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Tower Hamlets Energy Community Power

The council runs a scheme called the Tower Hamlets Energy (T.H.E.) Community Power, which uses the collective buying power of residents to ensure that energy providers offer the best energy rates possible to those who are registered on the scheme.

The innovative programme won the team the council’s 2014 Best Idea/Innovation Award.

Find out how the scheme works.

View the results of the most recent energy auction which took place on 21 May 2019.

Residents who switched energy supplier from the May 2019 energy auction received an offer for a £212 average annual saving on their energy bill.

Register for the next energy auction

The next energy auction will take place on Tuesday 8 October.

You can register via the two methods below:

• complete the easy to use online form
• call the office on 0800 508 8364.

In order to register, you will need to have the following information:

• current gas and/or electricity provider
• tariff name for gas and/or electricity
• current payment method, e.g. monthly direct debit, pre-payment meter etc
• how much gas and/or electricity you use, in pounds or kWh, preferably from an annual statement.

The above information can usually be found on a recent bill or an end-of-year statement. If you are unable to find the required information, you can contact your current supplier and they will be able to provide it to you. It is very important to have this information so that the system can generate an accurate and personalised offer.

Residents who register for the scheme will start receiving personalised offer letters shortly after 21 October and will have until 26 November to accept the offer.

For online registrations, a personalised email offer will be sent, please make sure to check the spam folder if you haven't received the email.

Why should you switch supplier? Watch the short video below to see what our partner iChoosr UK have to say about this.

May 2019 Energy Auction Winners