UK first: Bristol Energy trials 'heat as a service'

Madeleine Cuff
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Government-backed trial means Bristol Energy is now offering households chance to buy a 'Heat Plan' tailored to their individual lifestyle

What if you paid a company not for units of energy, but for keeping the rooms of your house warm when you use them? That's the idea of a novel new heating service now on offer from energy supplier Bristol...

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