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Gas Market Manipulation
Looks like a huge breaking story now in the Gas Market. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/nov/12/libor-like-manipulation-gas-markets
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Help needed....how can I have 2 electricity suppliers???
Help needed. I was with B/Gas and prior to price increase being announced, i switched to S/Power fixed til 2014, as best deal for me Well, gas went through no problem, but electric... well all i can say is NIGHTMARE!!:mad: I contacted S/Power at beg of month as I was concerned cos they had set up 2 DD on my bank when they…
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Owing debt to British Gas
[FONT="]I am a single parent who owes arrears to British Gas. Over £1,000.[/FONT] [FONT="]I tried to come to an agreement for arrears and they said theyre is a form we can send you to fill in who can assist in writing your debt off?[/FONT] [FONT="]As I await for this form they have sent me a letter advising…
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Time to SWITCH Utilities - Hows this for an idea
If everyone BOYCOTTED British Gas for a year, they will soon bring down their prices. And if Any supplier tried to increase their prices too much, they would be boycotted next year. SWITCH SUPPLIERS it is so easy.
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Economy 10 and 3 phase - feasible or not? ..CONCLUSION: Yes but E7 simpler & cheaper
We are building a new house. There is no mains gas. We will have 3 phase electricity to run a ground source heat pump supplying hot water for underfloor heating and DHW. We want to run the property as cheaply as possible. For this reason we would like to use Economy 10, but actually finding out how to do this (suppliers)…
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Does everyone charge to install gas meters?
I think the title explains it but ive just been told ill have to pay for the meter by co-op energy, im just wondering if all companies charge. Ive only just had gas installed on the property.
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Working Form Home
Hi everyone, Just after some advice on working from home. My emplyer has closed the local office and I am going to be working from home. They are paying for the phoneline and broadband. Their view on the extra energy useage is 'what you save on petrol from commuting will be the same as the extra spent on heating and…
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E-on c.h./gas/water/electric
Hello, New on here. Can anyone from E-ON tell me if, with the above cover, can the immersion heater, which has developed an earth fault, tripping the RCD, be replaced ? Our boiler went down last Wednesday due to the exhauster fan seizing, leaving us with neither heating or hot water. This has now had a TEMPORARY fix, new…
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NPower Hometeam BER (Beyond Economic Repair)
Has anyone else been caught out by NPower Hometeams's Beyond Economic Repair clause? and how did you deal with it? Our current boiler is an 8 year old Worcester Bosch 40 HE Plus. To provide peace of mind, we have always had the boiler covered by a one of the maintenance and repair contract - i.e. NPower's Hometeam 50.…
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£70 a month electricity?
Is this normal?! We've just moved into a new house. It's a terraced house, in the middle, and it has two bedrooms. The heater is unplugged in one, there is no heating in the bathroom, there is two storage heaters in the big living room - nothing in the kitchen. We have an electric hob and I believe the boiler is also…
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Boiler leaking - shower lacking heat/power
Hi all, Noticed on Friday gone that the boiler was leaking water, and looked online for it. It's a Heat Line C24 and it seems to be a 'diverter valve' or something. Have British Gas home care cover where we have to pay £99 for a call out which includes all work and parts. Earliest I could get was Friday 16th as we still…
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No Contract From Scottish Power
I phoned Scottish Power to switch from their Direct October 2012 to theOnline Fixed Price Energy March 2014 (No Standing Charge) product. The change has gone through on the online system. After not hearing anything for a week, I phoned a second time to ensure my transfer was going ahead. I was assured it was. No…
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Supplier Reps - Discussion
I've been thinking about starting a thread about this subject but comments from Jalexa & Backfoot on a separate thread indicate others want such a discussion so I thought it would be worth starting the ball rolling. I think we've seen some excellent posts on here from the Eon reps and occasionally from the others. Its…
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Free meter switch? Prepayment to credit?
Is anybody aware of any companies which offer FREE meter switches? I am currently with Scottish Hydro and I have both gas and electric prepayment meters but I would ideally like credit meters. SSE have told me it will cost £50 for EACH meter to be changed because my previous flat had prepayment meters rather than credit…
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quick price comparison question
hi folks just a quick question,my fixed deal with edf ended last month anf i am looking to switch,does anyone know if the comparison websites have been updated to include the price rises that are coming up,N power is coming up cheapest for me but i know the have an increase on the way. Also whats the best comparison…
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Help Scottish power first bill
Hi I have just changed to scottish power for dual fuel (prev SP for electric and Atlantic gas) my first meter reading has just been entered and shows 128 units used since 25th august. At the start of the reading I was £234 + in credit. With the new reading I am £434+ in debit as the bill has come up as £630+ for gas. I now…
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Help me reduce my electricity consumption
My electric consumption is rather high, and I'm hoping to get help to reduce it somewhat, if possible. I've gone through everything I can, but maybe some fresh eyes will help! We are on a prepayment meter, due to having a massive debt to NPower (as I was underpaying substantially, they were sending estimated bills, and,…
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New Boiler Installation.
Hi Folks, I've just had new central heating installed, including a new boiler. The new boiler is situated where the old one was, in the kitchen, but is much bigger. But the main problem is the pipework that is left exposed under the boiler, where there is a double wall socket which is now restricted due to this pipework.…
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Flat with Prepaid Electricity
Hi all, I am moving to one bed flat with prepaid electricity meter. The flat does not have gas, so everything is electric. I am wondering what would be average monthly electricity expenses? The flat is in the first floor and there is one flat above us. I used to pay 75 pounds in a 2 bed ground floor flat for electricity…
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Parents Energy Usage
My parents 62-65 live in 1 1930's detached solid wall 4 bedroom house. They are there most of the time and are not careful about usage. But I nearly fell off my chair today when my dad said he spends with M&S Energy (standard NSC tariff) 185 for gas and 65 electricity. Couldn't believe it. So I rang M&S Energy and checked…
