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Electrical appliance usage
Hi, I have been trying to work out how much certain item cost to run, but are getting myself confused. If an electrical appliance uses 10 watts per hour and according to my bill my electric is between 10p and 22p per kilowatt hour or per unit ( if I understand it correctly). How much would 10 watts be per hour. The cost of…
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How to work out electricity consumption
My mum has been looking to swap their gas and electricity but none come out cheaper than what they are on now. However it has been said to her that their electricity usage is about 40% more than should be expected given the size of their home and occupancy. How do you measure this and what would be normal. There is two of…
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rolling contract
Hi my problem is how to get out of this rolling contract that I find myself in. Can I simply say that I am to move today and end the contract give a name of someone who might move in, although this is not actually correct. They p**s me off the way they suck you into things without you knowing. Dont want them to dictate to…
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Elderly lady paying too much?
An elderly (80) lady I know very slightly lives in a ground-floor flat. Her electricity is supplied by Southern Electric and they are charging what works out as an average of approx. £165 per month. Her central heating and water heating is gas and she only uses electricity for lighting, TV and cooking (no computer). I…
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MSE News: Energy prices could jump by 60% by 2016
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The cost of our energy bills could soar to £2,000 a year for a typical family because of the volatility of the energy market and the huge investment required ...." Read the full story: Energy prices could jump by 60%
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Eon Billing Issues
We moved into our property 2 years ago and telephoned eon to set up our direct debit monthly to stay with them, it was agreed we would pay £80 per month and my husband would go online and submit readings regularly. He contacted eon several times as he could not view any bills online but only see the direct debits taken.…
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OFGEM Says Prices Need To Rise
http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Media/PressRel/Documents1/Ofgem%20-%20Discovery%20-%20PR8%20(2).pdf Here we are asking OFGEM to get the companies to reduce prices and their latest report says that prices will need to rise to maintain our security of supply and reach green targets.
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Wrong Meter/serial no
I moved into my flat last month, outside there is a row of 6 different gas meters and i didnt know which one was for which flat. So to be safe I contacted Transco (National Grid) to check what serial number the meter for the flat was. I found it and gave my supplyer the opening reading. I month later i noticed that my…
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key meter question
i heard that it is cheaper to pay your electricity direct debit rather than a key meter. is this true? why is this ? and how much less is it?
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EON Billing Problem..
Moved to new flat, gave EON readings, setup £41/mo direct debit payment. 4 months later we got a bill, I noticed the problem with meter numbers were for the flat above us. Contacted EON, gave them the correct numbers and my meter readings. A few months later, the next bill arrives for £500 pounds. This was 2 years ago, and…
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Can't cope
My Gas pre payment meter is in today. Says tariff cost 4: 8.34 tariff cost 5: 3.0409 no idea what this means. My electricity says 24.37 rate 1 10.90 rate 2 This is both British Gas. Phoned them god knows how many times. Treat me like an idiot. Just signed up for click energy, after having to mind addresses!! Why the want…
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Paying a OverDue British gas bill and having the meter re-installed.
Hi folks I am just wondering what i should do, i owe a bill to British Gas and i never actually payed it, i kind of burried my head in the sand a bit with the letters turning up (because i knew they were bills) Also I had phone calls from theirselves and the odd occasional Text saying i needed to contact them, which i did…
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Refund of credit on Npower account
I moved into a rental property in May and set the DD for £80 gas and £50 elec. I set it a little higher as was a bigger house than used to live in. I got a bill a month later showing I owed £82 ( they had not took the first payment as this stage). I manually adjusted the payment down to £100 (£60 gas + £40 elec) as I got a…
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Best tariffs for an empty flat?
I’ve recently moved into my girlfriend’s house so I need advice on changing the energy tariffs on my flat. I’m currently on an Npower dual fuel tariff. Are there better options out there for me? Basically, I’m looking for a ‘pay as you go’ type deal, being as I’m only there for a few hours a week – just to pick up my post…
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Energy saving
Like everyone else, due to a high electric bill I am looking at ways to significantly reducing my usage. At the moment I am looking at 1) swapping all bulbs onto energy saving ones 2) Unplugging all plugs I have no plans to ever have the heating on ever again! LOL I live alone and work during the week, so I have the tv on…
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Eon direct debit-too high
Currently I am with Eon and just moved to Price Protection V3 from the beginning of this month after Price Protection 17 dual fuel finished at the end of last month. Have finally decided to pay by monthly direct debit after previously paying a quarterly bill so went to sign up to Fixonline v3 after checking how much I…
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Final bill received after 6 months
Six months ago I switched to Scottish Power from Southern electric (I've since changed again due to SP dodgy sales tactics) and on Friday I received a final bill from Southern electric saying that the bill they recently sent me (which they didn't) hasn't been paid. Having thought about it, I think I've been a bit dumb as I…
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re-metric or imperial meter
Hi, anyone know where the M3 or HFC is located on gasmeter identifying it as metric or imperial? Looked, cannot findit.4 dials so I presume it,s imperial.
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Local Authority heating charges.
I live in a tower block with a communal boiler system supplying heating and hot water. I have long been in dispute with my Landlord because of the high cost and method used for charging. My one bedroomed flat has only two radiators in it and should have an evaporation type meter attached to each. Neither of my radiators…
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Loyalty payment
Some comparison websites agree that i can save approx.£100 per annum by switching from my current provider npower. npower currently credit me £100 loyalty payment every 12 months i stay with them. Does anyone know if the comparison sites take this into consideration?
