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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…
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My address can't have a smart meter - how to access off peak deals
Hi Does anyone know of a way of getting off peak deals when they live at an address that cannot have a smart meter? Due to poor signal strength (WAN) I think. I live in a village in the Yorkshire where most houses have smart meters, but I seem to be just out of reach. The company supplying the smart meters (Arqiva) hasn't…
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Plug in solar
https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/07/23/solar-balconies-are-booming-in-germany-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-popular-home- There was an item on radio four about a booming trend of pug in solar, in Germany. I got the impression that you just plug it into your 13amp socket and it gets used by your appliances. Have…
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New Price Cap 1 April 2026 Octopus Fixed
I'm on the Octopus Fixed Tariff until 3 June 2026, 24.08p per kWh, 47.28p per day and pay via DD £204 per month. No gas. I'm a bit confused as to what to do for the best. Do I just stick with it, until the tariff expires on 3 June or change to a new tariff, on 1 April. There is no penalty for changing tariffs.
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Solar Panels and no MCS certificate
I need help as my solar panels weren't registered with anyone as the company that we bought them from went bust before they did any paperwork. We’ve not got MCS certificate so can’t get a DNO number. We’ve been told to get someone to recommission them but am struggling with that
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Octopus Fixed Tariffs 2026
Octopus 12M Fixed January 2026 v1 Is now current offering. Mostly increased I think.
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How are people actually calculating their home base load?
I’ve been looking into plug-in solar recently, but before jumping in I want to properly understand my base load and how much I could realistically offset. What I’m trying to figure out is what methods or apps people are using to calculate their base load accurately. I’m aware it’s basically your constant usage like fridge,…
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Standing Charges on utilities, Is it possible to rid of
I’ve been looking into energy bills recently and I’m struggling to understand the justification for standing charges . it feels like you’re paying a fixed fee regardless of how little energy you use, which doesn’t sit right, especially when trying to cut costs. I’ve seen there’s talk of new tariffs or consultations where…
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Advice needed: Solar panels never registered with DNO - and installer refusing to do so
Hello - wondered if someone can help. I moved into a new property which has solar panels. The installation was done in 2016 and I have the MSC certificate. I understand the installation was never registered for Feed in Tariff or SEG and that's what's I want to do (i.e. feed the power back to the grid and get discounts on…
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E.On Next trying to pull a fast one?
Be warned… About two weeks ago, I took a gamble and decided to take out a one year fix with E.On Next (my existing company). As we mainly use during the day I was sure to chose a tariff that had the same day/night rate and this was confirmed in the email confirming the tariff change. get my first statement post change and…
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Cheap Energy Club
just checked my tariff, but it seems the recent reduction in kWh hasn’t been updated for Fuse so double check before you take the plunge. In my case there doesn’t appear to any cheaper tariffs when using my new kWh price which is .2007p. Standing charge remains the same.
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Stick or Twist?
Hi, I cannot figure out whether the time is right to move to a fixed price gas deal from the collective Nov '26 deal I am currently on to protect against the upcoming energy price rise next year, or whether I should wait until closer to the end of this deal in December and then look at the best fixed price deal? I would…
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FUSE UPFRONT PAYMENT TO SWITCH
Email from Martin Lewis 16 April 2026 advising to get an energy fixed deal before they are withdrawn as July cap likely to be 15%. Signed up with FUSE only to find that once i had got to the end of the process, setting up Direct Debit etc., i was asked to xfer £100 as a pre payment (due to credit check red flag) to effect…
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Can you switch one Utility within the 14 day cooling off period?
I've always used dual fuel tariffs & have never thought of splitting them up with different companies so I was just wondering if you sign up to a dual fuel tariff could you then switch to a different supplier for gas within the 14 day cooling off period penalty free? Or would that invalidate the electric tariff deal they…
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Uswitch Electricity and Gas
OK colour me confused… I'm currently on the E.On Next Fixed 16m v16 tariff for both electricity and gas which is due to expire at the end of July this year. Current rates are 20.53p/kWh & 31.64p/day Electricity and 5.82p/kWh & 32.36p/day Gas. I'm thinking of swapping to the 12m v119 tariff which has the following rates……
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E.on Next - Just accepted a new tariff but want to cancel it.
I just accepted a new tariff but realized it was a tracker and wish to cancel it and get a fixed. What is the best way of going about this? I have sent a message via Whatsapp but is there anything else I can do? If I signup to a new fixed deal would that cancel the Tracker that I have just signed up to?
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Home Energy sticking to opening "industry read" (double charged units?)
A couple of months ago, I switched to Home Energy for electricity. Despite having a smart meter and the previous supplier using the correct reading for the closing read (ending '115'), Home Energy insist on using an "industry" opening read (ending '095') meaning there's a double charge of around 20 units (they are charging…
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Off Peak hours not what I expected. Do they vary?
Hello, I've been on the very good Quantum Dimplex tariff with British Gas. It's been great but it is ending soon and rather annoyingly, there isn't a replacement Quantum Dimplex tariff. So much for that partnership between the two…. So I am trying to find another tariff to move onto. I found a good one last night with…
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Energy bill, Debt claim - need advice please
I’m looking for some advice on a debt claim escalation. I’ve just received a "Final Notice" from BW Legal regarding an old British Gas account, and they’re threatening legal action in three weeks. The Situation: We moved house recently. British Gas set up a new account for us and issued a final bill for the old property. I…
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Flexible Octopus tariff - is my understanding correct?
Dear All, Just want to check my understanding before making a bad decision in terms of changing tariff. It's not at all clear from the tariff info but it states the following. "Flexible Octopus prices follow wholesale costs and update every 3 months." I found this website https://www.octopriceuk.app/tracker Does this…
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