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Meter misread - Beware
Just had a bill from EON after they read my meter showing 250% increase in electricity consumption. My digital meter has one display, but pushing button cycles display through "total consumption", "night units component" and "day units component" (these latter two adding up to the first). Error is they read "total…
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help with meter reading
hi, i moved into a new house a month ago and had a few problems with my gas and i am expecting a final bill from british gas now, i did tell them my meter reading over the phone. could anyone tell me how much my bill will be please...the meter reading is 00130. thanx for any help.
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e.on - high electricity bills
I am on economy 18 energy plan3 (have just built a new house with high levels of insulation, Air Source Heat pump/underfloor heating, 30 amp Aga, woodburning stove and A rated appliances and A rated double glazed windows.) We had hoped/expected our energy costs to be low but our last two bills were: Nov 09 to Feb 10…
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Help with working out gas and electric bill?
Hiya Am hoping someone can help me work out a gas and electric bill - have been pouring over different websites claiming they help you work this out and have only gotten myself more confused! the bills are from npower elec 261 units gas 37 units on the bill it says elec: 1st 284 at 14.460p then @ 12.300p gas: 1st 938@…
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being charged for a place i dont live
hi i'm in need of some advice, i moved from my old property in january this year. i informed the gas supplier (scottish power) a month in advance that we was moving, since then we have still recieving the bills for the old property. we have been intouch with scottish power on numerous occasions who have appologised but i…
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Free energy monitors???
Does anyone know where i can get a free energy monitor. My neighbour got one and she is with British gas, but I am with Scottish Power and they dont seem to do them. I dont want to change energy provider, so is there any other companies that do them?
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Gas supply advice
Good afternoon, I am hoping someone can offer me some guidance as to what I should do. Approx five years ago I puchased and refurbished my home. As part of the refurb, a new gas meter was installed. About three months after the meter was installed someone came and read the meter. I was a little concerned after six months…
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NPower Business Electricity And Gas Help!
Hey all, Can somebody help me please? My father owns an off-licence and stupidly, he signed up for a Fixed Term Supply with NPower that started in the year 2006 for 5 years! The bills he is receiving is horrendous - he is currently paying £420.00 per month for his electric. He has called NPower who said he cannot come out…
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Economy 7 - help with switching
Hi all, I've had a quick look for advice regarding the above sort of meters, but to no avail, so I thought I would post. I own a two bedroom flat with my girlfriend and our son. Its a reasonably new-build (1999) and quite small comparatively (no high ceilings etc). It appears we consume 6653 kWh per year through Scottish…
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1st time buyers!
Hi all, My husband and I are moving into our 1st home together in the next couple weeks. I have no idea who and how to set up/get the best deal for our electric etc.... any help/advice is muchly appreciated xx
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EON Not enough digit space for details
Half way through my change to EON and Im filling in the third section form which requires my present gas reading preceded by the gas serial number. Problem is , I copied the whole serial number letters and digits off the front of the meter(all in one line) into the form, but the form is obviously expecting less digits and…
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First Utility -- Nightmare !! Beware
Just wanted to share my nightmare experience with First Utility to warn any potential switchers. I switched in 8th October 2009 for Dual Fuel. I received a confirmation on 3rd December that everything was now done and First Utility were now my energy supplier. The fact that it took them 2 months to handle the switch should…
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Do I need my energy suppliers permission to go onto Fuel Direct?
I NEED to go on Fuel Direct - there is no other way to make my payments to my electricity company (NPower). I was told that I need to ask NPower's consent to go onto Fuel Direct...but three weeks have passed and they still haven't been able to give me an answer, no clear yes or no, not even an acknowledgement of what I'm…
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MSE News: Winter benefits face cuts in welfare shake-up
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "The Government's plans to radically shake-up the welfare system could see benefits for the elderly, including winter fuel allowances, cut drastically as Britain claws back from the recession..." Read the full story: Winter benefits face cuts in welfare…
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Install a gas heating system
Hi Hope somebody can help. Me and my girlfriend are looking to purchase our first house. We have come across a nice property with one draw back - it currently has night storage heating. What we would ideally like to do is have that removed, and a gas central heating system installed. This by the looks of other posts, would…
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Good Advice Sites for having gas or electrical works done
Hi People, I am looking for sites where I can ask questions about the best and cheapest options for having a new hot water only boiler put in. Our system is antiquated, and we have been told would not be installed now! We are currently Gas water heater with a pilot light.. not even got electrical suppy to it. It seems we…
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Normalizing Energy Use over multiple buildings
Hi, I have a project where I am trying to compare energy usage over time for 5 buildings. They have different square footage and I would like to normalize the data so I am comparing apples to apples. If I have monthly data (kWH) and each buildings square foot, how would I normalize this data? Any help would be greatly…
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eOn back bill after not setting up my economy 10 meter correctly
Hi, I'm on an economy 10 tariff and my electricity meter shows day, night and stored heat readings. My bills show that eOn have always accessed my meter (in the stairwell outside my flat) every few months since I moved here in 2006. My bills have always recorded their actual day and night readings but only show estimates…
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Old bills
Not sure if this is the right place to post this so apologies if I'm in the wrong place! I have a collection of old bills and statements from the previous years and houses I have lived in. They were all paid on time, nothing is owed I guess I just had a habit of keeping them for reference if needed in the future. Do I…
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My British Gas Bill
Hi there, I recently submitted my reading to British Gas and have found out that i have used 6148.4, which worked out to be £204.79 for a 66 day period. This is the first time i issued them with a reading since moving into the property. This to me sounds quite excessive but i haven't got anything to compare it to. Is it…
