Britain's brightest energy company

RWE npower is a leading integrated UK energy company and is part of the RWE Group, one of Europe’s leading utilities. We serve around 6.6 million customer accounts and produce more than 10% of the electricity used in England and Wales.

We supply electricity and gas to residential and business customers through our retail business, npower, and we operate and manage a flexible portfolio of coal, oil and gas-fired power stations. We also manage a portfolio of cogeneration plant and, through RWE Power International, we sell our expertise in power generation to third parties across Europe.

RWE npower renewables, the UK subsidiary of RWE Innogy, leads the UK wind power market and is a leader in hydroelectric generation.

We’re aware of our responsibilities

We recognise the impact that our business has on the world we live in through the burning of fossil fuels, and aim to ensure that we undertake all aspects of our business in a responsible manner. At every stage of our decision making process we consider the social and environmental impacts of our actions.

We also take the wellbeing of our employees seriously, as it is their talent, energy and knowledge that enable us to compete successfully in today’s demanding business conditions. It’s not just our employees that make our business a success – from the communities in which we operate to government departments and local liaison committees, all of our stakeholders have a role to play in our success.

Business in the Community (BitC) CR index

The Business in the Community (BitC) CR index provides an opportunity to reinforce a company’s leadership in managing, measuring and reporting on responsible business practice. It provides a benchmark for companies to evaluate their management practices in four key areas of corporate responsibility, Marketplace, Environment, Workplace and Community, and performance in a range of environmental and social impact areas material to the business. RWE npower was awarded Platinum in the 2008 BitC CR Index, once again placing us amongst the top performing companies in the UK.