It comes after three customers won £4,400 worth of energy during England’s 3-0 win against Mexico on MondayEngland celebrating their World Cup win against Mexico (Image: Nick Potts/PA Wire)British Gas is giving away five years' worth of free electricity every time England scores a goal this weekend in their quarter final World Cup clash against Norway. Each goal will be worth £4,400, with all British Gas customers automatically entered into the prize draw. Winners will be selected at random after the final whistle. The money will be applied as a bill credit on the customer electricity account. It comes after three British Gas customers won £4,400 worth of energy during England’s 3-0 win against Mexico on Monday.
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A British Gas spokesperson said: "There's nothing quite like getting behind England together, and we wanted to give our customers another reason to celebrate every goal this weekend. "We're always looking for ways to give back to our customers, whether that's through prizes, rewards or helping them save money at home. "Last weekend we were delighted to see three of our customers win five years free electricity, and we're excited to offer more customers the chance to be winners this Saturday." British Gas isn't the only energy firm offering perks to customers during the World Cup. EDF is giving households two hours of free electricity during the match this Saturday if they register by midnight on Friday. Plus, they’ll get an extra hour free if the match runs into extra time. Over 100,000 customers are already signed up to benefit. It comes as energy bills have risen after the Ofgem price cap rose by around 13% on July 1. For the typical household that pays by direct debit, the price cap increased from £1,641 to £1,862 a year. The price cap will remain in place until October, when it will be updated again - and households have been warned not that bills will remain high. Cornwall Insight said it expects a typical household to be facing a bill of £1,849 from October. This will land harder as people switch their heating back on as temperatures drop. In more energy news, it was recently revealed that the Energy Ombudsman has helped resolve over one million customer complaints. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) announced on June 17 that it will improve access to Energy Ombudsman for consumers. This includes reducing the complaint escalation timeframe from the current eight weeks to six weeks, and compensation for consumers when remedies are not implemented on time.
