British Gas owner expects 'significantly higher' profits for first half of 2023 It is the UK's biggest energy supplier Wales Online · Jun 13, 2023
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 · Jun 9, 2023
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 · May 25, 2023
Significant CCS progress highlighted by Harbour Energy as Tolmount delivers Quarter one tradign update underlines developments on both Humber banks Birmingham Post · May 10, 2023
UK's richest fatcats get gigantic 40percent pay rise - SIX times the average salary The Mirror analysed figures for all 60 FTSE 100 companies that have published annual reports this year. We looked at total packages for 120 bosses - of those, 54 earned more than last year and 49 made less Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023
'I was homeless ten years ago - now I’m building a community village' Ten years after becoming homeless, Paul Gwilym is transforming the industrial unit he used to sleep in Wales Online · Apr 12, 2023
There’s a simple way to reduce the average UK electricity bill – and make energy cleaner Recent research estimates a publicly owned generating company could reduce electricity costs by £252 per household a year, says Common Wealth analyst Chris Hayes The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
North East deals of the week: key contracts, investments and acquisitions Companies featuring in this week's round-up include Sustainable Business Services, Pacifica Group, Lockheed Martin and Port of Tyne Birmingham Post · Mar 27, 2023
UK energy firms forcibly installed 94,000 prepayment meters last year Scottish Power, British Gas and Ovo responsible for 70% of forced installations, government says The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
The absurd arithmetic behind Centrica boss’s bonus Last year Chris O’Shea spurned his annual bonus, this year he’s taking the full whack. What’s changed? The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Boss of British Gas owner sparks outrage with £4.5m pay packet Chris O’Shea told to examine his conscience amid investigation into treatment of vulnerable customers The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Boss of British Gas owner sees pay increase fivefold to £4.5m Chris O’Shea’s remuneration package rose significantly last year, partly because he had waived his right to a bonus the year before Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2023
Lhyfe signs agreement with Centrica to explore hydrogen production in UK The French company has previously said that it is exploring options to open a hydrogen production facility in the North East Birmingham Post · Mar 20, 2023
Joe Lycett and Sam Smith lead Rainbow Honours nominees as iconic venue for awards revealed Joe Lycett's protest against David Beckham's controversial deal with Qatar has been nominated for yet another prestigious award, with Sam Smith, Graham Norton, Andrew Garfield, Dame Kelly Holmes and more also recognised in the Rainbow Honours shortlist Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023
Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2023 British Gas refuses to admit prepayment meter failings leaving MPs 'astonished' Energy companies faced a dramatic grilling by MPs following reports of debt collectors forcibly breaking into vulnerable customers' homes to fit prepayment meters
Birmingham Post · Mar 14, 2023 British Gas owner Centrica extends life of Lancashire nuclear power station The power station will now close in March 2026, two years later than originally planned
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 British Gas debt agents made third of all applications to force-fit prepay meters Exclusive: Arvato, which fitted the meters in England and Wales, made 122,536 requests and had only 11 rejected
Irish Mirror · Mar 6, 2023 Ferghal Blaney - Shocking response of Government to energy real crisis for households Our Mirrorman in Leinster House with the latest craic from the Corridors of Power
Daily Record · Feb 24, 2023 Renfrewshire MSP slams energy firms over skyrocketing profits The Renfrewshire North and West MSP wants more to be done to combat soaring energy costs.
Birmingham Post · Feb 22, 2023 Vodafone signs second major corporate solar power purchase agreement 44% of its annual energy requirement will come from UK-based renewable power sources by 2025
Insider UK · Feb 22, 2023 We won’t be distracted from green targets - ScottishPower boss Operating profit increased by 7.4% to reach £785m, although the retail arm reported losses
Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023 Dad left furious after British Gas mistakenly send bailiffs to his house four times Rowan Purdy, 45, was bombarded with threats by British Gas, whose owners Centrica reported £3.3 billion in profits, even though he was able to prove that a bill was not his
Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023 'People may be freezing but let's be cheerful after Centrica announced £3.3bn profits' Mark Steel jokes that anyone who knows how economics works understands that the most important rule for a healthy financial system is to give Centrica all the money in the country
Wales Online · Feb 17, 2023 Energy giant EDF's profits soar after hiking price of electricity The update comes a day after British Gas owner Centrica saw profits to triple to around £3.3 billion for the past year
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023 The energy sector isn’t ‘broken’, it’s cooking on gas – if you’re a profit-hungry shareholder Under the current setup, delivering energy can only ever be incidental to the real business of reaping monster returns, says Mathew Lawrence, of the Common Wealth thinktank