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Gas & Elec change... how can I work this?
Our British Gas 2010 tariff finishes on 30 April - and I thought that First Utility might be a good one to change to.... but, now we're retired we spend quite a lot of the year out of the country. How would we fare with this one not being able to check our meters and put our consumption on line? Any suggestions for being…
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Atcostenergy
:j.......atcostenergy.com:j What do others think about this company? If it is going to be a not-for-profit venture, surely it's going to immediately become the ultimate provider of domestic power?
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Would We Get A Better Deal If We Switch?
Hi All We have our Gas and Electric supplied on a Dual Fuel fixed tariff (Nov 11) and from what we're hearing we could possibly get a better deal. I've put our consumption below: Gas from 15/03/09 - 01/03/10 we consumed 7779 KWH we pay 7.203p for the first KWH and then 3.632p for the next KWH Electric from 15/03/09 -…
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EON passing debt to debt collection agency before billing me
I left EON as my gas and electricity supplied in early December to move to a cheaper tariff. I recieved a letter in early January apologising for the delay in my final bill but to assure me it is being processed. I few days ago I recieved a letter threatening to pass my debt to a debt collection agency if I did not pay…
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Electricity Bill Dilemma
Hey People, An informative forum, however I'm in a dilemma and would appreciate your help. I am renting out an apartment with another person. When we moved in we assumed the landlord would transfer the services (electricity) in our name as these is a core utility and it was running when we moved in, we setup all the…
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need some advice re electric tariffs
i am currently on standard tariffs with npower which is 15p per unit and 11p per second unit. we are with BG for gas and on the essentials tariff, i was wondering if there was any tariffs that would be less than the above amounts. i have seen something about a online tariff when paying by direct debit but my payments are…
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running cost of games consoles help please
Can some brainy money saver help me out please, I have 3 teenage boys and i swear they are draning the national grid of electricity from upstairs. I am trying to work out the running cost of their games consoles per hour (but maths was never my strong point :( ) X box 360 (x2) and PS3 plus the tvs the are playing them on.…
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Moving house
I've just bought a house and want to get the best deal on my bills. All the threads I've found relate to changing suppliers at current addresses not into new properties. Even the main site is about switching and not moving to a new place. The other problem is that some of the comparison sites need current suppliers and…
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New supplier starting up
Heard about new "not for profit" energy supplier on radio 4 today, starting up later in year, but hopes in July if possible "Welcome to At Cost Energy - where we believe gas and electricity are a necessity to live, not a luxury! We challenge why ANY company should be allowed to profit from something that in our founder's…
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Complaint Compensation Question
Hi, I recently made a complaint to the Energy Ombudsman about poor customer service from a supplier. I switched supplier and it was about a delay (four months) in receiving a refund for the money for electricity/gas I hadn't used. I finally receved the refund a few months ago whilst the complaint was being processed by the…
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price per unit
Hi to all, I'm looking for a list of price per unit of electric and gas. not price compare just a simple list of all utilities. Thankyou Twizz.
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E on meter change problems!! Grrrrr
A few weeks ago my elderly mum got a letter to say her electriclty meter needed changing, and to call to arrange an appointment. The letter stated that any 'sensitive' equipment like digital receivers or computers needed to be unplugged, and to tell them when making the appointment if she had a disability. She did this,…
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4 people in house, av 147 units/week...is this a lot?
Hi 4 people live in the house. Gas CH. 3 laptops and 1 desktop are used a lot (1 laptop from coming home from work to bedtime). 3 rooms (2 bedrooms and lounge) are in constant use (3rd bedroom only used for sleeping!). The rest normal things like using Kitchen, shower, washing machine, plasma TV (more expensive than LCD…
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Electric Heating - Solution?
I live in a small retirement flat. My main heating is a small storage radiator in the hall ( The previous occupant had the storage radiator in the living room removed.) Although there is ambient heating from the other flats my problem is that my living room is not warm enough for me - about 18 degrees I think, unless I use…
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Switching from Scot Power to EDF
Hi, I've been looking at some gas & elec comparisons and it would appear that my current Scottish Power Online Energy account is much more expensive than some of the current offerings. EDF Online Saver version 6 for example would work out about 25% cheaper per year. I've put in my current readings and my usage from Nov…
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OH MY GOSH please help!!
I have just had mybill from british gas for electric increasing my payments from £40 to £127 a month because THEY got readings wrong. The night and day readings have been round the wrong way. So they say I owe nearly £800!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We first contacted them…
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Any idea what company this is ?
Some one working with my husband was telling him . They changed supplier. They pay by pre paid master card and the present age of spend is taken off the electricity bill. If you refer someone else they take another 5% off your bill. Its sounds like a pyramid scheme to be honest .
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Any help with what I should be paying???
Hi all Sorry I'm a bit blonde, always paid a set amount for my elec and gas and it was always in credit, then recently it jumpeed dramatically (by £100 per month) so I'm asking for any advice please? I live in a 2 bed apartment with my boyf, we are both out of the house for approx 9-10 per day (6 days a week). My actual…
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Starting from scratch- advice please
will be starting from scratch again soon in a new place. can i still get all this cash back malarkey. i will be a single fella in a flat with hopefully my kids staying occasionally. any advice or tips on the best rate for me and how to get the best cash back (quidco???)
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Switch to different plan with same provider?
Hi all! I checked which elec/gas provider would be best to switch to, I am with scottish power. I was recommended a different plan with scottish power and I could save £100 a year! How do I 'switch' because it is the same company!? :D
