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Cheap Energy Club useless
I joined the Cheap Energy Club when it was first founded and have never heard from them since. I was with First Utility on their isave v12 and this is a statement about it: "Customers on First Utility’s iSave V12 tariff will see their bills rise by an average of 19% from 1 June. The rise will affect approximately 18% of…
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Beware of EON/Dyson Heating Services `Free' Boiler ECO/Affordable Warmth scheme!
Upon ringing Energy Saving Trust helpline several months back, we were very happy to be advised we fit the criteria for both the Energy Companies Obligation Scheme & Affordable Warmth Scheme, and as a result we could get a "totally free" A+ rating Combi boiler. We were asked to pick an energy company & it didn't have to be…
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British Gas Smart Meters
Hello, I had my meters changed by British Gas to Smart meters. I have an energy monitor and can see my meter readings on the meters themselves. So far, no readings have shown up on my online account and I seem to have some odd readings in the history part of the monitor for gas. I just wondered if any one out there had any…
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Britsh gas
I am currently with bristish gas, for both electric and gas. I pay by DD they sent me two bills end of march £734 gas and £251 electric. apparently i was not paying enough direct debit payment for the useage we were using over the year? I only moved into my new property in May 2012. they were billling me by email not post…
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NPower/Scottish Power - Comfortplus White Meter Problems
I have lived in Scotland for 2 years (formerly living in England) and have a Comfortplus White Meter – that is, a 3-rate meter (with a day rate, a night rate and a “control” (heat) rate for storage heaters). This was/is completely new to me and I understand is fairly unique to Scotland, specifically to Scottish Power. When…
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Re: Changing to standing charges.
Hi, We're with Eon, and we're still on the two tier system. Do they have to give us 30 days notice before they change us over to the standing charges? Thanks, Candy.
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npower final bill?
Hi, I have recently moved to a different town. My former letting agency said they were going to take care of the gas&electricity company, they only asked my new address and said they would take the meter readings when I left. I've been having a peek at the online account to see when the last bill comes out so I can pay it…
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"I'm paying more than I was quoted"
Hi I've been lurking here, but have now registered! There seems to be a lot of "I'm paying more than I was quoted". Which is fallacy because you buy in a set unit rate (and where appropriate) a daily standing charge. Which has got me thinking. What thought process has the average joe punter gone through to switch,…
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De-energised but have power?
Hello, I have recently taken on the lease of a shop, when the electician tried the electrics they were live and for the next few weeks as building work still continues I thought no more about it. Last week a man from What utilities called the shop and told me i was on an emergency tarriff with N-Power who were my supplier,…
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MSE News: Winter fuel payments cut for those in hot countries
"People living in hot countries will no longer be able to claim winter fuel payments from autumn 2015..." Read the full story: Winter fuel payments cut for those in hot countries Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro…
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Npower energy saving improvements
I have just had a phone call from my landlady who has recommended to me that I look into the Energy Saving Improvement scheme that NPower do. We have rented from her for about 6/7 years now and in that time we have had about 6 or 7 boiler call outs to British Gas to come and fix the boiler which is about 10/15 years old.…
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EDF Blue Price Promise September 2013 - Blue Price Promise February 2015
I'm currently on EDF's 2013 deal, which runs out in September, when it would make sense to mobe to the February 2015 deal. The only issue is this, will this be available when current fix ends in September? Is it worth switching now and losing 3 months of savings?
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Recommendations for Affordable Warmth Installers ??
I qualify for a new boiler under the Affordable Warmth Scheme and wondered if anyone has had any experience of having this done and could recommend a particular company ??? The Energy Advice Service have to remain impartial as to whom they pass your details to and I cannot find any reviews on a Google search. I'm West…
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Switched to save, now paying more!!
Hi all, At the end of last year I switched from nPower to Scottish Power on the advice of Martin's emails about fixed energy prices and the fact that the quoted estimated price (based on actual usage I provided to them, not estimated usage or simply nPower charges) was over £20 a month lower than nPower. With nPower I was…
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Free Boiler - Pension Credit
Hi all, Not sure if this is in the right place - so if not apologies. My father is 64 and on Pension Credit. He / We have made an application 8/9 weeks ago for a Free Boiler as he is on Pension Credit. Someone came round immediately and did an assessment and said yes he is eligible for one. He also said he can have loft…
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LED Light Bulbs
I am looking at replacing our light bulbs in the house mainly in the living room and kitchen. I am a proper novice in these matters so please be patient, At present I think the bulbs in the kitchen are the GU10 make and in the LR they are the small screw edison edition i think. I bought some cheap make standard bulbs from…
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Property Developing Ltd Comp - Business or Domestic Supply ?
Hi, When a Property Developing Ltd Comp purchases a domestic property with the intention of upgrading and selling on, should they register for a domestic supply or business supply ? My understanding is business supply is for business premises. Anyone know ? Thanks
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Spark Energy - advice needed on how to ensure a smooth transfer from them.
Hello I have just moved into a rented property (yesterday) and the letting agents have allocated Spark Energy as my gas and electric supplier. I was about to set up the DD on-line and thought I would do a cursory search for Spark Energy on-line. More than one negative review came up, and I have since read a few more…
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When to apply for a new supplier?
Hi. My current Dual Fuel deal ends with Scottish Power on 1st July 2013 and this morning I notified them that I will be leaving after this date. My question is: When can I apply for a new supplier online? Could I do that today? My worry is that if I apply too early then Scottish Power could penalise me for trying to leave…
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Utility company being difficult over bill
Hello, I could really do with some advice. This might get a bit long so I'll apologise now. I am trying to finalise all the bills owed by my father's estate but I'm having real problems with the utilities company. The property he lived in was rented and at the time of death (Jan 2012) I rang them up and explained…