The Big Six Energy Suppliers

The suppliers are those entities that buy the energies like gas and electricity in wholesale from the government and then charge the people of the country for its usage and supply that they provide. The Big Six are UK’s largest suppliers of energy and head over all the departments of energy supply in the UK. The energy supplier only deal with the supply which requires only the offices and its people to manage all the work and all other matters like pipelines and cable are handled by the government.

The Best Suppliers:   

The best and most prominent energy suppliers in the United Kingdom are as follows:

British Gas:

British Gas is the largest supplier of energy and serves up to fifteen million homes in the country and dominates the energy supply market by a great difference. They give in-home services to their clients whenever they face a problem with their clients, provide smart meters to their clients that control temperature, and other connected products that are very good.

EDF Energy:

EDF Energy is also one of the biggest energy suppliers in the country and owned by French organization called EDF and provides both gas and electricity supply to the people along with many other services that are beneficial to the people in the country. It is a very old organization that has built up a name for itself in the years it has been established.


E. ON UK:

E. ON was previously known as PowerGen, a Germany based company, which has been a frequently recalled name in the country in terms of gas and electricity supply, and people have been taking its services for years and have been a loyal customer for ages. It shows interest in power generation and distribution and was listed in the London Stock Exchange.

N Power:

It has about 6.5 million customers in the country and is owned by Germany based company called Innogy. It both generate and distribute electricity to several homes in the country.

Scottish Power:

As evident by the name, it is owned by a company based in Scotland called Iberdrola. It is basically responsible for providing energy to Scotland and its nearby areas.

SSE:

The owner of SSE is a UK based company that is known as the SSE Group. It was listed in the London stock exchange and serves over 9.1 million homes in the UK.