FUEL poverty is being eradicated in Middlewich according to Cheshire East Council.
The council set up a new energy supplier, Fairerpower, in March and with claims that it is now saving customers on average £200, council leader Michael Jones said it is helping to end fuel poverty across the borough.
Cllr Michael Jones, leader of Cheshire East Council, said: “Pay-as-you-go customers have often struggled to get good deals on gas and electricity and so are more likely to fall victim to fuel poverty.
“Cheshire East Council set up Fairerpower because we want to eradicate fuel poverty in the borough. This new development of our initiative is helping people who need it most – those who have been paying too much for their energy.
“We are proud that so many of our residents have benefited from this initiative. The council does not get any money out of Fairerpower, in fact we are investing in it. The return we get on that investment is the savings we are achieving for residents.”
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