British Gas

British Gas tariff history

February 2013

  • Launch of Price Promise July 2014
  • Launch of Price Promise April 2015
  • Online Variable May 2014 replaces Online Variable February 2014
  • Withdrawal of Discount Variable February 2014
  • Withdrawal of Fix and Fall March 2014

November 2012

  • Online Variable February 2014 replaces Online Variable November 2013
  • Online Variable February 2014 replaces Online Variable November 2013
  • Discount Variable February 2014 replaces Discount Variable November 2013

October 2012

  • Launch of Fix and Fall March 2014
  • Online Variable February 2014 replaces Online Variable November 2013
  • Discount Variable February 2014 replaces Discount Variable November 2013

August 2012

  • Online Variable November 2013 replaces Online Variable August 2013
  • Discount Variable November 2013 replaces Discount Variable August 2013

June 2012

  • Clear and Simple tariff replaces Standard tariff
  • Withdrawal of Online Energy and Fixed Price 2013
  • Launch of Online Variable August 2013, Fixed Price May 2014 and Sustainable Energy

February 2012 

  • Withdrawal of Price Promise April 2014
  • Launch of Fixed Price June 2013

December 2011

  • Launch of Price Promise April 2014 and remove March 2013

November 2011

  • Launched Online Energy tariff 
  • Withdrawal of OnlineSaver 5 and Online Fixed tariffs 
  • Withdrawal of Websaver 13 

September 2011

  • Withdrawal of Websaver 12 and OnlineSaver 4 
  • Launch of Websaver 13 and Online Fixed 
  • Launch Online Saver 5 

July 2011

  • launch of Price Promise March 2013

May 2011

  • withdrawal from market of Online Saver 3, along with the launch of Online Saver 4 with immediate effect
  • Fixed Price June 2012 and Fixed Price March 2013

May 2011

  • Introduction of new tariff DiscountSaver 2012

February 2011

  • Price Promise October 2012 is to be removed from market with immediate effect

January 2011

  • limited offer to standard tariff and dual fuel customers

October 2010

  • British Gas launches OnlineSaver 3 to replace OnlineSaver 2
  • British Gas launches WebSaver 10 to replace WebSaver 9

August 2010

  • A limited offer of EnergySmart & Energy Extra 50 plus £75 account credit available to all new Dual Fuel customers
  • Websaver 9 replaces Websaver 8

July 2010

  • Click Pay As You Go withdrawn from sale
  • Price Promise 2011 and Price Promise 2012 are made available British Gas customers coming off of the Price Protection 2010 tariff
  • British Gas withdraw the following payment types for all tariffs and customers looking to change their payment method; Standing Order, Quarterly Equal Payment, Advance Payment.

June 2010

  • Websaver 8 replaces Websaver 7

April 2010

  • WebSaver 7 replaces WebSaver 6
  • OnlineSaver 2 replaces OnlineSaver
  • Energy Extra 50 with WebSaver 7 is introduced
  • Historical fixed Price Protection March2012 and Price Protection April 2012 tariffs are introduced
  • Standard, Zero Carbon, Future Energy, OnlineSaver and Click 1-6 tariffs updated following a cut in the electricity rates

March 2010

  • Standard, Zero Carbon, Future Energy, OnlineSaver and Click 1 through to 6 updated following a decrease in the gas rates

February 2010

  • Price Promise June 2010 withdrawn from sale
  • 7% decrease in gas prices for all tariffs
  • WebSaver 5 withdrawn from sale
  • WebSaver 6 launched

January 2010

  • Price Guarantee March 2011 launched

December 2009

  • WebSaver 5 launched

August 2009

  • WebSaver 4 launched
  • Track and Save 2011 launched

May 2009

  • Price Promise June 2010 launched, customers can fix energy prices at standard tariff rates, with no premium until June 2010
  • Standard electricity prices reduced by an average of 10%
  • WebSaver 2 withdrawn from sale
  • WebSaver 3 launched

April 2009

  • Price Guarantee 2010 withdrawn from sale
  • Announces new rates for WebSaver 2

February 2009

  • Websaver 1 withdrawn from sale
  • Websaver 2 launched
  • Price guarantee 2010 launched – price guaranteed until end of March 2010
  • Announced price decrease of 10% for electricity customers

January 2009

  • Fixed Price 2012 withdrawn from sale
  • Announced standard tariff gas prices reduced by 10%

December 2008

  • Click Energy 6 withdrawn from sale
  • Websaver 1 launched. 10% discount against standard tariff prices until 31 March 2010

October 2008

  • Click Energy 5 prices increased for current customers
  • Click Energy 6 launched
  • Click Energy 5 withdrawn from sale
  • Click Pay As You Go tariff prices increased

September 2008

  • Fixed Price 2012 launched
  • Fixed Price 2011 withdrawn from sale
  • Market Tracker product withdrawn from sale

July 2008

  • Online prepayment tariff called Click Pay As You Go Energy launched
  • Price increases: Average British Gas prices rose by 35% for gas, 9% for electricity and 25% for dual fuel

June 2008

  • Market Tracker product price increased

May 2008

  • Click Energy 5 tariffs rates lowered
  • Price Guarantee December 2009 launched

March 2008

  • Market Tracker product rates updated

February 2008

  • Click Energy 5 launched, Click Energy 4 withdrawn

January 2008

  • Price increases: Average British Gas gas and electricity prices increased by 15%. However, Click Energy 4 and Market Tracker prices remain unaffected

To view the latest British Gas energy price announcements please visit our price announcements page.

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