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Archives for January 2006

dual fuel
Hi. Wanting to switch my dual fuel supplier. Found the cheapest, I think, and filled in relevant online switch forms for new supplier but do I need to contact current supplier to cancel or is this automatically done by new supplier? :confused: lorraine1
Energy saving light switch???
Hi all, I'm looking for a light switch that is basically a timer that when you turn it on it will stay on for say 10 - 20 mins then turn off. not really keen on putting umpteen PIR's in... Usual trouble...struggling to get the family to turn lights off after leaving the room. Any one got any suggestions? Kind regards, A…
Easywarm (Swalec)for over 50's ends next week
I've just signed up for the Easywarm offer from Swalec at the moment you have to be over fifty to sign up,but from what I was told it goes up to over sixty year olds as from next week.the deal looks pretty good at the moment as my monthly direct debit for electric was £42 and my gas £33.50 so total £75.50 , my new payment…
Is BG as expensive as people say?
I have been weighed down with a guilty feeling that I should be changing my supplier, as I had heard that BG is one of the more expensive options. So I sat down this morning and put my details into the Energyline comparison site. I currently have BG for both gas and electricity, which I pay by monthly DD and have taken the…
EnergyHelpline Confusion
I went to ENeryHelpline to see what I could save, and it reccommended London Energy. So I went to London Energy's website as the guide advises. However, when I entered my detils there it said I could get NO savings at all. Does anyone know why? I am reluctant to switch via EnergyHelpline when the power companies site says…
complain, complain, complain - it's worth it
a long story over meter readings and billing. made complaint to energy co and they didn't reply so reported them to energywatch. energywatch wrote to them but they still didn't reply. energywatch wrote to them again and finally had reply today apologising for the errors they have made (many over several years!!!). i still…
British Gas - Service Visits - Arggghhhh!
Hi, I am about at the end of my tether with BG. Today was the second time in 3 months that I have taken time off work to wait for a repairman to fix a fault only to have them not turn up. Both times, I contacted BG close towards the end of our agreed 'slot' to be told that the engineer would be with me shortly. No longer…
Powergen - Fantastic!
Why do people always post bad news and never good news? I have been with Powergen for several years and have never had any issues with them. I also know several other people that use them and have never experienced any problems either. I think that there is bad in every company, but unfortunately people seem to go out of…
Boiler cover
Does anyone know of a reasonably priced boiler cover that includes a boiler service every year? Thanks.
New Gas Power Station planned in Nottinghamshire and another in Lincolnshire.
EDF has advertised the planning application for Consent to construct and operate a combined cycle Gas turbine on land adjacent to an existing power station located at West Burton, Nottinghamshire. Also another on land adjacent to an existing station at Sutton Bridge Power station. The non technical summary can be read here…
60000 KWh (oops)per annum on gas !!! :(
I was thinking of getting my meter checked , this works out at about a grand a year on gas. it is on about 10 hrs a day ... big , old (1900) 4 bed house, cannot have cavity insulation etc etc , done all I can with it , under floor insulation etc hallway is cold , (where the room thermostat is) and does ever switch off the…
£202,020,052.47 Powergen Bill
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: The BBC
TV prog tonight on gas & electricity
Thought I'd just flag up Tonight with Trevor McDonald at 8pm on ITV1 - "Costing the earth - As gas and electricity prices soar, Jonathan Maitland shows how to slash your energy bills and help save the planet" Sparkly
new scottish power tariff ...10% cheaper !! ??
just been checking out dual duel on the comparison sites ... and seeing that quidco offer £44 for scottish power dual duel .. who i know were always cheapest in our area (yorkshire) versus brit gas and n power .... scottish power normally show at 14% cheaper overall with their "dual fuel energy online" and / or " dual fuel…
Moving Electricity Meters
Hi, A friend told me that the electricity will move my meters for free if it less than 5 metres from its orginal position. Is this true? We want to move our meter as we live in an old house and the position that it is in is unsightly, and the cables and meter are spread over a wide area. We are hoping if this is true they…
How long should I keep utility bills?
I have got various utility bills going back about seven years should I keep them or should I destroy them? Can a utility company ask for money in arrears through wrong billing? and if so how for back can they go?
Uswitch & the likes - how accurate ???
Hi all Just put my electric & gas details into Uswitch. Said SWEB Online Dual Fuel could save me £69.70. However on EDFenergy website it says SWEB do not supply my post code area. The savings they claim are available through London Energy, £69.70, accoding to the London Energy site it is actually £0. Whilst their call…
British Gas Cold Phone Calling - How To Stop It
##This advice is good for any annoying sales type phone calls made from the UK## Over the past week for some unknown reason I have been cold called via the British Gas 'automated dialling' service almost daily. It turns out that it was a call centre in Glasgow which was responsible. Up until now I have simply hung up,…
Utility meters should be changed every 7-10 years
I had my elec meter changed yesterday because i complained of the dial spinning very fast when i only had my lights & tv on. The British Gas Man told me that all meters should be changed every 7-10 years as they become faulty and do not give accurate readings. The light on the meter is now pulsing quite slowly so i am…
Constant low electricity levels & power cuts, help
Last tuesday (10th jan) we had a power cut from 10am till 4pm then ever since our power for half the street as well as street lighting has been going off and on at random points, at least twice an hour eversince. (each time the power is off for half a min a time) At the moment my light is on however its not as bright as…

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