Hive - the home of greener energy
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Welcome to greener living, lower energy bills and eco-tech that feels like home. We launched the award-winning Hive Thermostat in 2013, and since then we’ve developed a range of precision engineered eco-tech designed for smarter, more sustainable homes.
From electric vehicle chargers to solar panels and waaay smarter heating, choose Hive for the home you love and the planet we share - and control it all from the Hive app.
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Transform your home by growing your Hive eco-system, one step at a time - the more you add, the more you’ll save. The whole Hive range is designed to work together to make your home smarter, greener and cheaper to run.
Smart heating
Take control of your heating and save up to £193¹ a year with a Hive thermostat. Pop our easy-to-use valves on your radiators to set the temperature in every room individually - and save by never heating empty spaces again.
Then take it up a level with Hive Plus membership to save up to an extra £18/month² on your cold weather bills by unlocking:
• Best money-saving tech
• Members-only deals
• Exclusive access to the discounted Hive Saver tariff from our friends at British Gas
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Heat pumps
Power is pulling heat from thin air. Heat pumps give you cleaner, greener, future-fit heating so you get all the comfort of a gas boiler - without the carbon emissions. They run on electricity and could save you up to £468³ a year.
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Solar power
Go energy independent and shrink your bills by up to 94%⁴ in your first year with solar panels, a home battery and our exclusive energy offer. Generate renewable energy from your rooftop, and make sure none goes to waste if you can’t use it straight away. Save spare energy for later - or get paid for selling it back to the grid.
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EV charging
The greenest option is leaving your car at home. The next best is charging it there. Hive EV Charging is almost as good as car-free - and comes with a year of FREE driving when paired with any British Gas tariff. It automatically synchs with your tariff, so you charge when it’s cheapest and greenest - and gives you £20 Zapmap public charging credit too. Dreamy.
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Smart home
Simple swaps make a big difference - Hive’s precision-engineered eco-tech can help you automate your home so that it works around you. Control your home like never before with smart plugs, lights and sensors that help cut the cost of your energy bill - and your carbon footprint.
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Effortless control with the Hive app
The heart of your Hive home, the Hive app brings all your devices together in one place, so you don’t need multiple apps or passwords. From heating your home to charging your car and even selling your solar energy back to the grid - the Hive app does it all.
Once you’ve synched up all your Hive eco-tech, create Hive Actions in the app to bring your home to life by connecting your devices so they work together. Set lights to switch on when you enter a room or heating to switch off when someone opens a window. It’s all automatic so you save energy without lifting a finger.
Why choose Hive?
We’re in over 2 million UK homes – and counting. That’s more than any other smart home brand. And you can rest assured you’re in safe hands as we’re part of the British Gas family, which has been heating Britain’s homes for over 200 years.
¹ Saving of £192.84 based on the Ofgem medium annual gas consumption of 11,500 kWh at the April 2025 UK average unit price of 6.987 pence per kWh including VAT. Emissions saved per year: 508 kg CO2 (0.184kg per kWh). Actual savings will vary depending on individual circumstances.
² The top 30% of monthly savings were £17.99 or more across every customer and all months since October 2020.
³ Up to £468 saving made up of three areas. 1) Up to £316 energy saving: Based on medium household consumption (11,500 kwh annual usage) and no gas used for cooking vs SVT price cap (April 2025). 2) Up to £111 saving vs D-rated boiler: Based on medium household consumption vs. British Gas heat pump installation with 350% efficiency. 3) Up to £119 Standard charge saving: 95% of our installations make the property gas free. On average, a £119 annual saving is possible by capping a gas meter, removing the standing charge.
⁴ Based on a medium demand (2,700 kWh) property in London, with south-facing 10 panel 4kW arrays and a battery providing 35% of the home’s electricity needs. Excess energy is sold back to the grid at 15.1p per kWh using the British Gas ‘Export & Earn Plus’ SEG tariff. Saving includes ‘Hive Solar Saver’ discount of 25% on electricity unit rate in first year and savings will vary after that. We will give at least one months’ advance notice of the offer ending on the BG website. Typical bill calculated using national average April - June 2025 price cap rates. Actual savings will depend on location, installation, aspect and electricity use. For full details please see the Hive Solar Saver Terms & Conditions.