Key information about E.ON
E.ON supplies power and gas to over 5 million domestic and industrial customers across the country, making it one of the leading energy providers in the UK.
The company aims to encourage a global shift towards ‘new technology’, making energy simpler, smarter and overall more sustainable.
E.ON’s core business model aims to mirror the following emerging energy trends:
- Increasing demand for innovative customer solutions
- Tackling climate change through global growth of renewables
- Building towards a smarter and more efficient energy system
E.ON were the first major European energy company to focus entirely on what they call ‘the new energy world’ – decentralized, green and interconnected. They aim to help customers use energy sensibly, resulting in saving costs and also placing a big emphasis on protecting the environment. Specialising in services for wind, solar and bioenergy, E.ON is number three worldwide in offshore wind energy.
Innovative heating solutions that E.ON can provide include the following:
- Air Source Heat Pumps – creating energy from air.
- Condensing Gas Boilers, which save nature as well as money.
- ClimaSmart Thermostats, which control heating autonomously.
In 2017, E.ON came joint 22nd out of 31 energy companies, in the annual Which? customer survey. It is jointly highest-ranked of the ‘big six’ energy firms this year, alongside EDF Energy. The survey considered the following elements: bills, customer service, complaints handling, value for money, and helping you understand and reduce energy use.
Company history
E.ON is one of the world’s largest investor-owned gas and electrical company. The company was created as a result of the merging of two existing German energy companies; VEBA and VIAG, in the year 2000. The previously government-owned Powergen was then acquired by E.ON and thus operations began in 2002.
E.ON grew to be one of the world’s ‘big 6’ energy companies and now employs around 9,400 people across the UK. In 2015, its revenue stood at £8001.1m.
