The benefits
Owned by us
Big private companies are cashing in from our out of control fuel bills. We want an energy company run for the people it serves, not for profit.
Fairer Pricing
Over one million Londoners are in fuel poverty, choosing between heating and eating in the winter. We want an energy company that offers fair, affordable prices.
Cleaner & greener
To tackle climate change and curb air pollution, London needs to make the move to clean, renewable energy technology fit for the twenty-first century. We want a 100% clean energy company.
Democratic
Decisions about energy affect our health, our environments and our everyday lives. We want a company that listens and gives everyone a say!
About
We are calling on the Greater London Authority (GLA) – in collaboration with London boroughs – to set up a new people-powered energy company.
From Nottingham to Bristol, cities across Britain are leaving the Big Six behind by setting up their own, non-profit energy companies.
We don’t want ordinary Londoners to lose out. We’re getting ripped off by big energy companies and deserve something better.
We want a new public company that cuts bills and cuts polluting carbon emissions. A non-profit company with social justice, clean energy and democracy at its core. To make a start on funding this, the GLA should divest its £4.8billion pension fund from fossil fuels and reinvest in the people's energy company we're calling for.
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Publicly owned
For people, not for profit.
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Cleaner & Greener
Powered by renewables
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Fairer prices
Tackling Fuel Poverty
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Democratic
Controlled by ordinary Londoners
A broad coalition including...
Fuel Poverty Action
Platform London
PCS Union
NEF
Latest News
#PowerToUs! Have your say on London’s energy future with the new Deputy Mayor
Have your say on London’s energy future with the new Deputy Mayor
Sadiq’s ‘Energy Revolution’ must go beyond Boris’s dodgy deal with Big Energy
This week, Sadiq Khan announced that the first stage of Energy for Londoners would be continuing Boris’s controversial License Lite scheme. Here, we give 3 reasons why this is not the ‘Energy Revolution London’ needs.
3 ways that Sadiq’s Energy for Londoners could revolutionise the capital’s energy sector
Our campaigning has won a commitment to a London public energy company from Sadiq Khan. Here, we give 3 things Sadiq must commit to for Energy for Londoners to realise its true potential.
Press release: Protestors scale CMA over whitewashed Energy Report
Protestors from Switched on London have climbed onto the Competition and Markets Authority offices and unfurled a giant banner reading CMA <3 Big 6. Public Energy Now. Read more here.
Switch on! Winning Public Energy in London
Switch On! Winning Public Energy In London Launching Switched On London with a celebration of people power in our city! Book your free ticket and join on Facebook. When? Saturday April 23rd, 11.30-5.00 Where? Myatts Field North Centre, 24 Crawshay Road, Myatts Field, London, SW9 6FZ On Saturday April 23rd, Switched On London is launching with a celebration[…]
New Report: Switched On London- Democratic Energy in the Capital
A new report from New Economics Foundation and Switched On London makes the case for a new public energy company for London, and calls on the city’s Mayoral candidates to back the proposals.
Zac Goldsmith’s ties to Big Six energy companies leave Londoners in the cold
Campaign coalition Switched On London has today voiced concerns about Zac Goldsmith’s ties to the Big Six energy suppliers. Zac Goldsmith has appointed ex-British Gas Lobbyist as his Head of Policy in the run up to the mayoral elections. Despite Goldsmiths claims to be on the side of ordinary Londoners, London’s sky-high energy bills[…]
Why city-energy should NOT mean public-private partnerships
We take a look at the ways in which city-run energy is fast becoming a reality in the UK, casting a critical eye on the role of private companies such as Ovo energy, who are cashing in from what should be public, socially oriented initiatives.
Sadiq’s energy plan: a good step, but what about the cost of living crisis?
Today, Labour Mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan announced a plan for Energy For Londoners: a new public company to invest in renewable generation across the city. Here’s our response…
Creating a People-Powered Energy Company: Have Your Say!
Join us on Thursday 4th February at City Hall to share your ideas for the new people’s energy company we’re campaigning for.