There are many different energy suppliers in the UK, all offering different prices and packages to their customers. It is important to consider many aspects while choosing a provider to go with, to make sure you find the right one for you.
You may want to consider the types of businesses that you would be interested in going with first, maybe because of reviews youve heard from other people or things you may have read. Think about how green they are and try to go with one that helps protect the environment more than others. Obviously you will need to consider the
energy prices too so compare these to find the best deal it doesnt always mean the cheapest and quality of service is more important. Also find out what sort of contracts each provider will bind you into and think about how long you would like your ideal contract to last.
British Gas is owned by Centrica and is the largest gas supplier within the UK. They also provide electricity to millions of British customers with three different tariffs on offer.
Ecotricity is the only green energy company that has been building its own new renewable energy generators. This means that it is a more eco friendly provider and is ideal for those who are looking for one to give something back to the environment and help towards protecting it more.
EDF Energy is another leading energy supplier within the UK and used to be known as London Energy, Seeboard Energy and SWEB Energy. It dropped these smaller suppliers and rebranded as one big brand with a single name.
EON Energy is one of the biggest suppliers in the UK owned by investors. It produces electricity from various power stations.
Npower runs flexible and low cost coal, oil and gas fired power station but is also working on developing a new range of energy related technology to help the future.
Scottish and Southern Energy is the second biggest supplier within the UK and provides gas and electricity to 5.53 million accounts (electricity) and 3.47 million accounts (gas).
There are various other
energy providers in the UK such as Southern Electric, Scottish Power, OVO Energy, Sainsburys Energy, First Utility, among many more.
