First Utility CEO Mark Daeche talks to presenters Dominic Laurie and Mickey Clark.
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First Utility CEO Mark Daeche is interviewed by BBC business news presenter Aaron Heslehurst
Presenter Adam Shaw and Business Correspondent Simon Gompertz report on First Utility's new electricity service
With the average UK household gas and electricity bill having risen by nearly 40 per cent this year, Deborah Davies examines why energy charges are so high, whether changing suppliers can reduce bills, and the impact of Gordon Brown's fuel package.
Footage from the show. The panellists review the day’s papers and congratulate first:utility for being the first energy provider to announce a fall in electricity prices following a period of falling wholesale costs.
The BBC Watchdog team, with the help of Alison Morrison of Switch with Which?, informs a family about first:utility and its offer of smart meters for its customers as standard. “Smart meters are supposed to cut your energy usage by 15 per cent. The meter collects precise readings every 30 minutes. It knows exactly how much energy you use, therefore helping the company charge accurately and the family pinpoint ways to cut energy use, and spend less.”