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Gas & Electric - EV Tariff, which one?
I am currently on Octopus IOG Flexible for electric and a Gas fix with the below rates Electric - 28.22p unit rate (day), 7p unit rate (11:30pm to 5:30am). 51.81p standing charge Gas (Ends 8th Aug) 5.71p unit rate. 28.88p per day Our usage was 5921kwh for electric (3452kwh night & 2469kwh day) and 5737kwh for gas per year.…
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SSEN vs British Gas – meter tails upgrade responsibility?
Hi all, looking for some advice as I’m getting nowhere and keep being passed between companies. All I wanted to do was install an EV charging point. As part of the process, SSEN (the DNO) carried out a load check, upgraded the cut-out fuse from 60A to 80A, and then told me that the meter tails (the cables between the…
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E-On, fixed rate
being on a single rate with e-on i thought they would run alongside it a tou and free electric on a weekend etc and try to cut down on the 4-7pm time slot
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Octopus Cosy heat pump and Intelligent Octopus GO tariff
I already own an EV and next week Octopus are installing a Cosy heat pump. My calculations indicate that I will be better off upgrading from GO to IOG than switching to the Cosy Octopus tariff. (your mileage may vary). Obviously I would like to take advantage of any cheap periods over and above the 6 hours from 23:30 to…
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Outfox the Market: Energy
My contract with Octopus is finished, and I was looking at Outfox the Market for my dual-fuel electricity and gas. It's a company I've never been with. What's your experience with them, please?
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Hildebrand Glow Display and CAD
Anyone got one the Glow Display CAD/IHDs fro Hildebrand/Glowmarkt? I'm with Octopus and have one if their home mini devices that doesn't connect and Octopus are not exactly going out of their way to fix it replace it so I was thinking of getting this one as I'd like to have near real time access to usage data on my phone.
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Best way to dispute energy and utility bills?
I've been overcharged by my energy supplier and broadband provider a few times this year. The process of disputing them is painful, hours on hold, having to quote regulations, escalating to managers. Has anyone found a good way to automate this or make it less painful? I know there's Resolver and Citizen's Advice but I'm…
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Would someone care to try and explain this (Energy Price Cap)
So today my mother received an email detailing her new prices for G&E for April '26, for the record, she is on Economy 7, uses over a 12 month period, twice as much electricity at night than she does day, and has only one gas appliance, a heater in her front room. So, the changes are as follows… Electricity Standing Charge…
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Metre readings
Hi My Mother who lives on her has 3 storage heaters and has economy 7 heating she currently pays £370 a month to British Gas and they have just put the DD up to £760 a month as they have said she is under paying. I have since looked at her bills and her day readings are a lot higher than her night readings. She has a smart…
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Confused about tracker vs fixed options savings
Apologies if I'm being dense here - my fixed SO Energy deal is coming to an end on 1st April and my household has very high gas usage. a couple of weeks ago I was looking for fixed price deals but everything had been withdrawn. i signed up to the Eon Next Pledge tracker (5.24p gas unit price), switching on 1st April I've…
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Can't Compare till Fixed Tariff rate from April are released
I'm looking to change fix tarriff on Eon next but it's impossible to work out as we don't know what the unit or standing charge on my fixed rate will be to calculate as the new tarriffs already include the April 1st reductions? Wish companies were forced to release what current tarrifs would be so we can compare.
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Disappearing and/or Updating (more £££) Energy Fixes
This morning I decided to sign up for a 2 year fix with EDF (I am on one with them that is about to run out). I signed up for Simply Fixed 2Yr Mar28v5 . By mid-afternoon that had been replaced with V6 which is £50 a month more expensive, with EDF seriously hiking the gas unit price within the fix. I know fixing is not for…
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Outfox the Market withdraw all Fixed Rate Contracts from offer
As of today, 19th March 2026, OFTM have stopped offering Fixed Rate Contracts. When asked why they stated that it was "Due to the uncertainty of Wholesale Market prices". I expect all the other suppliers will start pulling their Fixed Rate offers leaving only Variable Rate contracts to choose from when your fix expires. A…
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Energy Consumption Reduction excercise
Hi All, There is a lot in the news with regards energy prices so thought I would note down the findings of both my old and recent exercises performed to reduce electric consumption. Back in July 2022 the cost of electric doubled and we were averaging 14 kWh of Electric per day. The estimated bill was surprisingly high, so…
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Few questions about choosing next tariff
Hi all, My current tariff is coming to an end, which is the Loyal Octopus 12m Fixed April 2025 v1 and I am trying to find the best thing to do in terms of choosing my next move. The cheapest option available to stay with Octopus will see my annual bill increase by a projected £153, however I am looking at moving to Outfox…
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April price cap. What reduction?
I've just received my email from Utility Warehouse setting out the revised unit rates from April 1st for the price capped Value Economy 7 electricity only tariff I am on. This has been trailed widely as likely to lead to a 6 to 9 percent reduction in bills; Not for everyone it seems, my cost will actually increase by 3%.…
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Tomato Energy (Electric Only Supplier) - Too Good To Be True ?
Looking at Tomato Energy for our electric only property. They are offering 12M FIXED Tariffs which are based on your chosen lifestyle - with Daily Standing Charge as low as 40.82p The tariff Im looking at gives me a Unit Rate of; 00:00 to 06:00 = 5.00p 06:00 to 09:30 = 23.16p 09:30 to 11:30 = 13.37p 11:30 to 22:00 = 23.16p…
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Eon renewal - 60% increase and no justification!
We have a 3 bedroom detached home in a rural location, heating is oil. There is a solar array on the roof with a FIT generation tariff. We have 2 plug in hybrids, each of which are charged at least once a day. We cannot attach battery to current solar due to FIT, we are investigating additional solar and battery, but that…
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Octopus Tracker
Hi all. Has anyone out there braved the Tracker tariff throughout the winter? If so, has it worked out to be very expensive? I have kept an eye on the rates, and they have appeared to be very high for a lot of the time. I bottled out towards the end of last year and went on a decent fix. The thing is, what to do when my…
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Octopus April fixed tariff rates email
So now we have it Octopus have now started to send out the new rates to those of us on fixed tariff and explaining how the war is affecting us
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