Consumers willing to switch to a green energy supplier

A GREEN energy company claims switching to environmentally-friendly suppliers could be no more expensive than using the so-called Big Six.

Ecotricity says less than 2 per cent of Britain’s 26 million households currently have an electricity tariff that is predominantly sourced from renewable energy.

But they claim more would switch if not for the misconception that green energy costs more.

The company say their standard tariff is the same as traditional suppliers.

Dale Vince, founder of Ecotricity, said: “The biggest single thing that a person can do to cut their carbon emissions is switch to a green electricity supply.

“New research shows that 46 per cent of people would switch to a green energy supplier if it didn’t cost them any more than they currently pay.

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