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Turning Shower off at mains?
Hi, Been reading all about switching stuff off overnight etc and how that will make a difference to the bill, but does the same apply to electric shower? Trying to cut down on some of the energy costs we have and this is on for 24 hours a day, but obviously the shower isused for no more than 20 minutes a day i expect...…
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Helping family stop wasting money!?
My family are not into moneysaving as much as I am & although I dont know what/if any debts they have I dont like to see them waste money. So this morning I was fuming to realise that my 14yo sister went out to school leaving 3 lights on!!!! My mum was ill in bed & I'm bedridden so these lights stayed on for 3 hours before…
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N power SHOCKER
:mad: I got my bill from n/p today and decided to check my usage as i had an accurate reading to go by.;) Then i logged on to n/p to try and work out how they calculate the first x number of units and the rest at a lower rate. Shock :eek: :eek: they are billing me at standard rate -not online rate--. Allegedly they are…
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Moving house the MSE way!
Hi, I'm going to be moving at the end of this month and want to try and ensure from the start I get the cheapest suppliers for everything - gas, electric, phone, internet etc. However, when I look at USwitch to try and find the cheapest gas & electric suppliers it wants lots of details of my current supplier (which I don't…
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Switching supplier - help need please!
I would like to switch suppliers, for my gas and electricity. I have never swapped before, and would like to know, can I switch while I still owe money? I have a BIG bill with Powergen, and a smaller one, with British Gas. I would like to pay by Direct Debit. Thank You. :confused:
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Thank you to those who recommended the O.E.S with scottish power
Having read the scottish power post I noticed a few of you were using the Online energy service they do on their website for thei bills. Well we've signed up and I've just entered our new meter readings and our bill is still £1.75 in credit even though they last produced a bill in September and we've had the heating on…
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BG Homecare Plan - Do I Stay or Do I go?
Right. I pay £31.50 per month for the '400' Homecare plan via Britsh Gas (this, apparently, covers me for almost anything going wrong in my home). This has just gone up from £25, as I had one engineer call out, which I wasn't at home for (they didn't confirm what day they were coming). Anyhoo, I apparently now need…
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JD Power Customer Satisfaction Survey
Just thought I'd pop the results on here as they were released last week: GAS SATISFACTION RANKING 1)Scottish and Southern Energy 2)Npower 3)ScottishPower 4)Powergen 5)British Gas 6)EDF Energy ELECTRICITY SATISFACTION RANKING 1)Npower 2)Scottish and Southern Energy 3)ScottishPower 4)British Gas 5)Powergen 6)EDF Energy BBC…
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Are BG really that bad????
Every comparison site I've used comes up with BG giving me a considerable saving for my electicity.- BUT-they get such lousy reports I just dont know what to do??:confused: Are they really as bad as I read?:eek: We used about 6200 units last year and i expect it to rise a little this year cos of the extra PC use by the…
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Argh Powergen
Powergen cancelled my DD in 2003, denied I was a customer for the next few years so refused to set up a new DD. I tried to register for their on line system & failed but due to this they didn't forward me a bill for almost 2 years. Now they send me a demand for £1700+!!! I sent them this letter - Further to your letter…
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EDF's Read. Reduce. Reward Scheme any good?
What have peoples experience with this scheme been like? Thanks
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New Powergen tariff
Having changed over to Powergen a couple of months ago (through Quidco got £30),I found their new tariff today.Thsi is called Energyonline Winter Saver.I done a comparision on Energyhelpline and it's gone from £852 down to £809.This is because they give an extra 5% promotional discount until 31/01/08.Phoned them and done a…
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Complaints against EDF
Does anyone know the company name to complain to when you have a problem with an energy supplier? Its normally Off...something! (i.e. Offsted) but I can't find it. Basically I've been trying to get our Electricity onto Dual Fuel with EDF for 368 days now and they are still making excuses. They are also charging us for the…
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British Gas - Robbing Barstewards :)
Hi, What do I have to do to stop BG putting my Electricity Click Energy Direct Debit up every month and I mean *EVERY* month. I have been in credit since I had my account in April and am currently £95 in credit after a Bill for the August 30 - Nov 01 period. (The bill was £34 incidently for a 2 month period). Every month I…
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Help
Hi Guys, Last year we moved into a house which we basically had to tear it apart and start again. The last thing we had to do was to move the electricity meter a very short distance from one wall onto another (the whole board was moved and the supply was not interupted) this was all carried out by a qualified electrician.…
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Is this expensive?
Well, I've finallysuccumb to the cold and am forced to put the heating on. I am with BG on a prepayment meter. I am aware that I am paying over the odds for my gas, but what I want to know is how much over the odds- in comparison to other prepayment meters and monthly bill. I decided a couple of months back to change to…
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Is it cheaper to boil water on the stove than in an electric kettle?
I saw on MSE that boiling a uses up LOTS of electricity. Would it be cheaper to boil the same amount of water in a pot using gas?
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Worth switching from Southern to EBICO electric?
Given that Southern Electric (SSE) supply and administer EBICO electric, does anyone have an opinion whether it's worth switching from SSE to EBICO? SSE are due to raise prices Jan 1st 2007 - does this apply to EBICO too? My current SSE electric only Economy 7 tariff:- Night Energy = 3.64p + VAT (Annual Use = 2802 units)…
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Owing money from prepayment meter?
Hi Could someone enlighten me on this please, i recently changed from a prepayment electric meter to quarterly bills, however the energy company are saying I owe 200 quid from the time I had the prepayment meter, I just presumed I was pre paying for any electric I used, but it looks as if this is not the case. Is a…
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Am I stuck in a contract? Stupid British Gas!
I moved into rented accomodation in February this year. My landlord had just signed up to British Gas on our behalf and gave them meter readings (which we, and eventually BG, checked). I later got a bill for my electric which I paid straightaway but was waiting on the gas one. It took ages to come, but when it finally did…
