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26/07/2012
Centrica Reports 15% Rise In Profits
Owners of British Gas, Centrica, have reported a 15% rise in first-half adjusted operating profits to £1.45bn.
The results include a 23% rise in operating profits at its residential energy division, British Gas, to £345m.
The company said volumes were boosted by the "colder than usual" weather between April and June.
In May, British Gas suggested that bills could increase for customers this winter, blaming rising wholesale gas costs.
However, wholesale prices have dropped since then.
The warning came just four months after it had announced a 5% cut in its standard electricity tariff.
But prices in the first six months of 2012 were still higher than a year ago, as electricity prices were raised 16% in August 2011 and gas bills also went up by 18%.
In its latest results statement, Centrica chief Sam Laidlaw said the group had performed well despite "challenging market conditions".
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The results include a 23% rise in operating profits at its residential energy division, British Gas, to £345m.
The company said volumes were boosted by the "colder than usual" weather between April and June.
In May, British Gas suggested that bills could increase for customers this winter, blaming rising wholesale gas costs.
However, wholesale prices have dropped since then.
The warning came just four months after it had announced a 5% cut in its standard electricity tariff.
But prices in the first six months of 2012 were still higher than a year ago, as electricity prices were raised 16% in August 2011 and gas bills also went up by 18%.
In its latest results statement, Centrica chief Sam Laidlaw said the group had performed well despite "challenging market conditions".
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