Planning for the future
We are the biggest supplier of green power to homes in Great Britain and our electricity has the lowest CO2 emissions of any major UK energy supplier.
As a responsible energy provider, we are planning for the future in two ways – by investing in renewable energy and by focusing on improving efficiency and helping our customers reduce their carbon footprint.
Looking forward to a greener future
Renewable energy will play an increasingly important part in our future. We are planning to invest over the coming years in green energies - primarily in offshore wind farms that take advantage of significant wind resource around Britain’s coastlines.
If you are a British Gas electricity customer, a proportion of the electricity you receive from us today via the National Grid is associated with green sources, such as wind power. We aim to increase this to more than 10% by 2011, and more than 15% by 2016.
In partnership with Windsave, we are currently piloting household wind turbines, which could enable customers to generate their own supply of electricity.
Saving the planet needn’t cost the earth
We are exploring a range of micro-generation technologies that are suitable for domestic customers. These include boilers which can provide hot water and heat for your house and generate electricity.
We are also looking at ever more futuristic cell powered household boilers, which have the potential to further reduce household energy bills and cut CO2 emissions.
We provide gas, not hot air
We are constantly striving to reduce the impact our business has on the environment.
Our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have been recognized by the WWF-UK. We are also introducing services such as our online statements option that cuts down the production of paper, reducing costs and the impact on the planet.
Our commitment to sustainability is widely recognized with Centrica featuring in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index, the FTSE4Good and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index
