E.ON UK Press Releases

Nottinghamshire primary school gains support from E.ON Community Fund

VictoriaBlake — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:50:00 GMT

Crompton View Primary School in Bilsthorpe has been awarded a grant of £2,000 from E.ON’s Employee Community Fund, courtesy of E.ON employee Doug Mincher. The award will pay for resources to improve literacy and numeracy in the outdoor learning environment as part of the school’s Outdoor Learning Project.

Crompton View Primary and Nursery is the only school in the village of Bilsthorpe, which is an old mining town that faced high social and economic deprivation after the pit closures. The school provides a safe and secure environment for local children to learn.

Doug Mincher, Compliance and Policy Manager with E.ON, said: “My son attends Crompton View and I’m actively involved in supporting the school through fundraising and volunteering. I feel proud that E.ON has helped me to support our local school and benefit my local community.”

Sonia Hedges, Assistant Head at Crompton View Primary School, said: We’re extremely grateful to Doug and E.ON for these funds which will make a big difference to the young children who will be using the outdoor learning resources as part of our Outdoor Learning Project. Research has shown the great benefits of outdoor learning and its effect on children’s achievement as well as having a positive impact on language, communication, focus and independence. The facilities will also benefit the wider community with open sessions from our local Sure Start group.”

The E.ON Employee Community Fund invites applications from employees based in the UK for funding of up to £2,000 for charities and community organisations that support education projects or vulnerable consumers.

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About E.ON:

· E.ON is one of the UK’s leading power and gas companies – generating electricity, and retailing power and gas – and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;

· In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers’ needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

· In an industry first, E.ON has launched its Reset Review – a process that will examine every aspect of E.ON's relationship with its customers. It will look at tariffs and bills, at how customers pay, at how products are sold, and how support is offered to customers. To do this E.ON will work with its independent Customer Council, directly with its customers and engage with consumer advocacy groups and other interested parties to undertake the Reset Review. As a result, E.ON will put customers back in control of their energy, which will be simply communicated and transparently fair;

· E.ON’s generation portfolio includes world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations. E.ON is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP), and is one of the UK’s leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK’s first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.

· E.ON and Age UK’s community work to offer energy efficiency advice to older people has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award 2011 for Outstanding Community Initiative;

· E.ON has been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark – a national standard of excellence in community investment.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Victoria Blake on 02476 181 304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

Over 11 million UK homes could face boiler woes during the winter

VictoriaBlake — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:20:00 GMT

According to new research from E.ON¹, nearly half (42%) of us have experienced boiler problems during the winter meaning a staggering 11 million households² could be left without heating or hot water in our coldest temperatures.

In the midst of the winter weather E.ON has equipped its central heating technicians with four wheel drives, road tested in the North Pole, to reach homes left in the cold in all conditions.

Chris McLain, Head of Home Energy Services at E.ON, said: “Being left without heating when your boiler fails is distressing and potentially life threatening for our vulnerable customers. Being equipped with the right vehicles to reach our customers no matter what this winter throws at us is vitally important.

“It’s worrying that almost half of us don’t know what to do if our heating fails, so I’d encourage people to be prepared and have a look at our website for tips and advice on how to solve some of the simpler boiler faults we come across.”

E.ON recently launched Remote Response – a team of dedicated engineers who can offer simple, quick fixes over the phone to get E.ON’s Central Heating Care customers’ heating and hot water back up and running, either permanently or as a stopgap until an engineer arrives. Customers can even text in a photo of their boiler to engineers to ensure the correct diagnosis for their specific type of boiler.

E.ON offers a variety of care packages including Central Heating Care which offers full protection for central heating systems, including parts and labour from £12.38 a month³. Central Heating Care customers benefit from:

· Care and protection guaranteed 7 days a week, 365 days a year24/7 emergency callouts

· 24/7 emergency helpline

· All E.ON engineers are fully qualified and Gas SafeTM registered (formerly CORGI)

· E.ON engineers work 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week as standard Evening and weekend appointments as standard

· 4 hour appointment windows for Central Heating Care inspections

To find out more about E.ON’s central heating and boiler care services, and for tips and advice, visit www.eonenergy.com/heatinghelp or call 0845 872 8636.

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Notes to editors:

About E.ON:

1 OnePoll survey on behalf of E.ON, October 2011, among a representative sample of 2,000 adults (aged 18+);

2 Figure calculated based on 42% of UK households (Source of UK household figures: CallCredit Marketing Solutions).

3 £12.38 includes introductory offer of 25% discount for the first six months, £16.50 thereafter. Terms and Conditions apply. Offer available for a limited time, product restrictions apply.

· In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to its meet customers’ needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;

· E.ON offers practical central heating and boiler care advice at eonenergy.com/heatinghelp.com.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Victoria Blake on 02476 181 304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

Teenage Cancer Trust unit in Nottingham wins funding from E.ON Community Fund

VictoriaBlake — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:27:00 GMT

Teenage Cancer Trust's planned unit at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, has been awarded a grant of £2,000 from E.ON's Employee Community Fund, courtesy of E.ON employee Tony Jenkin Jones.

Teenage Cancer Trust supports young people with cancer by providing specialist units in NHS hospitals designed to give teenagers the very best chance of a positive outcome. The award from E.ON will provide much needed equipment for the 13 to 18 years olds who will be using the planned five-bed unit at the QMC.

Tony Jenkins Jones, a Senior Community Relations Officer at E.ON, said: I've worked to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust for some time and I'm really pleased that through E.ON we are able to make such a difference to this planned unit. Teenage Cancer Trust makes such a difference to the young people who use their units and I'm just grateful I can do my bit to help such a worthwhile cause."

Abigail Batchelor, Regional Fundraiser at Teenage Cancer Trust, said: "Teenage Cancer Trust is the only UK charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and chances of survival for young people with cancer aged between 13 and 24. We build specialist units within NHS hospitals, bringing young people together to be treated by teenage cancer experts in a place designed just for them. We want every young person with cancer to have access to this specialist support, no matter where they live. We are very grateful to Tony and E.ON for their support as we rely solely on donations to fund our vital work."

The E.ON Employee Community fund invites applications from employees based in the UK for funding of up to £2,000 for charities and community organisations that support education projects or vulnerable consumers.

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Notes to editors:

About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
In an industry first, E.ON has launched its Reset Review - a process that will examine every aspect of E.ON's relationship with its customers. It will look at tariffs and bills, at how customers pay, at how products are sold, and how support is offered to customers. To do this E.ON will work with its independent Customer Council, directly with its customers and engage with consumer advocacy groups and other interested parties to undertake the Reset Review. As a result, E.ON will put customers back in control of their energy, which will be simply communicated and transparently fair;
E.ON's generation portfolio includes world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations. E.ON is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP), and is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.
E.ON and Age UK's community work to offer energy efficiency advice to older people has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award 2011 for Outstanding Community Initiative;
E.ON has been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark - a national standard of excellence in community investment.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Victoria Blake on 02476 181 304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

Press Statement re: the Energy and Climate Change Committee’s report on EU Emissions Trading System

VictoriaBlake — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:28:00 GMT

Commenting on the publication of the Energy and Climate Change Committee's report on the EU Emissions Trading System report, Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK said:

"We welcome the publication of this timely report and support the concerns the Committee has about the carbon floor price.

"The carbon floor price is a tax not an incentive and, because it applies only in the UK and not across Europe, risks a one-sided increase in UK customers' bills as well as a detrimental impact on UK industry.

"We believe that carbon prices higher than those under the EU Emissions Trading System are bad for customers, bad for the economy and do no significant environmental good. We would ask the Government to focus on improving the role of the EU Emissions Trading System as an investment driver, whilst driving low carbon investment through the targeted mechanism of Contracts for Differences."

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For more information contact:

Scott Somerville on 024 7618 3438

West Midland's based charity for children gains support from E.ON Community Fund

VictoriaBlake — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:02:00 GMT

The UK charity Sunfield, based in Clent, near Stourbridge, has been awarded a grant of £2,000 from E.ON's Employee Community Fund, courtesy of E.ON employee Helen Moore.

Sunfield, a national UK charity, specialises in the care of children and young people, aged 6 to 19, with complex learning needs and is recognised internationally for its work with children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

Helen Moore, a HR Consultant with E.ON, said: "I was astounded by the work that takes place at Sunfield. Not only do they offer full time residential care, education and provision for day students they also provide an assessment and outreach service to support children within their own family and school environments. They make a real difference in people's lives and I was inspired to do my bit to help.

"In addition to the award from E.ON I was honoured to be able to organise a fundraising event for them featuring local band Flying Colours, whose front man Richard Hale is also an E.ON employee. I feel proud that E.ON and my colleagues helped me to do my bit and support such a worthwhile charity."

Sally Conway, Sunfield's Head of Family and Student Services, said: "We're extremely grateful to Helen, her colleagues and Flying Colours for supporting the work of Sunfield. We rely on donations to fund any new developments for the children and to have the support of a company such as E.ON is tremendous.

"The donations from the team and from the Employee Community Fund will help to fund the re-design and building of two autism specific houses which will accommodate 4 students in each residence. We thank everyone at E.ON for their continued support"

The E.ON Employee Community fund invites applications from employees based in the UK for funding of up to £2,000 for charities and community organisations that support education projects or vulnerable consumers.

If you would like to find out more about Sunfield or how to support their latest fundraising project, visit their website at www.sunfield.org.uk to find out what you can do to help.

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About Sunfield:

Sunfield is a national UK charity and residential special school supporting children and young people aged 6 -19 throughout England and Wales who have complex needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Sunfield is committed to the development of each individual child's abilities so that he or she may come to experience life to its full potential.
Sunfield offers up to 52 week personalised, high quality child centered education and residential care and therapy for children and young people with severe learning difficulties, many of whom also have additional complex needs. Sunfield offers a safe haven and space in a calm and caring environment where vulnerable young people can work through their difficulties and live their life to their full potential. We also offer our knowledge and experience through our Professional Development Centre, publications and an outreach service with the long term aim of benefiting the lives of children with profound ASD not just nationally but internationally.
For any press and media enquiries, please contact their Marketing and Communications Manager, Sarah Willis Tel: 01562 881 334/ Email: sarahw@sunfield.org.uk

About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
E.ON generates electricity from a mixture of fossil and renewable sources. It has world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations, onshore and offshore wind farms and is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP). It is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.
E.ON and Age UK's community work to offer energy efficiency advice to older people has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award 2011 for Outstanding Community Initiative;
E.ON has been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark - a national standard of excellence in community investment.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Victoria Blake on 02476 181 304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

E.ON announces independent Customer Council as part of the Reset Review: Allan Leighton, Justine Roberts and former MP and Select Committee Chair, Paddy Tipping to join

ScottSomerville — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:10:00 GMT

E.ON has today announced the members of its independent Customer Council that will play a key role in ensuring that issues identified and changes considered during the company's Reset Review will truly meet the needs of customers.

An industry first, the Reset Review which was announced in November, is a process that will examine every aspect of E.ON's relationship with its customers. It will look at tariffs and bills, at how customers pay, at how products are sold, and how support is offered to customers.

The independent Customer Council which will ensure E.ON is engaging with its customers, consumer advocacy groups and other parties who could provide insight as well as giving a reality check to and challenging the proposed reforms, will comprise:

Allan Leighton known internationally for his business career which includes roles as CEO of Asda, non-Executive Chairman of Royal Mail;
Justine Roberts founder and Chief Executive of influential website Mumsnet;
Paddy Tipping the former Labour MP and Chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, who is known for his campaigning work on many issues affecting some of society's most vulnerable.

Commenting on the formation of the independent Customer Council, Dr. Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK said:

"The importance of our Reset Review cannot be overstated and I am delighted that our independent Customer Council will be driven forward by three outstanding individuals - Allan, Justine and Paddy.

"Their experience of truly delivering for, and fighting for, people across the UK will be critical in making sure that the areas of our business we are examining are the right areas, the changes we propose will deliver results and that we are working in tandem with consumer advocacy groups and our customers themselves to truly push the reset button on the relationships we have."

Business leader, Allan Leighton, who will Chair the E.ON independent Customer Council, said:

"I'm delighted to be involved as I believe this process offers a real chance to help transform the way E.ON customers relate to the company. As a prime example I'm currently an E.ON customer but often struggle to understand my bill, this needs to change and I'm looking forward to helping achieve that.

"Over the coming months I know we will have the full support of Tony and the whole of E.ON to really push and challenge them to ensure that energy becomes as easy to understand and purchase as any other product."

Also joining the independent Customer Council is Mumsnet founder and Chief Executive, Justine Roberts.

"Energy is a hot topic on the Mumsnet discussion boards and I am looking forward to making sure that I can represent our users' views right at the heart of this process," she said.

"It's clear E.ON is serious about making changes to how it serves its customers and I'm looking forward to helping make sure those changes are for the better."

Paddy Tipping, the former MP for the Sherwood constituency in Nottinghamshire and Chair of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, commented:

"From my many years serving my constituents I know that few subjects are of more importance to people than their energy bills that is why it is so important that the companies truly meet the needs of their customers. I'm encouraged by the approach adopted by E.ON and playing my part in helping them to help their customers."

Over the coming weeks and months, E.ON will work with the independent Customer Council, directly with its customers and engage with consumer advocacy groups and other interested parties to undertake the Reset Review. As a result, E.ON will put customers back in control of their energy, which will be simply communicated and transparently fair.

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Notes to editors:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
E.ON generates electricity from a mixture of fossil and renewable sources. It has world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations, onshore and offshore wind farms and is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP). It is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.

For more information contact:

Scott Somerville on 024 7618 3438

E.ON supports Big Energy Week with dedicated help and free insulation for those most in need

VictoriaBlake — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:04:00 GMT

In support of Big Energy Week E.ON, one of the UK's leading energy companies, backs up its commitment to helping the most vulnerable UK households by offering free insulation, and £100 to help with winter energy costs, as well as practical advice on other ways to control bills through its dedicated support team.

Energy efficiency is one of the most effective and sustainable ways of tacking fuel poverty and is a long term way of helping people who are struggling to heat their homes. The new offer of free cavity wall and standard loft insulation, plus a cheque for £100, is available to anyone in receipt of Child Tax Credit where their annual household income is less than £16,190 or to anyone claiming Pension Credit.

David Bird, Customer Operations Director at E.ON, said: "We're delighted to support The Big Energy Week, every day of the year our teams up and down the country are taking calls, making calls and visiting customers to offer not just words of advice by real help that can make a big difference to their wallets.

"We're committed to helping our customers get energy fit and this free insulation offer is a great example of how taking a few simple steps, we can work together with consumers to help control their energy bills as well as offering £100 to help them heat their homes this winter."

The offer is open to anyone who fits the criteria - whether they are an E.ON customer or not - and E.ON estimates that over 700,000 households could benefit¹.

E.ON also offers support through its CaringEnergy scheme which is designed to help improve the warmth, energy efficiency and income of vulnerable households. Our CaringEnergy advisers can:

Help customers to check they are on the best tariff for their circumstances
Make sure that customers are making savings by using the most efficient payment method
Offer simple tips on how to reduce energy consumption at home
Provide Benefit Entitlement Checks to potentially increase household income
Offer additional financial support through the Warm Home Discount, our tariff for our most vulnerable customers, WarmAssist, or through our CaringEnergy Trust Fund

To find out more about the free insulation offer, please visit eonenergy.com/insulation or call 0845 302 4253 (lines are open Monday to Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 8am-6pm). More information regarding our CaringEnergy scheme can be found at eonenergy.com/caringenergy

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Notes to editors:

1. Installing cavity wall and loft insulation can reduce your heating bills by as much as £390 a year for a 1940s three bed semi detached home with a 10 year old gas boiler and a gas price of 3.73p/kWh. More modern homes save less. Individual savings depend on a large number of factors and the £390 quoted should be treated as a guide. Also many customers like to have a warmer home, making it more comfortable. This reduces the saving. But even allowing for this, both forms of insulation are a worthwhile investment;

About the offer:

E.ON anticipates that the installations will be completed within three months of households registering to receive their free home survey. £100 per household will be given to eligible customers within two months after the cavity wall and/or loft insulation installation has taken place;
E.ON is unique in the market in the way it contributes to the cost of ‘extras' such as scaffolding or dealing with oversized properties; many providers charge extra costs to the householder whereas E.ON contributes towards the cost to a limit of £200. For people on Pension Credit or Child Tax Credit (where the annual household income is less than £16,190), E.ON fully funds the cost of the extras;
This scheme is available in England, Scotland and Wales and excludes housing association, council tenants, flats and maisonettes. All applications are subject to a home survey by the appointed installer (or company acting on their behalf).Full Terms and Conditions will be set out in the contract with the appointed installer. The scheme is administered by E.ON Energy Solutions Limited who reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Loft insulation offer not available if a household has more than 160mm existing loft insulation.

About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to around five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power.

For more information please contact:

Victoria Blake on 02476 181304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

E.ON announces 6% cut in electricity prices

ScottSomerville — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:48:00 GMT

E.ON has today (MON 16 JAN) announced a 6% decrease in its standard electricity prices. The decrease, which equates to £31² off the average annual bill, will take effect from Monday 27^th February 2012.

75% of all E.ON customers to benefit¹
Fixed price fairness: Customers on fixed deals able to change E.ON tariff for free
Reset Review continues and promises real benefits for customers

E.ON UK Chief Executive, Dr. Tony Cocker said: "We understand that household bills are the most pressing concern for families across the country. Reductions over the last few months in the wholesale price that we pay for our customers' energy have now allowed us to help as many of our customers as possible by cutting our electricity price. This 6% cut will help some 75% of all our customers¹.

"Whilst we're pleased to pass on this recent slight fall in wholesale prices, most experts agree that global energy prices will continue their long-term rise. At E.ON we've provided a lot of support and tailored advice to customers including practical help, such as putting in loft or cavity wall insulation, and financial help to those in most need. Over the coming months we'll continue to help our customers to monitor their energy use and control their bills so that they become energy fit."

Today's drop in prices is only part of the change that is needed in the energy industry, continues Dr. Cocker: "Our Reset Review continues at pace and, with the help of our independent Customer Council, consumer advocacy groups and most importantly our 28,000 strong YourSay panel which is made up exclusively of customers, we‘re going to deliver the changes needed to get back the trust of our customers.

"No stone is being left unturned as we look at the products we offer, how we support our customers and how we make clear what goes into a bill. The Reset Review will make sure that our customers not only know that we are transparently fair but see that we are too."

E.ON continues to help their most vulnerable customers so that they can manage their energy use and therefore bills on a continuing basis. Amongst the many measures and advice on offer this includes providing free cavity wall and standard loft insulation, plus a cheque for £100, to anyone in receipt of Child Tax Credit where their annual household income is less than £16,190 or to anyone claiming Pension Credit.

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Notes to editors:

¹= An estimated 3.7million customers or approximately 75% of E.ON UK's domestic supply customers.

² = Based on an Ofgem average of 3,300 kWh per annum paying by fixed monthly Direct Debit.

Key details:

How much is the decrease announced today?

6% reduction in E.ON's Standard electricity price

What current E.ON products will benefit from this reduction on the 27^th February 2012?

Standard & derivatives (all payment methods, Pre-Payment Meter inclusive), including: Unrestricted, E7, E10, E18, Heatwise, Comfort Extra, Electrical Heating, Southern Heat, Standard Reward
Age UK variable products (Age UK Standard, Age UK High User & Age UK Standard Reward)
Energy online
Go Green
Selected Capped products
EnergyFit
Home Energy Pack Reward

What is the effect on the average bill/bills?

The reduction is equivalent to an annual saving of £31 for an electricity customer who pays by monthly direct debit and uses an average amount.

How many customers does this decrease benefit?

Estimated at 3.7m, or 75% of our customers. Over 90% of our customers on standard tariffs will see a decrease (90.5%) as they are supplied with electricity as either a standalone tariff or as part of a dual fuel product.

For further information please contact:
Scott Somerville 02476 183 438 or Victoria Blake 02476 181 304

E.ON progresses with construction of its wind farm in Caithness

VictoriaBlake — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:59:00 GMT

E.ON will this week begin to prepare phase two construction of its Camster wind farm in Caithness.

The Camster wind farm will be situated between Lybster and Watten and feature 25 turbines capable of generating up to 50MW of electricity, enough power for up to 35,000 homes¹.

Work began in late 2010 to prepare the site access roads; this included the construction of seven kilometres of access roads and the upgrade of three bridges, to enable them to carry the weight of construction vehicles.

Phase two will include building a temporary construction compound, wind turbine foundations, a permanent met mast and more site access tracks.

Dean Guy, Construction Project Manager at E.ON, said: "This is a major development for us. The Camster site is an excellent place for a wind farm and this next stage of construction marks a significant step towards completing the project, which we hope to be fully operational by mid 2013.

"We're working very hard to use local companies, as much as possible, throughout the construction of this wind farm and have appointed Highlands based contractors and plant and machinery suppliers."

E.ON is committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with the communities surrounding its sites and a community benefits fund worth up to £150,000 per year will support local Caithness projects throughout the wind farm's lifetime.

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1 Based on UK average annual domestic household electricity consumption of 4,725kWh.

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
The 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;
We're a market leader in UK combined heat and power (CHP) with 12 sites supplying over 500MW of electricity and in excess of 900MW of heat;
We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 21 wind farms located from Cambridgeshire to Kintyre;
We recently launched our first wave power generator, which is the first in UK waters and which is capable of generating 750kW of renewable energy;
We have 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development in the UK;
E.ON Group has announced it intends to reduced the carbon intensity of its generation by 50% by 2020 (on 1990 levels);
E.ON Group aims to invest up to €3bn between 2011 and 2013 on renewable generation and climate protection activities.

For more information contact:

Victoria Blake on 02476 181 304 or victoria.blake@eonenergy.com

Cara Ponton on 02476 181 303 or cara.ponton@eonenergy.com

E.ON launches offer of free insulation plus £100 for those most in need

CaraPonton — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:22:00 GMT

New offer open to anyone in receipt of Child Tax Credit where income is less than £16,190 or to anyone claiming Pension Credit

E.ON has today (MONDAY) launched a new offer of free cavity wall and standard loft insulation, plus a cheque for £100, to anyone in receipt of Child Tax Credit where their annual household income is less than £16,190 or to anyone claiming Pension Credit.

The offer is open to anyone who fits these criteria - whether they are an E.ON customer or not - and E.ON estimates that over 700,000 households could benefit¹.

Experts at E.ON have calculated that the average home can save up to £390 a year on their energy bills² by insulating homes with cavity wall and loft insulation, yet a recent survey for the company showed that over half of those questioned (57%) had no idea that such savings are possible³.

Nigel Dewbery, from E.ON's Energy Efficiency Team, said: "We're committed to helping the UK get energy fit, and this new offer allows us to reach some of the most vulnerable people in society with the three-fold benefit of free insulation, lower energy bills, plus a cheque for £100 to offer help in paying energy bills.

"We hope to be inundated with requests from people wanting to take us up on this unique offer."

To find out more about this offer, please visit eonenergy.com/insulation or call 0845 302 4253 (lines are open Monday to Friday 8am-8pm and Saturday 8am-6pm).

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Notes to editors:

1. Source: E.ON;

2. Installing cavity wall and loft insulation can reduce your heating bills by as much as £390 a year for a 1940s three bed semi detached home with a 10 year old gas boiler and a gas price of 3.73p/kWh. More modern homes save less. Individual savings depend on a large number of factors and the £390 quoted should be treated as a guide. Also many customers like to have a warmer home, making it more comfortable. This reduces the saving. But even allowing for this, both forms of insulation are a worthwhile investment;

3. Research carried out by OnePoll with 2,000 respondents in August 2011.

About the offer:

E.ON anticipates that the installations will be completed within three months of households registering to receive their free home survey. £100 per household will be given to eligible customers within two months after the cavity wall and/or loft insulation installation has taken place;
E.ON is unique in the market in the way it contributes to the cost of ‘extras' such as scaffolding or dealing with oversized properties; many providers charge extra costs to the householder whereas E.ON contributes towards the cost to a limit of £200. For people on Pension Credit or Child Tax Credit (where the annual household income is less than £16,190), E.ON fully funds the cost of the extras;
This scheme is available in England, Scotland and Wales and excludes housing association, council tenants, flats and maisonettes. All applications are subject to a home survey by the appointed installer (or company acting on their behalf).Full Terms and Conditions will be set out in the contract with the appointed installer. The scheme is administered by E.ON Energy Solutions Limited who reserves the right to withdraw this offer at any time. Loft insulation offer not available if a household has more than 160mm existing loft insulation.

About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power.

For more information please contact:

Jag Kahlon at E.ON on 02476 181 308

E.ON helps Stoke-on-Trent community group get Energy Fit this winter

VictoriaBlake — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Chell Heath Residents Association in Stoke on Trent has been awarded a grant of nearly £5,000 from E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund as part of its work with charity ‘Beat the Cold' to help residents cut their energy bills this winter.

The funding from E.ON will pay for a series of community events where local residents can access expert home energy advice to learn how to use energy more wisely in their homes and reduce their energy bills. Local residents are invited to attend the first of these events tomorrow, Tuesday 10^th January, at The Residents Centre, 461 Chell Heath Road, ST6 6HJ between 9.30am and 1pm. The grant will also help to equip the kitchen at the Residents' Centre with A-rated appliances that reduce both carbon emissions and running costs.

Jim Gibson, Chairperson of Chell Heath Residents Association, said: "There are lots of families in Chell Heath who are struggling to heat their homes this winter. These events will offer practical help and advice that they can trust as well as encouraging people to think about the importance of energy efficiency to help safeguard their future. We're really grateful to E.ON for their help and support."

Tony Jenkin Jones, from E.ON's Community Relations team, said: "We're really pleased to be able to help Chell Residents Association support local residents with energy advice and measures to help them get energy fit in their homes.

"It's vital that people have all the support they need to help them reduce their energy use and keep their bills as manageable as possible, and we're pleased to be working with like-minded partners and community groups in Stoke who can help us deliver this as part of our partnership with the city."

Martin Chadwick, from Beat the Cold, said: "As the temperature drops more and more people in Stoke-on-Trent will struggle to keep warm at home. Helping residents of Chell Heath make changes to save money on their energy bills is essential. Our 15 years of experience tells us that many households don't know where to go for help so events like these on their doorsteps run by local people are vitally important."

"We are grateful to E.ON for their support and to the local voluntary agencies coming to take part in the event."

E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund helps local community groups and not for profit organisations by offering funding for energy efficiency events or renewable energy technologies. E.ON recently awarded £10,000 to Stoke-on-Trent's Blurton Farm Residents Association. So far E.ON has helped 48 community groups and projects in the UK since launching its Sustainable Energy Fund and has awarded over £590,000 of grants.

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About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
E.ON generates electricity from a mixture of fossil and renewable sources. It has world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations, onshore and offshore wind farms and is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP). It is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.
E.ON has formed Sustainable City partnerships with a number of cities in the UK to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across entire communities, whilst also stimulating local economies and jobs through energy efficiency measures and smart technologies. E.ON's growing number of city partners includes local authorities such as Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Exeter and Milton Keynes as well as partners such as local businesses, housing providers, social enterprise and other utility companies.
E.ON and Age UK's community work to offer energy efficiency advice to older people has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award 2011 for Outstanding Community Initiative;
E.ON has been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark - a national standard of excellence in community investment.

About Beat the Cold

Beat the Cold is an independent voluntary agency and registered charity working to reduce the incidence of fuel poverty and cold-related illness in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. In the 12 months April 2010 to March 2011, we supported over 3,000 households. Our help ranges from simple energy advice and referrals, to a crisis response service for households at risk of ill health after the loss of heating and hot water.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Andrew Barrow on 02476 183 677 or andrew.barrow@eon-uk.com

E.ON leads N2EX participation with gross bidding agreement

ScottSomerville — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:03:00 GMT

E.ON has today announced it has signed a gross bidding agreement with N2EX for its Day Ahead Auction which led it immediately to significantly increase the size of volume it traded through the platform.

This means E.ON Energy Trading is now trading in excess of 30% of E.ON UK's generation related energy through the Day Ahead Auction with a matching volume from its Retail Sales energy. On the 3^rd of January it traded as much as 50% of its generation volume.

Commenting on the increased volumes which improve liquidity and transparency in the market, Dr. Tony Cocker, Chief Executive of E.ON UK said:

"We firmly believe that the combination of OTC trading and auction will enhance the UK power market and increase confidence in price discovery and liquidity. Our decision to match our existing clear commitment to N2EX with a binding gross bidding agreement is significant and will hopefully be followed by other players.

"We want to see a credible and sustainable auction index that can be relied upon consistently - achieving this will give the confidence to new participants to take part in the auction and related OTC contracts. A robust reference price is also an important building block to a successful implementation of electricity market reform in the UK.

"Since the launch of the N2EX auction E.ON has been at the forefront of its promotion and development. We have been a leading participant in the N2EX auction, and repeat our calls for other participants to come on board and match our commitment by increasing the volumes they place within the auction."

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For more information contact:

Scott Somerville on 0247 6183438

Press statement re: Generation transparency

VictoriaBlake — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:11:00 GMT

E.ON will publish details of its UK and Netherlands based plant availability at www.eon-uk.com/generation/generationtransparency.aspx.

This is being published in accordance with requirements specified under the REMIT obligations and we will also be working within existing industry codes to seek further modifications such that all participants can comply in a simple and consistent way.

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Notes to editors:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
E.ON generates electricity from a mixture of fossil and renewable sources. It has world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations, onshore and offshore wind farms and is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP). It is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.

For more information contact:

Scott Somerville on 024 7618 3438

Stockton Hospice gains support from E.ON community fund

VictoriaBlake — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:57:00 GMT

Butterwick Hospice in Stockton on Tees has been awarded a grant of £1,500 from E.ON's Employee Community Fund, courtesy of E.ON employee Terry Finnigan.

The hospice offers a wide range of complementary therapies for adults and children attending the hospice as well as their families and carers. Reflexology, acupuncture, aromatherapy and massage are used by the hospice to help reduce stress and anxiety and in some cases to also help relieve pain and nausea.

Terry Finnigan, who works for E.ON's Climate and Renewables business and an active fundraiser for the hospice, said: "Butterwick Hospice relies heavily on donations and I'm thrilled that E.ON can help in this way. The support they provide is excellent and this kind donation will go some way to helping many patients experience."

Glynis Finnigan, Head of Complementary Therapies for Butterwick Hospice Care, said: "We're delighted and extremely grateful for this donation which will help towards the cost of maintaining our valuable service.

"At Butterwick Hospice we care for many adults and children with life threatening illnesseses every week. Complementary therapies are a very important part of that care, with over 5,000 treatments being given every year to patients and their families. All of the treatments we offer are given free of change and we rely heavily on donations and public support to offer this service. E.ON's support is greatly appreciated."

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Notes to editors:

At E.ON, we recognise that many of our colleagues have charities that hold particular importance for them and our Employee Community Fund is a great way for us to help our employees raise funds for those charities;
E.ON has just been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark - a national standard of excellence in community investment;
E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide.

For more information contact:

Victoria Blake on 02476 181304

E.ON helps Stoke-on-Trent community group to ‘Beat the Cold'

VictoriaBlake — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:03:00 GMT

Blurton Farm Residents Association in Stoke on Trent has been awarded a grant of over £10,000 from E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund as part of its work with charity ‘Beat the Cold' to help residents cut their energy bills this winter.

The funding from E.ON will pay for a series of community events, providing expert home energy advice for residents on topics including cavity wall and loft insulation and solar panels, metering and bill assistance, referrals for debt advice and benefit entitlements and grant checks. Local residents attended the first of these events on Friday 16^th December along with a very special guest.

The funding has also paid for the installation of an energy monitoring unit and display at the newly opened Blurton Community Hub to help reduce running costs and promote energy awareness to the local community.

Christine Pratt, Chairperson of Blurton Farm Residents Association, said: "As a volunteer group working to improve the lives of around 80 families in our community, we're really grateful to E.ON for their help and support.

"We were delighted by the feedback from Friday's event and hope that we can make a very real difference to keep these families warm with less worry this winter."

Tony Jenkin Jones, from E.ON's Community Relations team, said: "We're really pleased to be able to help Blurton Farm Residents Association support local residents with energy advice and measures to help them get energy fit in their homes.

Martin Chadwick, from Beat the Cold, said: "Many households in Blurton will struggle to keep warm at home this winter. Helping residents of Blurton make changes to save money on their energy bills is essential. Our 15 years of experience shows that these households could save anywhere between £90 and £1,300 a year but that many households are not aware of where to go to for help.

"We're pleased E.ON is helping community groups like Blurton Farm Residents Association to support local residents in a community setting, taking the advice and support to them."

E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund helps local community groups and not for profit organisations by offering funding for energy efficiency events or renewable energy technologies. So far E.ON has helped 47 community groups and projects since launching its Sustainable Energy Fund and has awarded over £580,000 of grants.

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Notes to editors:

About E.ON:

E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. E.ON employs around 12,000 people in the UK and more than 79,000 worldwide;
In the UK, E.ON supplies power and gas to over five million domestic, small and medium-sized enterprise and industrial customers. E.ON also offers innovative energy services and technologies tailored to meet its customers' needs, and is helping customers become energy fit by encouraging them to insulate their homes, moderate their energy usage and even generate their own power;
E.ON generates electricity from a mixture of fossil and renewable sources. It has world-class gas-, coal- and oil-fired power stations, onshore and offshore wind farms and is a market leader in combined heat and power (CHP). It is one of the UK's leading green generators with 21 wind farms and the UK's first wave power generator, with another 1,500MW of renewable capacity under development.
E.ON has formed Sustainable City partnerships with a number of cities in the UK to help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions across entire communities, whilst also stimulating local economies and jobs through energy efficiency measures and smart technologies. E.ON's growing number of city partners includes local authorities such as Coventry, Stoke-on-Trent, Sheffield, Exeter and Milton Keynes as well as partners such as local businesses, housing providers, social enterprise and other utility companies.
E.ON and Age UK's community work to offer energy efficiency advice to older people has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award 2011 for Outstanding Community Initiative;
E.ON has been named as one of only 41 UK companies to be awarded the CommunityMark - a national standard of excellence in community investment.

About Beat the Cold

Beat the Cold is an independent voluntary agency and registered charity working to reduce the incidence of fuel poverty and cold-related illness in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. In the 12 months April 2010 to March 2011, we supported over 3,000 households. Our help ranges from simple energy advice and referrals, to a crisis response service for households at risk of ill health after the loss of heating and hot water.

For more information contact:

Louise Nottage on 02476 181 942 or louise.nottage@eonenergy.com or Andrew Barrow on 02476 183 677 or andrew.barrow@eon-uk.com