Mar 17 2009
Good Energy, the UK’s only dedicated 100% renewable electricity supplier, will be reducing its standard electricity tariffs by an average of 7.5% from 1st April 2009. This is the second price reduction this year, and follows a cut of 7.5% in January.
Our April reduction means a typical Good Energy customer will save more than £40 per year on their electricity bill.
Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy, said, “We are really pleased to be able to reduce our electricity prices once again, ahead of our competitors again. We want to make sure our customers get the best value from their renewable energy supply, so we’re passing on the savings we’ve been able to make due to more favourable market conditions and improvements in our renewable trading systems.”
Although the price of renewable energy is still affected by conditions in the UK power market, Good
Energy is working hard to reduce the impact on its customers of future volatility due to fossil fuel prices.
Good Energy buys directly from more than 500 independent renewable energy generators and is also
planning to invest around £400 per customer to increase the power output of its wind farm in Delabole,
Cornwall.
As well as helping its customers save money on their energy bills, these initiatives are a key part of Good
Energy’s mission to make it easy for people to make a difference to climate change by supporting the
growing movement of individuals, communities and businesses who are generating clean energy.
Notes to editors:
• Savings will vary according to consumption patterns, and calculations are based on the average
domestic customer using 3,600kWh’s of electricity per annum.
About Good Energy:
• More than 25,000 homes and businesses across the UK have switched to Good Energy. Good
Energy buys electricity from more than 500 independent renewable generators that use wind,
small scale hydro, solar power and sustainable biomass to generate electricity.
• In an official report entitled “Reality or Rhetoric? Green Tariffs for Domestic Customers” from the
National Consumer Council, Good Energy was rated the greenest energy supplier in the UK. The
report states: “For those consumers who want a green electricity supply, pure and simple, this is
probably the closest they will get to it.”
• Good Energy annually exceeds its obligations in regards to ROC retirement; and maintains a
unique position in the supplier industry by continuing to buy only renewable electricity - a major
point of differentiation versus other players in the market. To compare the fuel mixes of the
various different electricity suppliers, visit: www.electricityinfo.org/suppliers.php
• Good Energy is owned by the Good Energy Group, an independent PLC which specialises in
investing in renewable energy. Good Energy Group has around 1700 shareholders, of which
more than 90% are customers of Good Energy.
• Good Energy campaigns for more renewable generation in the UK, and is one of the original
signatories to new Ofgem guidelines which aim to clear up confusion over ‘green’ energy tariffs.
• The Good Energy Shop helps customers reduce their energy use and costs as well as providing
the means for individuals, businesses and communities to generate their own green energy.
www.goodenergyshop.co.uk
• Join Good Energy today and start getting 100% renewable electricity. Call 0845 456 1640 or sign
up online at www.goodenergy.co.uk
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