Let's stop the Great Gas Rip-Off
Our bills are sky-high while gas companies rake in record profits. It doesn’t have to be this way. Together we can stop the Great Gas Rip-Off.
Gas companies are rigging the system. We’re paying the price.
Gas companies set the price of our electricity, even when cheaper renewables are powering the grid.
The result? Families and communities struggle to feed their families while gas giants pocket millions.
The government can take more control of gas power stations, giving us cheaper, more stable energy from wind and solar.
Ready to stop the Great Gas Rip-Off?
By taking action together we can expose profiteering gas companies and push for fair energy prices.
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Our Plan in Action
From October to January, we’ll take action together across the UK. Start small, grow your confidence, and step up as the movement gathers momentum. If you want to run campaign stalls or bigger community events, you’ll need to join your local Greenpeace group or start one in your area to get support and resources.
Learn more about the Great Gas Rip-Off
Our demands
Right now, Britain’s electricity market is rigged. Gas companies get to set the price of our power almost all the time — even when cheaper renewables are supplying the grid. That’s why our bills are sky-high and our economy is bleeding billions.
It doesn’t have to be this way. We’re demanding that the government take back control of gas power stations and run them for the public good. By moving gas plants into a Regulated Asset Base (RAB) — a system that treats them as a strategic reserve — we can:
- Stop gas profiteering and stabilise prices.
- Cut household bills by £65 a year and save businesses £3.3 billion by 2028.
- Protect vulnerable households from future energy shocks.
- Accelerate the shift to clean, secure renewable power.
This is a low-cost, high-impact reform that would save billions, support families and communities, and put the UK on track for a fairer, cleaner energy future.
Our plan to win
To win, we need to expose the truth, reach the right people, change the story and force action.
If we succeed, public outrage will grow, pressure on politicians will intensify, and the Labour government will be forced to act. They’ll curb gas’s grip on electricity prices, bills will fall, and support for net zero will surge. By taking coordinated action together, we will:
✊ Force action: Pressure politicians to un-rig the system and stop gas from ripping us off.
🔍 Expose the truth: Show that Big Gas is driving up bills, while renewables could bring them down.
🤝 Reach the right people: Talk with people worried about their bills and sceptical about green policies, as well as small businesses and local communities.
📰 Change the story: Push the message that gas is the reason our bills are so high, and renewables are cheaper and more stable.
Quick facts
Behind the headlines, the figures tell the story. If you want to dig deeper into why gas is driving up bills and holding us back, here are some of the facts that fuel this campaign.
- The number of customers falling behind on their electricity bills with no repayment plan in place has more than tripled from 300,000 in 2012 to more than one million at the end of – 2024.
- Research shows gas sets UK prices 85% of the time.
- During the recent energy crisis, the huge spike in global gas prices added an estimated £90 billion onto UK gas bills between 2021 and 2024, equivalent to £1,300 per person.
- Climate Barometer’s YouGov poll from October 2024 shows that 65% of British adults support the net zero target, compared to 22% who oppose it.
- The net zero sector is growing three times faster than the overall UK economy.
- Gas fired power stations are sometimes paid millions of pounds just to supply a few hours of electricity.
- The companies behind Great Britain’s gas pipes and power lines have pocketed a windfall of nearly £4 billion from household bills during the energy and cost crisis.
This is the fight to cut bills and cut emissions.
Gas companies want us to think high bills are inevitable. They’re not. By standing together we can force the government to stop the Great Gas Rip-Off and make energy work for people, not profit.
