FAIRERPOWER customers in east Cheshire have collectively saved in excess of £500,000 in six months.

 So far more than 2,500 customers have signed up since its launch in March this year, with the average saving for fixed tariff customers being £245.

Fairerpower is a council-owned initiative with the aim of helping residents save money and not driven by profit.

Cllr Michael Jones, leader of Cheshire East Council, said: “Fairerpower is shaking up the energy market across east Cheshire and is only going to get bigger as customers hear about the savings they can make.

“We set it up with the aim of giving our residents access to cheaper and fairer energy prices backed by an organisation they can trust. Fairerpower and Cheshire East Council are delivering on that promise.”