Centrica

Centrica is an international energy and services company that operates across the energy system, spanning retail energy supply, energy trading and optimisation, and energy infrastructure. It serves residential and business customers in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and states that it operates in more than 40 countries. Centrica plc was formed in 1997, following the demerger of British Gas, and the group traces more than 200 years of heritage in the UK energy industry.

The group's businesses include British Gas, which provides retail energy supply and related services to homes and businesses in the UK; Bord Gáis Energy, which performs a similar role primarily in Ireland; Centrica Energy, covering energy trading, optimisation and wholesale energy activities; and Centrica Business Solutions, which works with business customers on accessing energy and using it more effectively.

Its stated technical areas include energy trading and optimisation, energy infrastructure, energy storage and energy management, alongside the transition to net zero. The company states a purpose of energising a greener, fairer future, with sustainability and the net zero transition featuring in its plans. Industry verticals in which it operates include residential and commercial energy supply, energy trading, infrastructure, storage and energy services.