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Check with EQUIpower before switching
Just a quickie, Anyone with or without a prepayment meter, check out EQUIPOWER, I am in the sheffield area with a prepay gas and electric meter and the nearest price I can get to it is -£300 Saving... (So I have to pay and extra 300 quid!) I am saving £ 420 compared to "Grittish Bass" and I dont pay ANY standing charges!!!…
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EDF Energy
My daughter is paying both her gas and electricity to EDF energy, yet her gas is called a "single fuel tariff" can anyone enlighten me on this? the first 48 units for gas are @5.573p and the rest are @2.356p. we are looking to switch but are not sure what to click on to compare prices.
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n power wrong rates when switching
I started the ball rolling an saturday to move from bg to Npower for my electricity only. letter arrived tuesday thanking me and that they would inform BG wednesday another letter informing me of the rates that i woud be paying they looked gifferant to what i had used on the net and when i used these new rates my bill of…
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Cashback site different from actual cost
I switched my power to Npower on the energy helpline site. I chose Sign On-Line 6 tarriff, charge is 3.821p for the first 1143 kWh and 2.149p thereafter. Got a letter from Npower telling me they charge 4.042p or the first 4572 and 2.177p thereafter. Clearly a big difference. Npower have said the price on the cashback site…
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Southern Electric Dual Fuel
Hi, I think we're on dual fuel, in that we have both our gas and electric from Southern Electric. We're currently £90 in credit on our gas but £60 in debit on our electric. Does anyone know if they will allow us to pay the debit off with the credit and then recalculate the monthly costs. Or will this happen automatically…
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How do you convert Cubic feet into Kwh?
Hi guys and dolls I am trying to find out where to switch too from BG, yes I know but they were the supplier for the previous owner. However, we are stuck! Energyhelpline.com will only let you put in Kwh for both electric and gas... So how do I convert a meter reading from Cubic feet into Kwh? OH is a qualified engineer…
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Which way do I do this for best?
Hi, I've used a number of comparison sites to check my electricity prices (don't have gas) and Scottish Power comes out top each time. What I want to ask you guys is, what is the best way to go about switching? I would like to maximise my cashback through whichever sites I can - as you do!! Quidco are offering £17.50 but…
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Atlantic/Scottish Hydro
Hi all, I transferred my gas supply to Atlantic but the bills I receive are headed Scottish Hydro Electric. I know they are both part of Scottiish and Southern,but shouldn't I receive bills from Atlantic. The reason I'm asking is that when I checked the rates for both companies, I am being charged on the SHE tariff - not…
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Powergen say we don't exist!!
Ok, this is weird! My girlfriend and I moved into a newly built apartment on September 23rd 2006, so we've been there for almost 5 months. It got to the beginning of january and I thought it was weird we hadn't had a power bill, all we'd had was a welcome letter from powergen so I rang them. They said they could find no…
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British Gas decrease
I heard a rumour today that the proposed decrease with BG will be sufficient enough to make them extremely competitive for gas and electric. Announcement towards the end of the week apparently, anyone else heard anything similar?
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heating?!!
hello all well i live in a council house with my 2 children i am on income support and a full time mum a lone parent my children are 2 and a half and the other is 11 weeks! my problem is in my house i have central heating in the kitchen a small one in the bathroom and one on the landing which are very small. i have a gas…
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Gas Tumble driers
I've never seen anything about gas tumble dryers on the site. We've had one for over 10 years, and I think it seems like a good idea We got ours from the high street british gas shop, but now the easiest place to buy is probably: http://www.gastumbledryers.co.uk/ this site says "Gas tumble dryers function in exactly the…
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Switching Prices
Hi folks, Why are the rates given by the various utilities switching companies different to the rates quoted on the utility companys web site? I've looked at switching today and EDF come out top for gas and electric (compared to current British Gas) but the rates on Energyhelpline are different to the EDF's own site. Is…
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Large electricity bill
Just got last quarter's (NPower) bill, my v. small, 1 bed flat is all electric (heating, cooking, lights!). Anyway it's £150! Which seems pretty high. In the past I've always had gas central heating & it's generally much lower. Any thoughts, comments, queries?
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Well done Atlantic
:j Just been on the phone to Atlantic as I got a mailshot asking for my meter readings. I am on the on-line dual fuel no standing charge package and have been for about 14 months. I had my rebates last month as I was with them for 12 months. I submitted my readings electronically on 1/1/07 when the prices went up to ensure…
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Lloyds TSB Ideal closure
Hi there I have been battling with Lloyds TSB ideal for months about my estimated bills over the last few months. They haven't read any of my meters over the last 3 years. This has consequently led to inflated bills and a large debt of approx £950 pounds. They kept saying they would send someone out but never did. I never…
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Signed with Npower - Have i done the right thing!
I have moved from Swalec to Npower as Swalec were charging me £80 for a service charge that never needs to pay for. (so i'm told by Npower guy) As Transco and Western something sort out any issues i have. Now i was in the middle of painting so did not have my head that screwed on so asked did i have a cooling off period…
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Trying to reduce direct debit
I tried to reduce my direct debit with British Gas today for my Gas account as it is in credit and my current payments are far too high - I was informed I can only reduce by 10% as it is their 'strict' policy even though the person could see my calculations and see I was right! I then asked for a refund of my accrued…
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Cannot do dual fuel deal as no gas here, does any supplier do ...
electricity and telephones in one contract? Our electricity bill this quarter has gone through the roof. Its was an estimate bill at £200, but when I checked the meter it is actually under estimated! We cannot get the benefit of a dual fuel deal as there is no gas here. We use oil fired heating and thats gone sky high this…
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Just moved into a house for the first time
Have previously lived in flats with electric heating, moved into a 3 bed Semi on Friday that is currently using pay as you go key/cards for gas & electric with Powergen. I would just like to go to a billed or DD service was looking at Scottish Power & they ask for your average bills but obvioulsy I haven't got a clue what…
