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Sainsbury’s Energy
Household supermarket Sainsbury’s has joined forces with EDF to offer customers great savings on their household’s gas and electricity, as well as on their groceries, and the opportunity to collect Nectar points on energy bills.
With Sainsbury’s Energy you can earn Nectar points on your bills. If you register online, pay by monthly direct debit and participate in the supplier’s Read, Reduce and Reward scheme you could collect up to 6,200 Nectar points in the first year.
Services
- Electricity, gas and dual fuel tariffs
- Prepayment meter tariffs which charge exactly the same for electricity as customers who receive quarterly bills
- Priority services for customers with particular requirements, e.g. elderly, disabled or chronically sick
- Specialist home improvement services such as free visual wiring inspections, installation of electric heating and installation of showers
- Cavity wall and loft insulation offers
History of Sainsbury's Energy
Sainsbury’s Energy was launched on September 18, 2001. Originally Scottish Power (www.scottishpower.co.uk) provided the gas and electricity for the Sainsbury’s service but from September 6, 2006, EDF (www.edfenergy.com) took over as energy supplier.
Customers already registered with Sainsbury’s Energy before its switch of suppliers will continue to have their energy provided by Scottish Power. However, all new customers to Sainsbury’s Energy as from the 6th September 2006 are supplied by EDF.
Environmental responsibility
Sainsbury’s Energy customers’ total electricity demand comes from two sources: half is generated from EDF’s own UK gas and coal fire power stations; the other half is bought from other suppliers on the wholesale market. EDF power stations are among the cleanest and most efficient of their kind in the UK.
This table shows Sainsbury’s Energy’s fuel mix:
| Fuel source | Sainsbury’s Energy fuel mix | Average UK fuel mix |
| Coal | 49% | 33% |
| Gas | 31% | 43% |
| Nuclear | 12% | 16% |
| Renewables | 6% | 6% |
| Other | 2% | 2% |
| CO² emissions | Radioactive waste |
| 569 g/kWh | 0.0011 g/kWh |
Sainsbury’s Energy is part of the EDF Group, which has the lowest intensity of carbon emissions amongst all of the major European electricity producers. The group has recently spent around £240 million on SO2 emission reducing technology at its coal fired plants in Nottinghamshire.
EDF also has a specialist team to help you with energy efficiency advice.
In the community
As part of EDF’s commitment to the environment and the community, it has invested in a number of projects that focus on renewable energy sources.
The energy giant is partner to the Mayor of London’s Climate Change Agency and helps promote efficient energy supplies in the capital. This involves developing local sustainable heating and cooling projects to allow energy to be produced and delivered closer to the point of use.
EDF has also developed a northern offshore wind farm, with 30 turbines capable of producing up to 100MW of electricity - enough to supply power to about 72,000 homes a year.
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