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How can I switch to green electricity?

Since 1998 - when the energy market was opened up to competition - it's
been possible to switch your supplier to one supplying green energy. Now there's a new law that says all suppliers have to buy some green energy (currently 3%).

There are two main types of green electricity tariffs:

  • Energy schemes which promise to buy renewable energy to match some of your electricity usage. Some of these schemes ensure that suppliers exceed their legally obliged levels of green supply
  • Fund schemes which put money aside to fund environmental projects.

Some schemes provide a combination of both.

Friends of the Earth recommend energy based tariffs and have produced a
league table of suppliers

Greenpeace recommend signing up to Juice


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