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    Wherever you live in Britain, you can power your home with Ecotricity.

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    Better for the environment, better for your business.

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    Ecotricity is a renewable energy company supplying green energy to over 200,000 customers across the UK.
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Our history


It’s been a pretty eventful journey since that first windmill back in 1996. Find out more by clicking on each year.

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