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Pay As You Go Energy™

Top up your gas and electricity from your own home

Pay As You Go Energy™ lets you pay for your gas and electricity as you use it, so there are no surprise bills. Our Pay As You Go Energy™ tariff comes with a daily standing charge and a single unit rate to make it easier to understand how much you’re paying.

Gas & electricity

Average monthly bill[1]
£113

Includes

  • £15 annual discount for dual fuel customers[2]
  • Home Energy Top Up
Get a quote

Gas only

Average monthly bill[1]
£71

Includes

  • Home Energy Top Up
Get a quote

Electricity only

Average monthly bill[1]
£43

Includes

  • Home Energy Top Up
Get a quote

A standing charge is a fixed amount that is applied to your gas and electricity bill daily. For any tariff with a standing charge you will pay a daily charge and a single unit rate making it easier to understand how much you’re paying.

Check how much you'll pay for this tariff

See the price you'll pay for our Pay As You Go Energy™ tariff in your area.

Top up your energy from your own home

Benefits of our free Home Energy Top Up

  • Free top up service allowing you to top up your energy easily from your own home.
  • Free connector when you top up once within 30 days of us sending it to you.
  • Secure and safe 24/7 online payment service.
  • Available for all existing Pay As You Go Energy™ customers.

Current British Gas customers sign up now

[1] Based on average consumption of 16,500 kWh for gas and 3,300 kWh for single rate electricity, averaged across all regions, paying by prepayment, rounded and including VAT. Prices shown are as at 30th May 2013.

[2] Annual discounts: £15 Dual Fuel discount

Where we supply gas and electricity to the same customer at the same property you’ll receive one Dual Fuel discount. Where we supply electricity through a key meter your Dual Fuel discount is £15 per year. You’ll receive your pro-rated discount to your meter within the three months following 31st August. This is based on the number of unbroken consecutive days up to
31st August that we supplied your gas and electricity. No dual fuel discount is available to customers with token or smartcard electricity meters.

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