No chance of free electricity on Saturdays

Friday, 2 August 2013 00:00

There will be no free electricity for Manx residents on Saturdays despite British Gas eyeing a similar idea in the UK.

The energy giant is looking to give hundreds of thousands of customers free electricity for one day a week.

However the plans have been criticised by authorities here who claim the deal is a PR exercise that includes hidden charges - meaning no saving for customers.

Howard Quayle is chairman of the MEA - he told us people shouldn't get carried away by headlines:

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