British Gas giving 'half price' energy bills out to customers in December

British Gas set to offer thousands of households half-price electricity for two days this Christmas. British Gas is offering the discounted energy over Christmas Day and Boxing Day between 11am and 4pm, it has confirmed.

With PeakSave, you can save money by making small changes to when you use electricity. No matter what tariff you're on, you can sign up for PeakSave. By joining, you get half-price electricity on PeakSave Sundays and with our new PeakSave Green Flex events too.

"And, if you sign up before 15 December, you’ll get half-price electricity on Christmas Day and Boxing Day too!" the firm has said. It explained: "Already completed this form? You're all set! There’s no need to re-register. New to PeakSave and want to join the fun? Fill in the details below and we'll do two things.

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"Check if you have the right meter (a smart meter that makes PeakSave work). We'll let you know by email within 7-10 days if you're good to go. If we supply your electricity but you don’t have a smart meter, you should still fill in your details."

You can only join PeakSave if you get your electricity from British Gas. British Gas is not the only firm to be offering customers half-price electric this year either. E.ON Next is giving thousands of customers free electricity over three days this Christmas.

Julian Lennertz, chief commercial officer at E.ON Next, told The Sun: "As the festive season approaches we know many across the nation may be worried about making ends meet. Our new Free Electricity Days deal will help our customers enjoy their Christmas, without worry over the impact any extra electricity usage across these three key festive days will have on their energy bills.

"This is the first time E.ON Next has offered three consecutive days of free electricity and I am thrilled we are able to do this for our customers at a special time of year."