Why should I switch to a better supplier?

What's the impact of my electricity choice?  

If you live in an "average" house (and who does ?) you'll be consuming something like 4000 kWh of electricity per year. That's about 11 kWh per day. What this means in Carbon terms depends totally on who you get your electricity from.

The thing is different suppliers burn different fuels to make electricity - some burn coal, some gas, others generate from nuclear or renewables. Each emits different amounts of Carbon into the air. If you're with the UK's dirtiest supplier (burning lots of coal), your consumption would result 2,520 kg Carbon Dioxide each year. If on the other hand you were with the cleanest supplier (100% renewables), your emissions would be precisely zero kg CO2.   

How do the suppliers compare ?

We've summarised the various main electricity suppliers on a Carbon-rating chart.      

The numbers on the chart show how much Carbon dioxide (in grammes) each supplier emitted in making  one  unit (kWh) of electricity. The numbers are officially reported for the year 2007 as demanded by the UK government.  

Clearly some are a lot greener than others. Good Energy and Green Energy both provide very low Carbon electricity relative to most.    

How do I switch ?  

Luckily, in the UK, that's incredibly easy. You can even do it with a few clicks online.   We're shamelessly promoting the two greenest suppliers here, so if you want to find out more, click on them here.

And if you do switch, please tell them we sent you !  

Compare them here:

Their websites will talk you through the simple switching process.

Short of shivering in the dark, switching to a lower Carbon supplier is the biggest single step you can take to cut your home's emissions.

The sooner you switch, the sooner Carbon savings can start to accrue.