CORONAVIRUS - Drax supplies free power to small care homes in Yorkshire

Energy company Drax Group is supplying more than 170 small care homes in communities local to its operations with free electricity and gas during the Covid-19 crisis.

The group says that the initiative is part of a package of support worth £636,000.

They are helping more than 170 small care homes by cancelling their gas and electricity bills for two months during the Covid-19 crisis.

All of the care homes selected to receive the free energy are small businesses based in communities local to Drax’s operations across England, Scotland and Wales and are already supplied by Opus Energy and Haven Power – both part of Drax Group.

The company is also donating £150,000 to the Money Advice Trust’s Business Debtline, to help SMEs facing financial hardship.

This is in addition to reduced and deferred payment plans to business customers adversely impacted by the lockdown and energy rates being frozen for three months for those rolling onto a monthly plan after their contracts finish. 

Drax Group CEO, Will Gardiner said:

“We’re working hard to offer more support to our customers and communities during this crisis. 

Care homes are critically important – they do incredible work looking after some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and we know this pandemic is putting them under immense pressure."

Care homes selected to receive free energy from Drax’s supply businesses, Haven Power and Opus Energy, will be notified that their bills have been cancelled.

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