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Imeasure, have you entered your readings?
I know that many of us use the Imeasure site to enter our meter readings and calculate carbon emissions. Just a reminder that the readings for the week to 5th October are due. There is a carbon club set up for MSE users, MoneySaving Carbon Club, which currently has 66 members, although I don't think that all the members…
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British Gas Essentials
If like me you're stuck with British Gas and have a prepayment meter and receive benefits, you should be eligible for the "Essentials tariff". I agreed to be put on this tariff, but then I got to wondering how much it will save me?? I figured I'd do some maths. Bit tedious.. skip to the end for the short answer.. :rotfl:…
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Advice Needed: Strange electricity meter readings
Hi everyone, I need some advice with regards to my electricity readings. I am currently a customer with EDF energy on the standard tariff, I live in a small city center 1 double bedroom apartment. I have recently received a very high bill based on my own readings that I have provided to EDF. Having lived here for a year…
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Electricity charges - I think we're being ripped off...
We recently moved in to a two-bedroom flat on the second floor. It is all electric, we have two storage heaters (one in the master bedroom, one in the living room), tumble dryer, washing machine, electric shower, dishwasher and electric oven. We're on Southern Electric's Economy 7 plan. We got our first electricity bill a…
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Currently on Click Energy 5? Here's the plan....
Obviously, you need to go onto Click 6. This involves a phone call as BG don't automatically transfer you to the shiny, CHEAPER Click product. I personally think this is a rather shady way of conducting business (although I accept BG are by no means the only company doing this. IMO the regulator, if they had any teeth,…
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Electric vs Gas Heating
Anyone have any realistic figures how more expensive an electric heating system (similar to Central heating) would be? What with Gas prices rising faster than Electric prices would the gap therefore be closing in which an electric heating system wasn't as expensive anymore relatively? Am a tenant and so when i see…
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utility bill prior to my occupying premises
I purchased premises last October and at time failed to inform gas supplier of me being new owner I received bill full of estimates dating back to 2006 as unknown to me no bills had been paid for over year before my purchase they are now saying I have to pay for this period as well as I never arranged a meter reading on my…
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Is it possible we're being charged by Npower?
Title should be OVER-charged, oops! After almost two years of burying my head in the sand w/regards to companies like Npower, I am now trying to sort out my billls. I have a few questions and if anyone can spare a minute to help I'd be grateful. They're taking £103 per month from us for Elec via direct debit - is this a…
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which electrical company???//
OK you clever people i want an answer if possible i am with N POWER my electric bill is £179 give or take a quid every quarter. We cook with electric, we light our house with it, we put the emmersion heater on 3 hours a day. Thats it, We heat our cottage via a log burner which has a back boiler and heats the water and in…
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click energy 5? ive been away!! help
Hi probably old news on here. I have been away for a few weeks, just seen a few threads on BG,CE5 price increase. I haven't recieved any notification through the post or by e-mail. Could some one please confirm this is for all areas? thanks.
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Gas Supply reconnection ~ Please advise on cost involved
Hi, Could someone please advise? My Grandpa lived in a terraced street for many years and eventually became ill and had to come and stay with us. His house was not sold, but remained unlived in for almost 15 years. Recently, after he passed away, I thought it may be a good idea to keep the house in the family, so instead…
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NPower SOL10 - Online bill? There isn't one!!
Having switched to SOL10 on June 5th I expected to see the bill/rates I would be paying, but no - nothing! I even could not register online because I did not have the account no. They said I need to wait until my first bill!! Eventually I phoned them up last month and finally they had an account number, so was able to…
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Missing Gas bills/free gas - should I alert them to this?
I have been living in a flat, which is part a victorian conversion in London. When the the energy crisis hit, I began investigating switching suppliers. Here's lies the probelm. No one knows who supplies my gas! I've contacted both BG and EDF, both of whom have supplied my gas over the last 4 years I have been here, yet…
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Confused about Heating Costs - Help!
Would anyone be able to give me the lowdown on which heaters are the most energy efficient? I am in a situation now where my flat has no heating whatsoever apart from an electric blow-heater I just put on for a few minutes to take the edge off the chill. I have storage heaters but they have all packed up. I am going to get…
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Gas mainpipe troubles
Few months ago the estate we live had the gas pipe from the supply in the street to the houses updated. This is on the side on the house so the contractors responsible dug up a small patch of the concrete path to swap the pipe and when then finished covered the work (without full repairing it) with a blue plastic board and…
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E.on to Npower - Meter Problems
I recently changed from E.on to Npower, whilst with E.on I was on the heatwise tarriff, which apparently no one else does, and not many providers can accept you as a new customer if you have one of these meters, anyway, whilst on E.on I noticed my bills were extremely high, I just put this down to E.on being overly…
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discount forfeit when switching?
just switched tarifs with eon after my last discount expired and got the confirmation by post. Happened to be reading the terms and conditions and noticed that if I switch to another supplier my last bill will not have any of the discounts applied i.e they charge you a penalty for leaving. Do terms and conditions of other…
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Electric boiler costing a fortune - advice needed
Hi There I've recently moved into a new studio flat. It has been completely refurbished and has been fitted with an electric boiler and central heating system. The electricity is supplied by EDF on a key meter. The first problem is that I can't find a thermostat anywhere in the flat. There seems to be no way of controlling…
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ecomomy 7 and day readings wrong way round
After having meter changed by N Power around 6 years ago from old to digital I noticed big changes in charges. After contacting them was told due to increase in charges etc and meter readings were correct. Now after checking meter hour by hour for a day have realised that meter readings have always been taken wrong way…
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Whats the difference in energy used?
Wonder if anyone has worked out the difference in energy use (of if you have an energy monitor could do) the difference of a sky box. Im led to believe even on stanby they use a high proportion of energy. DOes anyone know how much is used on standby and how many when on?
