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UK Energy Industry
The UK Energy Industry is split into three distinct parts:

Suppliers - the companies who supply and sell electricity and gas. From a customer perspective the suppliers are the most important group as these are the real contacts the customer will have with the energy industry.

Distributors - the distribution companies are responsible for getting the energy to you. This means that they are responsible for the pipes or cables in the road and the meters within your property. The suppliers effectively have contracts with the distributors to provide these services and all of these costs are already included in whatever price the supplier asks you to pay.

Generators - just as the name suggests the generators are responsible for generating the energy we use in our homes and businesses. At one time in the UK the major generators were all burning massive amounts of coal to generate electricity. Over the years the predominance of coal has declined in......

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