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British Gas offers smart meter customers free weekend electricity

04 July 2016 •

British Gas offers smart meter customers free weekend electricity

Utility firm's 2.4 million home smart meter customers to benefit from free electricity on either Saturday or Sunday each week

British Gas is now offering its smart meter customers free electricity between 9am and 5pm on either Saturday or Sunday each week in what the utility provider is calling an ‘industry first' energy plan....

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