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New to the Energy board? Start here
Hi all! If you’re new to this board, welcome! This board is a great place to ask questions about your energy tariff. To help other Forumites give you useful answers, please remember to include details of your annual energy consumption, and the unit rates/standing charge for any tariff or fix you're asking about. How much…
new octopus 14mth fix
i see another new 14 month fix is out on octopus gas is again cheaper also electric SC has came down a lot also price per unit is down so worth checking it out
New build, 1st ever tenant, help me choose the right provider !!!
Hi team ! Just moved in to a brand new 1 bed with the wife - (new build block, 10 flats in total in the building) in London From what I found on Cheap Energy Club, the current supply is with Eon Current usage info is obvs wrong as no one has ever lived in the flat Also have no idea what our kw/h per year will be Trying to…
Octopus Agile
Is Octopus Agile worth changing to if all you can change to cheap hours is dishwasher and washing machine
Energy news in general
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Here I go again ….
Received this letter today tried calling them but can’t get through , look at the price change … how can I heat my home over winter on that cost ???
Standing Charge
My property is currently unoccupied and the bills are costly I cannot do much about the council tax. I am wondering whether there is a tariff or utility company that has low or no standing charge? As my bill is 98% standing charge. Utilita Energy requires a pre paid meter which I don't have/
Air Source Heat Pumps and the Shared Ownership problems
Good day all Purchased a 50% share in a Shared Ownership property in July last year and knew the property came with an Air Source Heat Pump - moved in, in Sept 2024 and within a month the ASHP decided it had worked hard enough and quit on us which transpires is the Nibe 360P Fighter (BBC articles and numerous other news…
Tomato Energy (Electric Only Supplier) - Too Good To Be True ?
Looking at Tomato Energy for our electric only property. They are offering 12M FIXED Tariffs which are based on your chosen lifestyle - with Daily Standing Charge as low as 40.82p The tariff Im looking at gives me a Unit Rate of; 00:00 to 06:00 = 5.00p 06:00 to 09:30 = 23.16p 09:30 to 11:30 = 13.37p 11:30 to 22:00 = 23.16p…
Octopus Flux April 25 - Ouch
Just seen the new rates for Eastern region, they certainly don’t want you export during day rates. SC down 2.4% import up 6.8% export c26%. Anyone got experience on Intelligent Flux ? perhaps @Screwdriva . I have run my figures for flux ytd and Apr-Jun (last year’s usage) not looking good.
Octopus From July 25 Published Rates
Can Anyone Share Octopus From July 25 Published Rates Pease
Octopus Tracker
I just wondered about people's experiences with this tariff and whether they feel they are winners or losers. I got a quote from them yesterday, and I have to say I find the numbers highly misleading. The figures are very attractive, beating even the good fixed rate tariff I got from Avro, but presumably based on an…
Smart Meter Apps - Bright, Loop Or Something Else ?
Did a search on here and couldn't find much on the pros and cons of each or any others to use. I am with Eon Next and have their app. I have also downloaded both Bright and Loop. Meters were installed yesterday Eon is currently showing electric but not gas use. Basic usage charts, defaults to £s and have to change it back…
Nationwide Renewables - Solar Panels
Has anyone else had dealings with Nationwide Renewables? They installed Solar Panels at my Fathers last July but have yet to provide any certification at all. They are not MCS certified and not a part of the REAL registration scheme or even subscribing to the Ombudsman. I'm in discussion with a Complaints Manager who,…
Free electric??? Temp
Hi ya I am with a client and is struggling to pay for his energy and always runs out of electric a week before he gets paid I have heard of a way you can get free energy short term but can't remember where it was it seen it. Any ideas? Thanks
How do I find my existing tariff ?
If some kind person could tell me as I've been spending too long logged into their site to try and figure it out. i.e. name of tarrif and price per Kwh etc? Edit: Sorry I forgot to mention I'm with Octopus
How do you change from one Octopus fixed tariff to another Octopus fixed tariff?
My mum is currently on fixed rate tariff with Octopus (due to end in May with no exit fees), but she would like to switch to the 16 month fixed rate loyalty tariff that Octopus are now offering and she thought she would be able to do this, since there are no exit fees on her current tariff. Using the Octopus app, she…
Smart meter issues ongoing - advise please
Hi all, I'm afraid this is a long story that I'll try to summarise. In April I received an estimated bill from EON of approximately £400. I knew this was a massive overestimate as our monthly direct debit was just under £200 for duel fuel and we were £700 in credit. Interestingly when I had previously tried to claim back…
British gas overcharging
Help- I have been with british gas for several years, I recently had solar panels fitted so decided to switch to Octopus energy. My BG statement online have always shown that I am in credit,so much so they reduced my monthly payments in January to £27.27, I have a smart metre and noticed that my readings online had an E so…
Utility Warehouse Charges
I have been trying for many months to get Utility Warehouse to speak to us about our Electricity Bills for our tiny church. We use electricity for about one and a half to two hours a week for eight light-bulbs, and Infra-Red heaters during the winter. Eighteen months ago our bill was about £400 per annum. It then jumped to…
Anomalously high gas bill - from British Gas
Hi all, looking for some advice on something.. We have just received a bill for our gas (British Gas) for 3k. * ~£1300 was accrued between the end of April and start of June 2024. Charged at 5.74p per kw/h. They say we used 23,194.6 kw/hrs. * ~1k was accrued between the start of January and end of March. Charged at 6.991p…

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