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Can I switch hot water on!
Not sure what happened May whenI used over 250 electricity 1. Month. Previously I was paying approx £50 p/month for a few years. Only change I know of was I paid to get kitchen sink unblocked -tradesperson used a big industrial like draining machine. Other change was I switched my hot water economy 7 heater on in kitchen…
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Breeze Energy
Hi Thinking of moving to Breeze Energy in KT3 any one had any experience with them ? Thanks
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Customer service calls from Withheld - Ovo and others
I just got a call from Ovo complaints who insisted she wanted to continue the call after being told I would prefer a response in writing. Having spun it out for a few mins with bla bla she then started on wanting to ask me questions so she could verify my identity. I immediately refused since this was an incoming call !…
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Best Utilities Deal - here we go again
That time of the year when I have to try make sure I'm paying a decent amount for my gas and lecky and not through the roof. Took me about an hour to find the actual usage figures on N-power's website, my current provider. They kept offering me a new fixed deal which looked to be almost 50% increase on my current deal,…
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First time renter - help with utilities set up!!
Hi everyone, I am new to this site so hopefully am doing this right! I will be moving into my first rented property with my partner on 28th September (currently live with parents) and need some advise on what to do in regards to setting up utility bills. I am going to get the keys at 9.30am.... what do I do after that? Who…
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British Gas electricity projection
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone else had a shock when receiving their electricity projection from British Gas. I live in a 2 bedroom flat with 1 child and although I'm sure we could save a little on our electricity usage I spend around £300 per year on a pre payment meter. Today's letter, letting me know that they…
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Question about Meter Readings for Newbies
Hi we have just moved into our first house and i am intrigued by the way meter readings work and pricing; for example our Gas meter has gone up "4" so example 10000 - 10004 what does this mean for us cost wise? is this a lot of Gas for summer? what is the low, average, high usage amounts per month? and bearing in mind we…
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Zero Standing Charge on Gas PPM or not?
Hi I've been with Ebico for a few years now on their "Equi Gas Pay As You Go Evergreen" zero Standing Charge tariff for Gas PPM. As we know this has now come to an end and I'm overdue for a review of my situation. I'm in a rented flat and my annual gas consumption has been approx 5200kWh but this is complicated by the fact…
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So Green Network is currently the cheapest fix for a year?
Dual fuel, I use 7730 gas units a year and 1780 electric units. Im put off by the Ires and Economy energy due to horrible reviews and one select doesnt have any! Anybody else gone with them?
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Faulty gas meter following change over of energy supplier and a smart meter.
I wonder if any one can help here. I had a smart meter installed in December 16 by EON, my deal was up in March so as usual I shopped around and Changed to Green network Energy, fully aware that my smart meter would revert back to a normal meter. I am single living in a 3 bed room house, have a combi-boiler, wood burning…
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Smart meter installed last month...am I stuck with first utility?
So I agreed to have a smart meter installed by Siemens in July as First Utility offered this to me free of charge and now my deal is ending 30th September. I had someone visit my property yesterday to make sure new meter was installed correctly and working fine and when I aked him if I can just switch he said that most…
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A fundemental Smart Meter flaw?
I've been with Utilita now for about 6 weeks. Very happy with the Smart meter, its installation, its ease of use - the customer service provided etc. No complaints there...But, as we near month end I thought I'd aquire some readings from my meters so I can fill in my spreadsheets to keep track of my day vs night…
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How long can I wait?
I'm on the excellent Collective Fix and checking options. The Co-op Lite fix through to May 2019 (two winters) looks a reasonable one – if there's no better deal forthcoming through MSE. The current BG offerings are pathetic, so my thought is that MSE would be very lucky to blag anything spectacular off them. But is there…
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Massive final dual fuel bill
Hello Thank you for reading I have just switched my dual fuel supplier, and I have received a massive final bill of £331.24 I did send an email to my old supplier asking why I did get this big bill all the end And I did get this email below as answer I confirm, we've issued you a final bill to an actual meter reading of…
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Premature Cheap Energy Club cashback change?
So there I was, about to click the button to request switchover to a new energy supplier on the CEC comparison page, about half an hour before midnight... had to refresh the page... ...now the cashback is showing as £25, instead of £30, even though the change wasn't supposed to happen until Friday (Sep 1st)? Is this a…
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MSE Collective switch to EDF. A shambles. Advice needed.
Advice appreciated from those who know more about these things than I do. Several questions arise as a result of my first week -- my FIRST week -- of dealing with EDF. And I'm not even a customer yet . . . 1. Today is August 29th. 2. On August 22nd, I decided to movefrom my existing, but soon-to-be-defunct, dual fuel…
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EON Energy causing negativity on my credit report
Back in March 2015 I issued EON with final readings as I was moving home, as a result, terminating my contract with them. After issueing the final readings over the phone, the customer service representative advised that I was in credit, resulting in EON owing me money. They advised for me to leave the direct debit in…
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No benefit from solar panels
Hello In 2013 we have 12 x solar panels and inverter fitted. We have undertaken a weeks’ worth of meter readings and solar panel readings in August 2017. Attached In addition we have cross checked the electricity bills since the system was fitted in December 2013. This confirms that our bills have not altered since the…
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MSE collective switch sharp practice by British Gas
29/08/2017 I switched from British Gas MSE which ends October 3rd to Flow energy on the 28th August. I am within the 49 day Ofgem window of FREE switching as it was only 35 day. [FONT="]I noticed on my closed account today British Gas have charged me £20 (Gas) & £20 (Electricity). [/FONT] [FONT="]I rang British Gas…
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People's Energy
Sounds like a good business plan http://www.insider.co.uk/news/peoples-energy-david-pike-sode-11075095 Will it succeed?