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Wind turbine power output ratings
I was inspired by the Free Solar Panels article to look into wind turbine as we are planning a move to Scotland in the next few years. The turbines are all rated by wattage, but it is unclear what this means. Is it the amount of electricity produced per hour, per minute, per second, per day, per year (based on an average…
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Gas+Electric for 1 room flat??
Hi, I'm looking to budget living by myself for the first time since uni where I paid bills by 1/5. Could anyone advise an average amount to budget for Gas & Electric for a 1 bedroom flat? £35 gas and £20 electric per month is what is so far been advised to use to estimate... Does anyone have any thoughts or advice? Thanks
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NPower Prepayment Meters
I'm hoping someone out there can help me understand these dreadful things :) We used to have a massive debt on the gas bill, but think this may have been paid off.:j Screen 27 lists 'owed £0.00' Screen 25 £8.40, Screen 26 £10.00 (which i believe are both weekly amounts taken, can someone clarify??) When i put money on the…
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Eon energy fit monitor - when you live in a flat
I finally got my monitor, but I have a big problem when I try to set it up. I live in a flat (4th floor) and the meter is on a separate room on the ground floor, so I don't know how to connect it (if it's even possible...). Looking at the cables that go out of my electric board inside the flat (where all the plugs and…
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Night storage heater problems
Hi folks, I hope you can help me. I've just moved into a new flat which has a night stoarge heater in the living room. I turned it on the other day so that it could do it's thing overnight. After about an hour, it was giving out heat(around 2.30pm). Surely this is wrong, right? Beside it, there is are 2 switches on the…
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Gas related issue - hard to explain..
Alright all..... Got a bit of a tricky one here, not sure how to word it but here goes... I started renting a new build house in February last year (house built in Jan 09, i moved in end of Feb 2009). Was the first person in... Signed up with EON for there dual fuel package of gas & electricity... Received first bill after…
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Wanted to stop transferring but told 'no'. That right?
Hello I decided to transfer from Npower to Eon. I then got a call from npower saying they were sorry i was leaving etc. Could they tempt me to stay. They had an internet tariff etc which would be cheaper for me. Also, i was only 2 weeks off getting my £100 bonus for being with them another year. I didn't realise i would…
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No electricity bill for nearly 6 years...help!
I'm new to the forum and was hoping someone could help, I'll try to explain briefly! We moved into a new build house in Jan 2005 and filled in relevant paperwork for utilities, forms passed back via builder. A few months passed and we were being billed OK for gas but not electricity. Contacted supplier London Energy (now…
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what gas heater is better?
i found a lot info, but can not deside. Could anyone give me some advice?
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Never Paid a gas or electricity bill!
about 2 and a half years ago we moved into a new home, it was a new build, Barratts gave us forms to fill in to set up the Gas and electricity accounts. We filled them in with all our details and waited to be contacted. after not hearing anything we chased with Barratts at their site office, they apologised and said it…
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phone call from british gas
got a phone call from british gas,ststing that since my boiler is over 10 years old,parts may be hard to ccome bby to repair boiler,so would I like a quote on a new boiler,I have MS and dont work,,lady said I would probably be entillted to warm front grant,,question is are condenser boiler batter than my own boiler that I…
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Scottish Power - Online Energy Saver 7
Hi guys Can anyone tell me whether this tariff has a minimum contract period as I feel it would be a good time to scour the market again to look for a good deal as winter approaches. I signed up in Nov'09. Thanks in advance
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Eon-cheapest yet can't switch??
Eon is coming up cheapest in the comparison sites. We were going to switch using Top Cash Back but when we do Eon's website is saying it can't offer us any savings (I suspect as they base it on price rather than usage) and it won't let us switch to its new tariff as it's not even coming up in the list of available tariffs?…
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Sudden Hike in Electricity Direct Debit. Help!
I've lived in my current home since January of this year and agreed a flat monthly payment of £30 with NPower for my one bed flat based on past tenant's usages. I moved to Hull from Teesside to take up my current job following redundancy and money is very tight right now as I'm paying off accumulated debts from six months…
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NPower Gas Account
Help Needed::mad: This is a fairly long one so bear with me. We changed our Gas and Electric to Npower approx 4 years ago.In March 2007 NPower changed our gas meter and this is were the problems started.For over 12 months we received bills from them stating we were in credit as we were not using any Gas.We contacted them…
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Can I get cheaper deals on gas/elec meter supply?
Hi all, I've just moved into a new place and both gas and electric are on key 'pay as you go' meters. I wondered if there is any way to change supplier/negotiate a better deal, or if anyone has any ideas/experience with this. Thanks, and kind regards, Nicola
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fusebox not working
Hi i had a new bathroom and kitchen installed in May. This included night storage towel rail being removed. Now it has come to winter i have realised that the fusebox for my storage heaters is not working, so i have no heating!:( does anyone know how much it would cost for an electrician to fix this? Also, will I have a…
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Student gas & electricity tariff
Can I get cheaper gas and electric tariff's? I'm a student on a low income and I have a disabled child, so bills can be high.:(
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MSE News: Warning over energy prices as Npower pulls cheap deal
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: "Consumers looking to bag a cheap energy deal have been told they are running out of time ..." Read the full story: Warning over energy prices as Npower pulls cheap deal
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Care plan
I had the EON central heating care plan in my last property and was happy with the service - it covered my hot water and central heating for £12 per month (was a combi boiler) Having just moved in to a new property, the central heating runs from a gas boiler and the hot water runs from an electric immersion heater. Is…