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Energy

Archives for September 2004

help... who should i use?
Im spending about 80 pounds on elec a month and 40 pounds on gas a month.. and im using sweb but they are just expensive i think.. anyone know a good one for me?
Npower Gas
Just received a letter today from Npower GAS saying that the increase will be 12p a day, but will be frozen during all of 2005.
Capped price price increase
As you are aware, scottish power offer a capped price tariff, which guarentees customers that their prices will not go up until the end of december 2005. however, they used to charge 5p per product per day (a charge to keep prices capped) = £36.50. this figure has now been increased to 6.5p per product per day = £47.45. So…
USWITCH..UNRELIABLE ????
??? I am with SWEB ENERGY and USWITCH told me i could save loads by moving to POWERGEN and my new annual combined gas and electric would be £700. I then did another search on USWITCH pretending i was actually with POWERGEN with an annual bill of £700 and USWITCH results came back to say I could save money by switching to…
British Gas 3* Servicing
I have the annual BG 3* servicing contract - with which I am very happy. I have BG to supply gas and Electricity - with which I am very unhappy! If I switch suppliers does this mean I will have to look for a company for a new servicing contract?
how many of you have elderly loved ones?
if you have elderly loved, who happen to bank with lloyds tsb, check their next utility bill, as there is a good chance they have been swapped to scottish power. a lot of managers and staff are telling elderly customers that they can deal with their gas and electric through the bank, and then being signed up for the…
Is it time to switch from British Gas yet?
I know that Martin's recommended waiting before switching, but I also know that I am paying more for my gas through BG from this week, so is there an interim solution? Does anybody know whether there is a minimum contract term when you switch? If not, I could switch now, and again in a month or so... (I'm sure that won't…
Scottish Power Prepayment Customers
Hello All, I've just spoke with Scottish Power Customer Services about the price hike due in October. They have told me that customers who are currently on the prepayment scheme ie buying the £5 cards will not see a price rise. Hope this is correct
Electricty key meter tariff differencial credits?
I have an electricty key meter which is owned by Seeboard. However, my electricty supplier is British Gas and the "key" that tops up my meter is owned by British Gas and sends the payments to them when I top up with credits in a retailer. Here lies the problem.......... My Seeboard meter is "ticking down" the credits at a…
Estimated Bills
As most of the Utility companies are raising their prices many of us will get bills that estimate consumption before and after the date of the price increase. It will pay to check your next bill if my experience is anything to go by. I have 4 accounts with British Gas(2 x gas, 2 x elec). They increased their gas prices wef…
Are All Energy Suplliers Increasing Prices ?
I'm currently with British Gas for Duel Fuel and just had their price increase letter. I've thought about switching but then thought they will all be increasing their prices anyway, If you switched at every price increase, you'd be switching all the time - lol Am i right in my thinking ? My current bills for duel fuel is…
Energy for the over 60s
Martin Lewis (owner of the site) was on Radio 5 and said there is a Energy supplier which chargers a fixed rate for over sixties. So you can use as much gas and or electricity for a certain price a year. Does anyone know which provider this is ? ???
energy charged by no. of rooms
anyone have any details on the company that charges for energy by the num of rooms and num of people in the house ???
First time home buyer. Advice please.
Hi all, this is my first post on the site. Me and my wife are recently married and have just purchased our first home. Well to the the point now, we're looking on saving money in the basic areas, Gas, Electric and water, who are the best/cheapest suppliers? Also who is the cheapest for telephone? We will be paying all of…
Energy saver candle bulbs
Does anybody know where I could find a website to buy six of these BC 11 watts, please? I saw a website at £4 each but they are a bit fancy and I would prefer the normal one. Thanks.
POWERGEN...advice please!
Hi Everyone, I read this borard regularly and hardly ever see anything written about Powergen! I did a 'u-switch' check a month or so ago and it came up as Powergen being the cheapest supplier to my house. I was previously with British Gas for both my Gas and Electricity. My transfer goes through in the next few days. I…
Gas & Electricity Price Analysis?
In the light of recent advice regarding large increases in various utulities' pricing, I wondered if anyone knew of any recent comparisons available to help one decide whether or not to switch to a cheaper / different supplier? Cheers ???
Hello, I am from a government agency, we're not...
Aggghh! For the sixth time, I got a visit from a a rep from a government agency saying "We're not selling anything" They all seem to be knocking on houses in our area, and this is the sixth time. They are all scruffy, have pants sales technique, tell you a load of rubbish. They basically try to say how they can get the…
Scottish Hydro Electric (SWALEC)
At the beginning of the year I tried to switch suppliers to Npower. Waste of time as it didn't go through despite my many phone calls. I am about to try it again and according to two comparison sites SWALEC appears to be a good bet. Any thoughts? What's the customer service like? Cheers
Gas Boiler Plan?
I have a gas combination (water & heating) back boiler. I think it might be playing up and I'll probably need a new boiler soon. Is there some sort of plan, or heating insurance thing that I could do to get a replacement boiler ASAP without having to pay the full cost?

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