Ecotricity

Ecotricity became the world’s first provider of green electricity in 1996. This allowed them to become an innovator in the ‘global green electricity movement’. Their mission is to “change the way electricity is made and used” in the UK.

This approach was chosen because traditional electricity at the time was responsible for 30% of the UK’s carbon emissions.

Ecotricity was founded by Dale Vince in April 1995. In 2007, the company won the Ashden Awards for sustainable energy for its environmental contribution. In 2012, the company invested in the development of Searaser pump-to-shore wave energy machines, these were deployed later that year.

It is currently estimated that the company has more than 200,000 customers.

Ecotricity has NOT yet signed up to the government’s Warm Home Discount Scheme.

The government’s Warm Home Discount Scheme gives eligible people a £140 discount on their electricity bill between October and April. You are automatically eligible for the scheme if your energy company is part of the scheme and you get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit. You may be eligible if your energy company is part of the scheme and you are on a low income or if you receive certain means-tested benefits.

For more information on the Warm Home Discount Scheme you can visit www.gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme/