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Help with sorting parent's bills
My Father has recently gone into a Care Home; whilst we were hoping that it would be on a "temporary" basis, sadly, it looks more and more like it may become permanent. In the meantime, I am trying to sort out all of his "finances", which is far from easy, especially since it is a case of looking at incoming statements to…
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Canvassed by MSE?
My daughter is a student in Norwich, she was canvassed today at her student digs. by a girl with ID badge stating she was working for MSE. The girl asked about energy supplier and convinced my daughter to change from Octopus back to Spark. Can anyone either from the forum or MSE tell me if this is legit? I am very worried!…
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Not on the register..?
I am trying to move energy supplier , the proposed new company Bulb inform me that neither my gas or electricity meters are recorded on the `national register '.I contacted the national grid who confirm this fact also - they suggested i speak to my current supplier Green Star Energy to get registered . The house I live in…
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Feed In Tariff FIT for Solar PV Panels
Hi, I have a query regarding the Feed-In Tariff for roof mounted solar panels (PV). I purchased and moved into a newbuild house in January 2018. My house has solar panels on the roof. I have just heard about the FiT scheme (although I also heard it ends in 2019). My electricity provider (Green Energy Network) does not…
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Economy Energy refusing Refund of Credit Balance
I'm getting to the end of my tether with Economy Energy. They've been billing me at almost 2p per unit more than my contracted rates since May which has led to them increasing my direct debit from £52 to £71. The customer service is none existent, I've been trying to get it resolved since Mid July and I'm getting nowhere.…
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Utility Point - anyone else asked to pay an extra £4.00 pm?
Just back from a week away on business and discovered an email from Utility Point saying they are increasing my monthly payment by £4.00. No explanation as to why, and my account has been in increasing credit with them every month since I joined them. The round figure increase of exactly £4.00 pm more than I currently pay,…
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energy efficionizing a new house
"Efficionizing" is that even a word?? we're just completing on our new house. it needs a complete makeover and we will be extendin into the loft and getting an outhouse built. I've done some reading online and wanted to get people's ideas about how to make the house energy efficient? we've got a healthy budget aside from…
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Bulb - underquotation
Morning all, Apologies if this is in the wrong place/already been covered however I could only see a BG related issue and that didnt have a clear resolution. I joined Bulb last January. When we obtained the quote we cited our estimated usage in kwh. We have had 7 bills, so are 58% of the way through the year. We have used…
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Getting cheaper electric bills
British gas (electric supplier) contract has finished after two years. I guess they have put up my electric bill. They project I should pay £100 a month but live in tiny apartment. I believe it's 19.3p for a day and 9.5pence for night plus 26 pence daily standing charge. I called them but they can't better this. change…
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Unvented system to replace immersion heater?
Hi Got a 30 year old one bedroom 2nd (top) floor flat with a storage heater (great info on this site about them!) in living room and convection heater in the bedroom. its double glazed, cavity walls done and i'll be looking to top up the loft from 75 mm to 300 mm. Again from this site - insulate insulate insulate! Flats on…
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PAYG to credit meter
I am currently PAYG with utilita on a smart meter. I am now wanting to change to a credit meter (utilita dont offer this) so my question is what is the best way of doing this? By changing to credit meter I am due to save over £400 a year so a no brainer here - just how is the question....??? :eek:
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Cheap Energy Club will cost me £100's
I wanted to share my story because I feel it is relevant to the problems you can encounter with some companies who do try to rip us off. I have taken out a deal with Green Star Energy, 3 years ago I fixed for three years to protect against price rises. This was through the cheap Energy club. They estimated I would use £85…
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Where have all the good deals gone?
Blimey, been away for a week and all the good deals have gone. Outfox 10% lower than current DD has gone and now is nowhere to be seen, with no other good deals around. So guess wholesale energy prices predicted to rise?
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MSE News: Npower ordered to co-operate in Ofgem's next collective switch trial
Energy regulator Ofgem has ordered big six provider Npower to co-operate with its upcoming collective switch trial, aimed at helping thousands of the supplier's customers to find a better deal...Read the full story: 'Npower ordered to co-operate in Ofgem's next collective switch trial' Click reply below to discuss. If you…
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End to End solution for residential heating
All Hope you are getting ready to say bye to Summer I would like a professional company to visit my house and review end-end and suggest me what can be done to make my house warmer Do you know of any company who can do it, for ex they need to check radiators/insulation/doors/windows/air escape ways/piples/pressure of water…
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Thoroughly Confused about unit pricing Help please
Apology for asking this question. I should be able to work it out for myself. I am about to switch my electricity. I have got Economy 7 and about 75% of my heating is at night. I don't have a fire in my home but do have a fan boost on one of the heaters which I seldom need to use. In total I have 5 storage heaters. I live…
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Pure Planet Con
I recently got a quote from you based on my annual readings which recommended Pure Planet. I logged on and the quote they have given me is even more expensive than EFF variable tariff.....what a con and I imagine you are not aware of this? Anyone else feel conned?
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smart meters
Hi, I'm trying to get quota electricity supply for this cumming year. I keep get this message NOTE: USIO is unable to support existing smart meters on the tariff you've selected. If you already have a smart meter you will not be able to switch to this tariff. Why are we having them fitted if it restricts us when trying to…
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How to calculate annual cost gas / elec from tarrif ?
Can anyone either post or link to a site that explains how I can calculate my annual gas / elec costs based on 2 different tariffs from 2 providers for a given annual usage figure. Gas usage: 19000 kWh per Year Elec usage: 4000 kWh per Year Going from :- Gas Provider: EDF Energy Gas Tariff: Blue+Heating Protect Jan20 Elec…
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Which companies are included in comparisons?
I have just recommended my local councils prefered energy supplier to an old(91) relative. http://www.whiteroseenergy.co.uk/ Its a not for profit company. Are these companies included in the comparison sites.