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Colder Winter? Use more fuel
I am understand it may be a colder winter this year. The start has been cold so we wait and see if it will turn out colder. With this in mind I wonder if anyone can predict how much more fuel we will use in %terms? I predict we will need to be using about 20% more this year if the start is anything to go by. Has anyone not…
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Energy Supplier in a new build
Hi Ive just moved into a new build (rented) and got a letter from powergen stating they were my electricity supplier and to call them to find a package best suited for me. However im a bit reluctant to go with them due to hearing bad things about them. Do i have to sign up with powergen or can i go to another provider?…
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Prepayment meters
I currently bought a house with prepayment meters (gas and electric), which is what I wanted. But now I'm having doubts as whether this will cost more, as I heard that they charge rental or something. Does anyone have experience of prepayment meters? I haven't moved in yet, as currently decorating, but I have noticed that…
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Length of time to switch supplier - is this normal??
Hi there I organised to switch gas and electricity suppliers from Powergen to Atlantic through energyhelpline. We previously had a dual fuel tariff with Powergen, and opted to move both utilities across to Atlantic to save money. Our electricity was switched no problems on 10 October, but we are still waiting for our gas…
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Applying to move gas meter
Hi We have a gas meter which needs moving. It is currently situated on a wall which is being removed. Transco visited yesterday and asked us to contact National Grid as it was not an emergency. Although it is situated on an unsafe extended part of the property, which must be removed due to asbestos on the make shift roof,…
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Atlantic Electricity economy 7
Does anyone know what times this runs from-to?? I cant find it on my bills and the site is down. I am ashamed to say I have been on this for years and I am not even sure its the tarriff for me anymore I am on this site to look for a good calculator to see if tis worth it - in the summer we have the pool heater on overnight…
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Special Needs? Special Tarrif!
hey, I have a daughter that is disabled and has autism, she can't keep her self warm and i can't work cos she needs 24/7 care. My supplier of electric, Southern Electric has a special tarrif for the disabled or what they call "priority" customers. Anyway, i gave them a quick call, answered a few questions and they told me…
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Landlord - Electric Meter Advice
Hi all, I am at a puzzle and was wondering if I could get some help. I have a large property which I let out, seperated in Flats and 4 bedsits. Each flat has a Electric meter operated by inserting pound coins, and the same with the bedsits. I am finding that each day/week the system somewhere along the line is losing…
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NPOWER pre payment meter and now a bill....
hi just recieved a bill from npower saying we owe them £139.from 9 sept to 1st nov ..im on a pre payment token meter and it says i used £215 worth of elec but only put in £76 ( i actually put in £115 when i add up the breakdown of what i put in ) i dont understand how i can use more than i put in as if i the tokens i put…
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N power rip off is this legal
I received a letter from N Power yesterday saying that all my bills had been estimated for the last 3 years and after reviewing the bills i owe £533.89. I have nearly always been in when the meter man has been and have rung in with the reading on the occasions i have been out . NP are saying that even though the meter was…
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Is MSE really promoting British Gas?
I should start off this thread by saying that we moved away from British Gas (dual fuel) and onto Npower a couple of years ago, purely on a cost basis as BG were getting far too expensive. Luckily, we've never had any of the administrative or customer service issues that a lot of folks on here have had, either with BG or…
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Multiple properties
I have a total of 4 (four) houses where I pay elec and gas on 3 and elec only on the 4th. Does anyone know of a supplier who will offer a (good) discount for multiple properties - I currently have too many DD's and would like to buy from a single company if there was a saving to be made
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Gas & Elec bills
I ma due to move into a flat on Friday - when can I expect to receive my first gas and elec bill>:o
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British Gas Inefficiency
I have today receieved the following second email in as many days. We have received your meter reading - thank you! Dear Mr XXXXXXXXX, Thank you for submitting your meter reading online for your Electricity account XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX I can confirm that your account has now been updated with this information. Thank you for…
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Cubic Metres? - Errors in reading?
Hi guys, Recently moved into this property, and having a little bit of confusion with the gas meter.. Not sure if I'm mis-reading it, as it appears to me that we're currently using a ridiculous amount of gas per month! - A value of 259 'cubic metres' (units?) to be precise... I think I'm getting conversions wrong, though.…
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The alternatives to using LPG
With no mains gas available where I live my home is heated using LPG. Flogas have recently hiked the price up to more than 36.5 pence per litre which means that my heating and cooking bill for a year will now reach something like £1650 per year. Over the cold winter period we'll end up spending about £100 per week to heat…
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Paying Methods
Hi At moment I get both my gas and electric from ScottishPower. Im in a small privately rented flat - 1 Bedroom, with gas central heating. Use some energy saving bulbs. Since I moved in a couple of years ago, I have paid on a three month basis by cheque from meter readings, some estimated, some read. Now reading them…
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Urgent Help Needed No Gas
Hi all, I am a prepayment customer with British Gas and my meter has picked the coldest night of the year so far to play up it has rejected our card and said call help. I have rang BG prepayment team explained we have 3 young kids in the house tonight ages 7yrs, 4yrs and 8months they cannot offer me an engineer appointment…
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Never paid for my gas
Hi There, I moved into my current home over a year ago. When I moved in I took a meter reading and tryed finding out who supplied my Gas. After many phone calls to Transco etc I was told that no one reconised my meter number. My home is not new by the way. Its over 100 years old. I was talking to my Neighbours the other…
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Help - EDF rates
Just opened my mail from yesterday and I am in shock. EDF Energy electricity rate: Period 8-Aug 07 - 7-Nov 07 £256.79 Now I appreciate that it's an estimate however I just checked the meters and their estimates are soooo far out it makes me laugh. Previous meter reading Day - 48172 C Night - 85044 C Latest Estimated meter…
