2008 League Table
How much an electricity supplier spends on building new sources of green electricity is an accurate measure of green commitment regardless of supplier size.
This year the average spend of all electricity companies (excluding Ecotricity) was £26.51 per customer, an improvement from last years average spend of just £7.47! But it's still not good enough. Based on 2008 investment figures, Britain will fail to meet even half of the EU's 2020 renewable energy target.
Ecotricity spent over £400 per customer in the same year. A level of commitment to new build renewables no other electricity company comes near to.
This year does mark a record investment from one of the Big Six. ScottishPower invested £300 million in total, but invested in just one wind farm. Of the small independents, Good Energy and Green Energy spent nothing, for the fifth year in succession.
WhichGreen 2008 League Table
| Rank | Supplier | £ / Customer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ecotricity | £401.49 |
| 2 | ScottishPower | £102.66 |
| 3 | Centrica | £38 |
| 4 | Scottish & Southern | £16.31 |
| 5 | EDF Energy | £10.69 |
| 6 | npower | £4.38 |
| 7 = | E.On | £0 |
| 7 = | Green Energy UK | £0 |
| 7 = | Good Energy | £0 |
£'s/Customer figures are based on each supplier's total expenditure on building new renewable energy capacity divided by the average number of customers. Data was sourced from suppliers and/or OFGEM, BWEA, DTI.