It has also made a commitment to optimise five million homes with flexible, low carbon technology through the use of smart meters and by intelligently controlling smart electric vehicle (EV) chargers and heating systems to help customers save money and reduce carbon. UK energy company OVO Energy has pledged to halve its household customers ’ carbon footprint , while achieving net zero emissions in its own operations by 2030 . It follows the news that OVO will buy SSE ’s energy services business , making it the UK ’s second largest energy supplier . Under its “ Plan Zero ” , it has committed itself to accountability to science - based targets aligned to restricting global temperature increases to 1.5C. OVO also said 50 % of its fleet will be composed of EVs by the end of next year , raising this to 100 % by 2020 .
UK energy company OVO Energy has pledged to halve its household customers ’ carbon footprint , while achieving net zero emissions in its own operations by 2030 . It follows the news that OVO will buy SSE ’s energy services business , making it the UK ’s second largest energy supplier . Under its “ Plan Zero ” , it has committed itself to accountability to science - based targets aligned to restricting global temperature increases to 1.5C. OVO also said 50 % of its fleet will be composed of EVs by the end of next year , raising this to 100 % by 2020 .