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Bulb to be Nationalised?
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on the other hand, no-one really knows what is going on, so it's all speculationNever under estimate the power of stupid people in large numbers6
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I think I prefer the Octopus eating Bulb scenario. Becoming a similar size to the former Big-6 companies but with superior management, innovation and technology, they might shake the old cartel out of their complacency.Well, I can dream...0
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Just out of interest does anyone know how many customers they have combined? And how does this compare with Scottish Power (I think they're the smallest of the big suppliers).0
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Just under 4 million, which you could have ascertained by reading the articles.
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No need to be an ar*e about it. I was only asking a question. I thought that was the point of forums.6
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stewie_griffin said:Just out of interest does anyone know how many customers they have combined? And how does this compare with Scottish Power (I think they're the smallest of the big suppliers).0
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I had heard on the radio that the government have "gone cold on the idea of nationalisation" and would prefer to just watch how the situation develops.
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j.a.mcguire said:I had heard on the radio that the government have "gone cold on the idea of nationalisation"
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Details on how many customers each major supplier has can be found in the charts @ https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts
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The_Green_Hornet said:Details on how many customers each major supplier has can be found in the charts @ https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-and-research/data-portal/all-available-charts4
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