22 October 2007 09:11
Powergen is changing to E.ON…

E.ON, one of the UK's leading electricity and gas companies, has today (Monday) announced that from 3 December it will stop using the Powergen name and all customer communications will change to E.ON.

Graham Bartlett, Managing Director of E.ON UK's Retail Business, said:  "The look and feel of the E.ON brand has featured in Powergen communications for some time now.  In December we'll complete that journey and all communications for residential and business customers will change to E.ON.

"Powergen has been part of E.ON since 2002 and this move confirms E.ON's commitment to the UK.  We want to change energy for the better - where it comes from, how we get it to you and helping you to use it more efficiently - which is why we're launching a series of new ways to do all of these things."

From today, business customers can sign up to EasyGreen which makes it easy for companies to buy green electricity and reduce their carbon footprint.

And E.ON's corporate customers can now access SmartBilling which provides organisations with state-of-the-art meters to accurately record consumption and maximise energy management.

In addition, customers and non-customers are being urged to take the Energy Challenge to cut up to £160¹ off energy bills by visiting http://www.powergenchallenge.co.uk/.  The site uses a 360° virtual tour of an interactive house, a personalised energy efficiency report and tailored advice on energy efficiency measures suitable for their home to help them save money.

To find out more visit the E.ON Experience which opens in Covent Garden between 22 and 24 October, and will then tour key locations across the country.  Visitors will be able to take the Energy Challenge and find out how we can help them change the way they use energy in their home and business.

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Notes to editors:

• Graham Bartlett is available for interview in Covent Garden on the morning of 22 October.

1. £160 average saving achieved by implementing measures identified from 5,121 customer completed energy efficiency surveys between 1/3/07 - 12/9/07. Survey has been accredited by BRE, a world leading certification organisation;

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies, generating and distributing electricity, and retailing electricity and gas to millions of homes and businesses across the country. We employ around 18,000 people in the UK and our retail business has around 7.4 million electricity and gas customer accounts. We also offer a range of home energy services, including boiler and central heating installation and maintenance;
• In the UK, E.ON's generation business produces enough electricity to cater for the needs of around eight million homes from a portfolio of world-class gas, coal and oil-fired power stations;
• E.ON is one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cornwall to Northern Ireland. We also burn biomass material mixed with coal in two of our power stations and have recently finished building the UK's largest dedicated biomass power station at Lockerbie;
• E.ON is currently developing one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, which will be built in UK waters.

For more information please contact:

Nick Sandham 02476 181 307 nick.sandham@eon-uk.com

Cara Ponton 02476 181 303 cara.ponton@eon-uk.com

Jag Kahlon 02476 181 308 jag.kahlon@eon-uk.com

Victoria Blake 02476 181 304 victoria.blake@eon-uk.com