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Centrica profited more than £300 per household since energy crisis hit
The headquarters of Centrica in Windsor, Berkshire

ENERGY giant Centrica has made a profit of more than £300 per household since the energy crisis began, figures revealed today, exposing the “stark inequality at the heart of the energy system.”

Centrica’s latest figures show it made £269 million from households via British Gas and £307m from market trading.

Its operating profits amounted to more than £1.5 billion in 2024.

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