Check who's taken over your energy supply
This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales
You might get a new energy supplier if your current supplier:
goes out of business
is bought by another energy company
changes their name
You’ll still have gas and electricity if this happens.
You’ll normally be told when your account is being moved to a new supplier.
If your current supplier goes bust, you can usually find out who your new supplier is within a few days. They will also contact you to tell you they've taken over your energy supply. You can read our advice about what to do if your energy supplier goes bust.
If your supplier is being sold or changing their name, they’ll contact you to tell you:
the name of your new supplier
when your account will be moved to the new supplier
These are the suppliers that have been taken over since January 2021, and the month they announced the change.
| Old supplier | New supplier | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Old supplier Bulb | New supplier Octopus Energy | Date December 2022 |
| Old supplier UK Energy Incubator Hub | New supplier Octopus Energy | Date July 2022 |
| Old supplier Xcel Power | New supplier Yu Energy | Date February 2022 |
| Old supplier Whoop Energy | New supplier Yu Energy | Date February 2022 |
| Old supplier Together Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date January 2022 |
| Old supplier Zog Energy | New supplier EDF | Date December 2021 |
| Old supplier Orbit Energy | New supplier Scottish Power | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Entice Energy | New supplier Scottish Power | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Social Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Neon Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier CNG Energy Ltd | New supplier Pozitive Energy | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Ampower | New supplier Yü Energy | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Zebra Power | New supplier British Gas | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier MA Energy | New supplier SmartestEnergy Business | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Omni Energy | New supplier Utilita | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier Bluegreen Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date November 2021 |
| Old supplier GoTo Energy | New supplier Shell | Date October 2021 |
| Old supplier Daligas | New supplier Shell | Date October 2021 |
| Old supplier Colorado Energy | New supplier Shell | Date October 2021 |
| Old supplier Pure Planet | New supplier Shell | Date October 2021 |
| Old supplier Igloo Energy | New supplier E.ON Next | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier Symbio Energy | New supplier E.ON Next | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier Enstroga | New supplier E.ON Next | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier Green | New supplier Shell Energy | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier Avro Energy | New supplier Octopus Energy | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier People's Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier Utility Point | New supplier EDF | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier MoneyPlus Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier PFP Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date September 2021 |
| Old supplier HUB Energy | New supplier E.ON Next | Date August 2021 |
| Old supplier Simplicity Energy | New supplier British Gas | Date January 2021 |
| Old supplier Green Network Energy | New supplier EDF | Date January 2021 |
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