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The Big Six were the United Kingdom's largest retail suppliers of gas and electricity, who dominated the market following liberalisation in the late 1990s. By 2002, six companies – British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, RWE npower, Scottish Power and SSE – had emerged from the 15 former incumbent monopoly suppliers (the 14 regional public electricity suppliers and British Gas).
Energy mix of the United Kingdom over time. Total energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 142.0 million tonnes of oil equivalent (1,651 TWh) in 2019. [2] In 2014, the UK had an energy consumption per capita of 2.78 tonnes of oil equivalent (32.3 MWh) compared to a world average of 1.92 tonnes of oil equivalent (22.3 MWh). [3]
In both years the United Kingdom was the fourth highest producer of electricity from gas. In 2005 the UK produced 3.2% of the world total natural gas; ranking fifth after Russia (21.8%), United States (18%), Canada (6.5%) and Algeria (3.2%). In 2009 the UK’s own gas production was less and natural gas was also imported. [60] [61]
The electricity retail business was initially sold to British Energy in June 1999 [15] and then again in 2000 to Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE plc). During 2020, SSE's retail business was sold to Ovo Energy. [10] The distribution network was ultimately acquired by Western Power Distribution during September 2000. [16]
This is a list of British natural gas companies.. Exploration and production: Cuadrilla Resources; IGas Energy; Utilities: British Gas (also uses Scottish Gas and Nwy Prydain brands) (parent company Centrica)
In a 2023 review, the UK government regulator for the energy sector, Ofgem, found that British Gas had 'moderate weaknesses' with their customer service processes, alongside the majority of suppliers. [29] They are described as the "worst firm to be moved to" by MoneySavingExpert.com after a 2022 survey. [30] [non-primary source needed]
The UK’s domestic energy prices (including taxes) were 72.7 percent above the average for IEA prices in 2023, at 36.4p/kWh compared to an average of 21.1p/kWh. The data was not yet available for ...
Renewable energy companies of the United Kingdom (4 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Energy companies of the United Kingdom" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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