4million customers

Daily Mirror

British households on prepayment meters risk missing £130m of energy bills support

Low redemption rate for vouchers sent to prepay customers by post or email under government scheme

The Guardian - UK

How energy suppliers including British Gas, EDF, Shell, Scottish Power and Octopus set your direct debit

How often your payment is checked to make sure you're not spending too much or too little depends on your supplier

Chronicle Live

Save more than £100 by changing the way you pay your energy bill

You'll pay more than £10 a month more from July 1 if you wait until your gas and electricity bills come in before you pay them

Chronicle Live

Warning that prepay energy customers need to act soon to get new price cap prices

Families who pay using a traditional PAYG meter should start running their credit balance down so it's as low as possible

Chronicle Live

British Gas wins as Ofgem hits consumers with an extra tenner

From October UK gas and electricity consumers will be paying £10 more to suppliers – a £56m earnings boost for Centrica

The Guardian - UK

All the available help to tackle your energy bills - from payment plans to free cash

It may sound like good news that energy bills are to drop but the price cap is still monumentally higher than what it was before the energy crisis - so many will still struggle with their bills

Daily Mirror

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Chronicle Live

Washington man claims O2 mobile phone issue has 'lost his business £7,500'

Phone provider's delay meant Stuart Brown had to pay his staff from his own pocket as he could not access his business account

Daily Mirror

British Gas customer, 78, 'barely surviving' after direct debit hike 'out of the blue'

Joyce Cooke, 78, says she has seen her British Gas electricity bill increase by more than four times "out of the blue" despite her being extremely frugal and watching TV for just 30 minutes a day

Birmingham Post

ResQ eyes 2,500 headcount within months as it plugs back into the energy market

Contact centre specialist is on a high growth curve when it comes to new work

Chronicle Live

Families have just days left to apply for extra help with their heating bills

Thousands set to miss out as Government admits 'significantly more' need to come forward before the May 31 deadline

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Experts warn of cost pitfalls if you fix your energy prices too soon

Early deals may mean you are paying more than standard tariff in just a few weeks, according to Martin Lewis and regulator Ofgem

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Warning as families face bills to replace broken smart meter displays

Two in five reported problems with smart meters relate to the in-home display, but you may have to foot the bill yourself

Chronicle Live

Good news as experts predict energy costs are set to fall in summer

Annual gas and electricity bills should tumble after 18 months of hikes, but costs remain higher than same time last year

Chronicle Live

Energy supplier to wipe debts after payment glitch left customers with shock bills

Customers took to social media after receiving demands for up to £700 after prepayment meters did not update tariff change

Chronicle Live

Benwell pensioners boiling mad over £200 bills for all-year-round heating

Residents say they "can't breathe" in the communal corridors of Manisty House as the radiators are never turned off

Chronicle Live

British Gas to stop using debt agents to force fit prepay meters

Energy firm's boss said he was "deeply concerned" at the way customers were found to treated in report earlier this year

Evening Standard

British Gas sacks contractor over forced prepayment meter uproar

British Gas has sacked the debt collection agency it used to force fit prepayment meters following a backlash.

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