Gas and Electricity in Leicester - British Gas, SSE & More

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Leicester Abbey

Leicester is a city in the East Midlands of England and county town of Leicestershire. The city became internationally famous after their football team won the Premier League in 2015/16. It has a population of around 383,300 people. Leicester's incumbent suppliers are E·ON for electricity and British Gas for gas.

DistributionDistribution Network Operator (DNO) - Western Power Distribution Gas Distributor - National Grid

Western Power Distribution Leicester

Western Power Distribution

Emergency Number - 0800 6783 105

Non-emergency - 0800 096 3080

National Grid Leicester

National Grid

Emergency gas number - 0800 111 999

Non-emergency number - 0845 835 1111

Power cut in your home? Use the contact information above to give your DNO, Western Power Distribution, a call. Alternatively you can follow the link below to see live updates in your area:

View live power cuts in your area

Average Energy Usage by City

Electricity - 780 kWh = £131

Gas - 2950 kWh = £149

Source: Over three month period, via British Gas's UK Energy Consumption Checker.


Even though people in Great Britain have the ability to switch provider to whoever they so choose, many areas around the country seem to have a natural affinity towards their incumbent and historically linked suppliers. The most popular in the Leicester area is British Gas.

British Gas is the most popular in Leicester

Leicester Energy Offices

Leicester plays host to two of British Gas's offices. One national distribution office and one customer call centre. If you are interested in working for British Gas visit their careers page.

British Gas Leicester

Address
British Gas
National Distribution
Spinneyside Penman Way
Leicester
LE19 1SZ


History

Electricity

'East Midlands Electricity Board' (EMEB) formed in 1948, forming one of the 12 national electricity boards to provide electricity to the areas within their territory. It was acquired by Powergen in 1998; however, was then rebranded along with 'Midlands Electricity plc' as 'Central Works' in 2004. It is now part of E·ON.

Gas

The years 1948-1973 saw the gas supply in Leicester being supplied by 'East Midlands Gas Board'; however, after this point it became a region of the British Gas Corporation.