Many energy companies promote ‘Green tariff’s’ and as a conscientious person you will no doubt have considered these, even if basic economics has driven you to a cheaper provider.

The thing is, if getting your gas and electricity in a green fashion is important to you, you have to bear in mind 2 things.

The major providers are obliged by law to invest into green and renewable energy  methods and they do so, no doubt to the minimum level they can get away with.

The energy you are provided with is not separately allocated – it is identical to the energy you getn other tariffs, just you pay a tad more.

So, if you really want your energy to have some green credentials let me mention Good Energy and Ecotricity – both of whom source all their energy in a renewable fashion and your custom will have a meaningful contribution to Britains renewable power generation.

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