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Gas or electric?
My Mam is 80 and SERIOUSLY feels the cold. She has an open plan living/dining room. In the dining room end there is an average size radiator but in front of it is the dining table and chairs. In the living room the radiator is under a bay window, so is very short, around 18". The boiler is 2 years old and that, the…
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10GW renewable plant in Morocco to power UK via undersea cable
UK-based renewables company, Xlinks ,is developing a 10.5 gigawatt (GW) solar and wind facility in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region of Morocco which will supply the UK with clean energy via HVDC subsea cables. The gigantic renewable energy facility will sit on 1,500 square kilometers of land and will be backed-up by a…
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Energy prices
Can anyone advise me what i should do, my energy provider has asked me to increase my direct debit for more than double the amount I was paying, I understand a bit of an increase for winter. I also have a £193 credit on my account. Not sure what to do.
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Pure planet owned credit after switch completion
Hello, pure planet still owe me credit but I had already completed a switch to another company before they went bust. How do I get my credit returned as I wont be transferred under ofgem process.
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between providers
I am half way between Pure Planet and Utility Warehouse as energy providers, as recommended by MSE energy club before melt down, will it be a nightmare to sort out with me ending up with a 3rd provider?
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Buying first home mid-gas crisis...
Good morning all! I am after a little advice. Husband and I are expecting to complete on our first ever house purchase (after much scrimping and saving and heartache) in the next 4-6 weeks. Right now, we rent a house which uses heating oil, costing roughly £550 a year total. We therefore aren't with a gas supplier at the…
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List of night storage heaters containing asbestos
Thought this was a useful link for those needing to remove old NSHs. The three columns list 1) heaters known to contain asbestos, 2) others that might contain asbestos, and 3) those that definitely don't: https://www.aic.org.uk/storage-heaters-asbestos/
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gas and electric price rise.
Had a email from British Gas need to up my direct debit to £197 per month from £177 but when i checked about a week before i was £80.00 in credit.Went on website and after a bit of navigating confirmed i was on fixed term until June 2022. but the web site came up i was paying too much and should reduce it to £168 per month…
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There is something consuming electricity (and cant identify what it is)
Hi I have seen this morning that there is something consuming 3.24kwh. I was not using anything special so i was surprised to see that figure. I tried to identify where the problem was switching off all the fuse box levers, and i just decreased it in 0.2kwh. So, i was in a situation where i had just the main switch on, all…
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Is the energy price cap worth it in the long run?
We’ve seen a huge number of suppliers collapse, and many more are anticipated. By and large they blame the energy price cap for accelerating their closure. In the short term it is cushioning many consumers from immediate price rises. Recently it was reported that without the cap a variable dual fuel would be something like…
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Why do energy companies go bust on a Wednesday?!
Just a curiosity I have. Avro and Green went bust on a Wednesday. The following Wednesday (as I recall), Symbio and a few other went bust. Then, yesterday, another few went bust. What is it about Wednesdays?
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Daligas Cease Trading
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications/ofgem-protects-customers-daligas-limitedhttps://www.daligas.co.uk/
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Utility Point DD taken AFTER I had left
I arranged a voluntary transfer from UP to EDF before they went bust and had confirmation from EDF that service would start 28th September. On that date there was a transfer from UP which looked about right for a balance transfer. However I thought they had forgotten to take the exit fees that were due, so I left the DD in…
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Prepayment meter, statements and increasing debt, can anyone help me to understand it please?
I’m sorry if I’m posting this in the wrong section. I’ve had a prepayment meter since March of 2016. The debt was never added to the meter, I only just found this out. I was trying to work out how much I owe and looked at my old statements online. I can only see back to 2017 but according to that in dec of 2017 the debt…
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Moved home
I’ve just moved to a new house, the electricity supplier has gone bust, the house has been empty for a few months, the electric was not turned off, so who should I contact for my electric, I have electricity but I’m uncertain as how much it is, what, if any, tariff is in place etc etc, so should I just sit back and wait…
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Lack of long term fixed tariffs
I am surprised the big energy suppliers do not offer longer term fixed tariffs of 5+ years, I think BG once offered a 5 year fix but very few do, 2 years possibly 3 years seem to be the longest available, and with many on 1 year fixes having been caught in the middle of this crisis. Just like a mortgage it would come with…
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Desperate for some advise
Hi all... I've sent the message below to the money saving expert private message section but have been sent a reply with links for the samaritans!?! Whilst I appreciate the prompt reply this isn't helpful at the moment and really don't know what to do so im just hoping there is someone here that can offer me any advise, I…
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Still awaiting final bill from Green Network Energy
Hi all, I'm curious to know if anyone else has heard from the administrators of Green Network Energy? When my deal came to an end in January I arranged a switch to Pure Planet (sigh) and on the 23rd January it all started going through. GNE then went bust on the 3rd February. My switch to PP completed successfully and I…
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10k KWH
Just looking for advice, 2 of us live in a 2 bedroom semi detached house and we both work daytimes so no one is home during the day. House is approx. 30 years old, we have a smart meter and pay by direct debit (we are on economy 7 tariff) I have been wondering about the electricity cost for a while now and have found they…
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Price Difference for Commercial/Domestic Meter rate?
Is there a price difference for an Electricity commercial meter rate compare to a domestic meter rate? I was on a standard tariff before the new higher price cap rate. my electricity company has now changed my meter from a commercial to a domestic. my new standard tariff price cap is lower than what I was on before. would…
