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Lower Price Standing Charge or Unit Rate?
The Cheap Energy Club is offering me two tariffs with different providers for both gas and electricity that are very similarly priced. Is it better to go with one offering a lower priced standing charge or unit rate per kwh. There is no difference in customer service as both providers have good ratings. I'm sure the answer…
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Switch from coal to gas!
Hello Not sure whether anyone can advise. I know there are deals for people on low income wanting to replace their old boilers. My elderly parents (in receipt of pension credit) fit the criteria for the government scheme but they currently have coal only. They have a coal fire which fuels the pump to the radiators. It…
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Energy Switch (Independent Gas Transporter)
I'm in the process of moving Gas and Electric from Co-Operative Energy to OVO. The process is complicated as my gas supply is through a Independent Gas Transporter network. The transfer date is the 18th February and the electric has been transferred. I'm getting conflicting advice from OVO and the Co-Op, OVO tell me that…
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E.on meter reads
I have been very happy the E.on and really no problems. I changed to a monthly dd late last year and I give them very regular meter reads. The last time the meter reader called was on the 25 January 2016 and took an actual reading then. However today I get an email from E.on advising a meter reader will call shortly to…
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Npower Direct Debit Increase
Just wondering if anyone else has had this kind of thing happen to them... At the moment my energy bill for both gas & elec is £74 direct debit with Npower. This figure was worked out very roughly (by NPower) as my partner and I used to use about £60 in our previous flat... but in October we moved into a small house.…
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Co-op Enegry F&S May 2016 coming to an end - what next?
Within the next few days this will be in the 49 day transfer window. Given the hassle transferring to this deal in the first place, I am in two minds about switching or staying with Co-operative Energy, depending on what their new offer is. Is the general consensus that Co-op Energy are now past the worst of the customer…
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Cost to have heating on per hour? 2 bedroom semi
What would the cost be? 18 degrees required temp
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Spark Energy - Wrong estimates over previous months and now a huge bill?
Hi, The lady and I are currently having big issues with Spark Energy. Since December we provided them with 3 metre readings. March's bill is for some reason £256 instead of the usual £70-£100. They say it is because they estimated January and February wrong which is obviously a mistake because we gave them metre readings…
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Lap-top-v -TV
Hi I was at a coffee morning recently and there was an argument (discussion ) :) about whether it was cheaper to use your lap-top to watch tv on or to put your main TV on. I think it was more about electricity consumption than anything else :) I hadn't a clue as I have never used my lap-top to watch tv unless I was away…
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Guide to saving £s on contract renewals
Not sure if this is the right thread but in the company I work for I negotiate all the contracts at renewal. From an accountant here is what I have found when it comes to saving money on renewals.... During my first year at my current employer I slashed overhead costs by £6K, simply by getting better deals on each contract…
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BES Utilities
We are in deadlock with BES utilities, the agent sold us a 5yr contract. They charge massive amounts for a one room office, I wondered if anyone had managed to get out of their contract, The person who agreed to this ridiculous contract are no longer with the company, but BES say it is the company not the person who is…
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nPower final bill
Hi everyone I am switching from nPower to British Gas and just received nPowers final bill - and nearly fell of my chair! It's for over £800 (both gas and electricity)!!! I pay quarterly, last bill was £400 in November. Just logging into my account and trying to figure this out, nothing makes sense, their billing system is…
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Can anyone recommend a good Damp Proofing firm?
We are looking for a new firm to work with us on projects in London, the South East, Essex, Hertfordshire, Somerset, Nottingham, Birmingham, Glasgow and Yorkshire. Must be able to provide 30 Year Guarantees and be reasonably priced. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You
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Meter Registration Problem
A friend has had an ongoing problem with a meter, the problem occurred in 2009 when the meter was changed. They've since found out that the meter was registered as imperial when it was metric so they've constantly been overbilled. They were with Scottish Power from 2009 - 2012, and then with Npower from 2012 to 2015, and…
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Solar panels mis sold??
Morning all.... Last year (11 months ago) we were sold Green energy solar panels by a sales rep. He told me that my electric bill would half and that we would be getting around £600 a year FIT payments. So, it's nearly a year since the panels have been installed and up to yet I've had around £300 in FIT payments and my…
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Switching Supplier and Variable Tariffs
I'm with Ovo at the moment and they've just sent me an email saying my current deal is coming to an end and I'm free to switch out. While I will be reluctant to leave, I know that to save money I should. So I have used the Cheap Energy Club to see what they are offering and there are a couple of deals with GEnergy and Flow…
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HELP!! Don't know what to do about my utility bills
Last year I had a reminder from the cheap energy club that I was paying too much money for my utilities so I followed the process and switched to the recommended First Utility. After a few months I realised I was only getting meter reading reminders for gas. I rang the co- operative energy because I could no longer log on…
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Terrible experience with NPower, Advice appreciated
Hello, I am having an awful experience with NPower, started last year when I moved and has continued until today. I have a serious mental health problem and have little money and the problems are hitting me hard. I had no problems with Npower at my last address, was on a decent tarif (I think!) and had a monthly direct…
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Electricity pre pay meter shows £30 debit
Long story short my Sister who lives in NZ owns a rents out a house round the corner from me. The tenants have been evicted for non-payment of rent. Bailiffs sent in etc. We got the new keys yesterday from the estate agent and discovered that the electricity/ gas meters have been changed to pre pay. The electricity one…
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Total mess up.
I'very been with Scottish power for years, they've always been cheapest for me, but about 2 years ago they messed up my account, and couldn't seem to get it sorted no matter how many times I phoned, so I had enough and switched to someone else. I got my final bill and they paid my about £500, a lot more than I thought, but…
