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    *'''Do they allow any gender neutral titles?''' Yes; Mx.
    *'''Do they allow any gender neutral titles?''' Yes; Mx.
    *'''Do they allow no title?''' Yes; phone-only.
    *'''Do they allow no title?''' Yes; phone-only.
    *'''Evidence:''' [http://nonbinary.org/wiki/File:Ovo_Energy_Mx.jpg Statement scan, September 2013] [https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/File:OVO_Switch_Title_Form.png Screengrab of sign-up form, October 2020]
    *'''Evidence:''' [https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/File:OVO_Switch_Title_Form.png Screengrab of sign-up form, October 2020]
    *'''Notes:''' As of a phone conversation February 2013, they accepted both Mx as my title and no title. As of September 2020 the sign-up page accepts Mx.
    *'''Notes:''' As of September 2020 the sign-up page accepts Mx. To have no title you need to call up.


    [http://www.ovoenergy.com/ Link to Ovo Energy homepage.]
    [https://www.ovoenergy.com/ Link to Ovo Energy homepage.]


    ==Scottish Power==
    ==Scottish Power==

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    This list, in alphabetical order, lists gas and electricity suppliers in the UK whose status on genderqueer and nonbinary identity acceptance is known. Edits should, where possible, link to evidence.

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    British Gas

    Ecotricity

    • Do they allow any gender neutral titles? No.
    • Do they allow no title? Yes.
    • Evidence:
    • Notes:
      • Email January 2015 explicitly saying they were unable to support Mx, and they used a gendered title rather than the "no title" they were told was preferable.
      • Telephone June 2016: titles may now be blank but not Mx or free text.

    Good Energy

    • Do they allow any gender neutral titles? Yes; any.
    • Do they allow no title? Yes.
    • Evidence: Screengrab of sign-up form, March 2014.
    • Notes: They changed it in response to requests from multiple customers, though it did take a few years.

    Link to homepage.

    Ovo Energy

    • Do they allow any gender neutral titles? Yes; Mx.
    • Do they allow no title? Yes; phone-only.
    • Evidence: Screengrab of sign-up form, October 2020
    • Notes: As of September 2020 the sign-up page accepts Mx. To have no title you need to call up.

    Link to Ovo Energy homepage.

    Scottish Power

    Link to homepage.