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We need profits to fund wind farms, says Eon chief
'In the future there would be a 'disconnect' between the wholesale price suppliers pay for gas and what they charge customers to use it, he added. 'If wholesale gas prices have fallen by a third, it does not mean retail prices will go down by the same amount.'' Here start the excuses for not passing on the drop in oil…
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Should I stay or should I go?
Anyway, forgetting the song, I switched to British Gas a couple of months ago (their Click energy 6 tariff) according to their website, but I thought it was 5. Anyway, is it best to stay with them, or switch now everyone's prices have gone up. I realise there could be a decrease in January, but one would assume if one…
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EDF Energy direct debit option payment warning
Back in about July, I decided to pay EDF by direct debit. I have actually three electricity bills for one house. Two of them I've moved to a cheaper supplier, but the third one, for a garage to the house is always very very low so much so that with their estimated billing and meter readings in my last bill they owed me…
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British Gas Fixed price August 2010
Have been on BG fix and Fall since 2006. Just received a letter headed Fixed Price Auguast 2010. The letter says British Gas have bought an advance supply of gas and electric up to August 2010, and have automatically put me on to this scheme at a 4% premium to their standard tariff, but I can phone and cancel. Several…
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Smart fridges for the future
I was listening to iPM on Radio 4 and they were discussing when we get power surges during commercial breaks when we all make our cups of tea. In the future instead of the National Grid having to call up on extra reserves of energy we will use stored energy in our fridges. These fridges will have a device installed in them…
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Very High Night Units on Economy 7?
Hi all, like a lot of you it seems, we live in an all electric flat with NSH and Economy 7. I have just checked the meter and it seems that we are using a massive amount of night units, and I can't think why. We have not had the night storage heaters on at all since the start of the year and make sure all appliances other…
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EON and trying to advise relative!
I cannot find clear details of EONs standard gas tariff anywhere on their site. In particular I want to know how many kWh are charged at the primary rate, either par day, quarter or year, and if like NPower shaping is used. The actual tariffs would be appreciated if availablr. Adreess is in Kent, the old Seeboard area.
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Are We Really Tied In To Our Energy Suppliers?
My wife and her best friend bought a launderette in September. The previous owner was getting a great deal on the gas and electricity and planned to transfer that deal into their name when they took over. He was unable to do this so at the last minute they had to take the best deal they could get with limited time…
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Another comparison site - any better ?
In the Telegraph this morning, haven't had a chance to play with it yet. http://energyswitching.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/
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Electricity help please :(
Hi I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice. We are students and recieved an electricity bill from Scottish Hydro Electric for £680 between 3 of us. It is the amended bill from the reading in August and up until now so between April and Oct essentially. However none of us have the money to pay 300 pounds each as…
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Good news : Fall in monthly DD
Had to start this thread to show it can be done! We fully insulated (had cavity so did loft to 270mm)in the summer and we watch our use but that is all - we are not cold or sitting in the dark. We have energy saving bulbs in those places we can get away with it but normal bulbs elsewhere. We have shown the children our…
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click energy 6, can u pay quarterly?
hi, looking at going on the british gas click energy 6 tariff.(both gas and electric) i think you can pay it quarterly but im not sure. i know they bill you online, but how do you pay the bill if you dont get a paper bill? any helps appreciated, thanks
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Direct numbers for power companys??
Hi all, Does anyone know of any numbers to call to bypass all the stupid options and button pressing only to be cut off without speaking to anyone? Have been trying to get through to Scottish Power for ages now and im sat on hold!! Im sure there are numbers you can can call which will get me straight through to a human.…
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any help/grants/xmas pymts for unemployed peeps?
as not disabled, or retired, i feel left out in the cold, as it were! it was hard budgeting before price hikes / losing job, but now the bills are getting too much. am making nominals payments to whoever i can for now, until new job sorted..
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Help with Gas and Electric
Hi Wondering if someone can advise me please I have recently moved into a 3 bedroomed property which unfortunately for me has economy 7 heating, I am with British Gas on the Click 5 energy rate as that is the best and cheapest one, Thursday I rang them with a meter reading (electric only) as being in the house less than 3…
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e-on 6 % DD Discount - do you check it?
Hello, I changed to e-on this year with the fixed rate, my contract said I would get 6% discount if I paid by DD, so I agreed to pay by DD, now, when I got my first bill from e-on, I found that the 6% discount was incorrect, I had only received £4.08 discount on £94.26 (not sure what percentage that is) so I emailed them…
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Really BIG electrity bill...true or rip off?
i`m looking at electrity bill... 25 august 2008 - 23 october 2008 - 2 months standard energy units: 23.92 132 at 18.12p each discounted energy units : 142.91 1136 at 12.59p each house is really big, some electric heaters, computers switched on 24/7... (provider: southern electrics, east London area...) are this prices…
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We have teamed up with E.ON to offer you peace of mind with this great energy deal!!!
E.ON has has teamed up with Age Concern to offer a great energy deal, or so we're told. Since the more vulnerable consumers out there may take this at face value because of the link with Age Concern, does anyone know if E.ON's rates through this deal are in fact preferential? My gut feeling is that, rather than getting…
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Gas meter exchang? Make a suitable appointment here
Probably covered before but the access rates on these jobs is lamentable. If you have had a letter to have your meter exchanged by NG metering, go here and fix an appointment to fit with you http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Metering/pme/
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Fraudulent Switching?
I've recently received an email from my current supplier (Scottish Power) saying "sorry to hear your leaving us". Needless to say I was surprised as I haven't requested any switch. After running around in cirlces on the phone and discovering that my current supplier can't reject the switch on my say so despite going…
