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skotish power-debt
hi,can anyone tell me what to do? I swiched energy 2-3 years ago& I set up a dd with them,years went by, I got only 3 letters from them telling me how much I spend or something like that I can't remeber,but never something to tell me that I have to pay or warninig & I never thought of that cause I had set up DD, during…
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Npower Objection to switch
I've just tried to switch both elec and gas from npower to first utility. I had an email last week from first utility saying current supplier had raised an objection, and about an hour later a new bill from npower for aprox £100 turned up in my inbox. I rang up npower and asked about the objection, they told me it was…
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Gas Usage/Cost - This cannot be right, right?
I moved into a new house last Thursday which has prepayment meters for both Gas and Electric. Both are with British Gas but the gas meter didn't have a card with it so i got a new one from the shop, slotted it in and accepted the £5 emergency credit because there was no credit on the meter. That was 5pm Thursday. 8pm…
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Smart meters dangerous?
PG&E Begins Removing ‘Smart’ Meters Due to Health Effects Posted on November 1, 2011 by onthelevelblogWidening Call for Immediate Return of Analogs; Disconnection of “Mesh” Wireless Network UPDATE, Nov. 3, 2011: Glendale CA resident also has ‘smart’ meter replaced with analog meter by utility GWP. Video:…
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Interesting!!!
Smart meter victory for Formby campaigners who expressed concerns over health effects Feb 7 2012 by Janine Yaqoob, Formby Times A RADIATION campaigner is celebrating after plans to force homeowners to install energy smart meters were abandoned. Formby resident Eileen O’Connor, director of EM Radiation Research Trust,…
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Scottish Power: Thermaflow & Economy 2000 Woes!!
Hi, I'm looking for anyone who could potentially help with my heating problem. I switched from Economy 7 storage heaters to Economy 2000, using a 210ltr Thermaflow wet radiator boiler system - this was back in August 2010 approx. By direct debit was a approx £110 consistently, but after I changed I had a whole host of…
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Average bill costs - 2 bed house
Hi, Would someone be able to let me know average costs for a 2 bedroom semi detached house which has gas and electric (Gas central heating) We currently live in a 2 bedroom flat which is completely reliant on electric and the bill is £90 a month. The house we are moving into however is as my first part of this thread.…
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EDF - No bills for a year
EDF online saver 8 I got the letter that my deal comes to an end at the end of March. I will be transferred to the standard tarrif When I signed up to it I forgot all about it and got on with more important things. So prompted to go online and look at the state of play. I find that I have not paid a thing for the last 12…
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British Gas Essentials tariff ending
Had letter from British Gas that the Essentials tariff is ending end of March and will be moved back to standard tariff. Checked my latest gas bill which would be £40 higher for last quarter using standard rate. They are saying government told them to stop this tariff as government has introduced Warm Home Discount Scheme…
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Electricity costs creeping up, what is to blame?
Hi, I live with 2 others and their partners sometimes stay 2-4 nights a week, and I have input our meter reads into the BG website today and to my horror it said we have spent £130 since 03/02/12 when our last bill was generated. Now I appreciate that in a shared house power consumption is difficult to police but what can…
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How do I work out how much things cost to run?
We have been using a 500watt oiled filled mini thing, which actually kicked out a quite lot of heat considering its size, but we were borrowing it and had to give it back, We are only using it to complement our storage heater but now have to decide which one to buy as our house isn't quite warm enough on its own.
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I'm so confused...
Hi, I'm at uni and as a home student I have to move out of halls and into private accommodation next year. We've sorted our home and now it's time for us to start worrying about gas, electricity and water prices. I know that with four people living in our home in London we pay roughly £40 a month for electricity (top up…
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Problems with NPOwer, Can anyone help?
I am at my wits end with Npower, they have reversed my meter readings since 2008 but I only found out around Christmas 2011, I am giving them fortnightly meter readings either myself or Npower & Accuread are reading the meters but all i seem to get back is holding letters and threats of debt collection, yet my last…
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Npower final bill How much!!??
I will try to keep it brief, moved into a new property on the 31st of January 2012 and was told by the supplier (Atlantic)to my previous address that it would take a few weeks to change over the gas supply so in the meantime I would have an account with NPower. Just received my final bill from them and it is for £204.80…
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Expensive Boiler Replacement?
Just had a new boiler installed, apparently old one was knackered, but it wasn't actually that old, maybe 7 years. According to the repair man the previous one might not have had a flush through the system and it was now full of sludge! Anyway, identical boiler replacement (Keston c36) and a flush... all for £2600! Looking…
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What's your views on energy companys?
I work in outbound sales for one of the top 6. I just want to know your oppinion i don't actually pay bills i live with my dad but sometimes i get alot of verbal asbuse down the phone which is never nice? But let's face it i know what they're like... Alot of people on this forum are here to save money/help others save…
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Spark Energy - advice needed
Hello everyone, First time poster. In need of some kind of advice about exactly what to do about a problem with our old energy supplier, Spark. I have searched the web and found so many complaints on this company! We rented a property from May 2009 to May 2010 and mistakenly agreed to use Spark as an electricity supplier.…
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Switch my smart meter
I have a Landis & Gyr Smart Meter installed, but since it has been in my bills have increased by about 30%, i am with First Utility. I want to switch suppliers but equally not happy with the meter, who does not use these meters so when i swiych they have to change it? many thanks in advance robert
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How can British Gas be THIS rubbish?
Got an email from British Gas saying my current fixed tariff is coming to an end, so if I want to register for Price Protection till March 2015, all I have to do is click the button, enter my account numbers, and opt in, so I will automatically transfer to the new tariff on April 1st. Simples! But no! Firstly, the site…
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is now a good time to fix
Hi Folks, I have been searching the compare sites for a better electricity deal,all electric economy 7 house,and the best deals offer a fixed price for 12 to 15 months.Is this a good time to take up this type of deal or is there a better way. Many thanks for your advice Regards Rob
