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Autumn Budget 2025: Energy bills to be cut by £150 from April 2026
From 1 April 2026, households in England, Scotland and Wales will see their energy bills cut by £150 a year on average, the Chancellor has confirmed in the Autumn Budget. The reduction will take place due to various green levies paid by consumers being removed from bills. But MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has…
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Can't get a smart meter installed
8 appointments so far. It has been resolved that we need a meter that connects by 4G, but we need a meter that shows us whether we are on day rate or night rate economy 7. It needs to show us even when we are not drawing any power. We have batteries, solar panels and a wind turbine and have not used day rate since May 2024…
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Faulty smets 2 after switch
Hi All, 2 years ago I had a smets2 installed by fuse, everything worked fine. I then moved to Tomato energy who also billed me accurately on my time of use tariff. After they went bust I moved to octopus on the 24th November. The last action by the meter was on the 26th November and the meter displays welcome to octopus…
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Suspension of FIT Account by Scottish Power
I had solar panels installed in 2012 & have had my FIT contract with Scottish Power since then. After I installed a heat pump in late 2020 I moved my supply contract from SP to Good Energy but left my FIT arrangements with SP. Last October I received an email from SP stating that OFGEM was requiring all generators to have…
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New shop being charged deemed rates for a full year.
Hello all, I took on the lease for my shop in November 2024. On the first day I received the keys, I took a photo of all the building’s meters because the landlord didn’t know which one belonged to the shop. He also didn’t know who the energy supplier was. I tried searching online to identify the supplier, but I couldn’t…
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FT article - budget levy/eco cut won't stop rising electricity costs
Network costs predicted to continue to drive electricity bills up over the medium term, despite next Apr changes. https://www.ft.com/content/4a161630-a32b-4427-bd66-b6cabb3c6744 Yet more evidence as desnz officials have already admitted to the PAC - network costs are wiping out any notional wholesale rate savings. With an…
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EDF wont refund my credit on a closed account.
Hello. I need some advice. I switched my electricity supplier 12 months ago from EDF to Octopus. At that time EDF were supplied with a correct meter reading. I have been with Octopus quite happily. I have recently received an email from EDF telling me my account is in credit. It is only £29 but its still money of mine that…
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Economy 7 tariff vs single rate tariff
Moved into a house earlier this year which has a economy 7 and therefore our bills are charged using two different tariffs based on usage, ie a night and a day rate. However, I don't have anything that takes advantage of the lower night rate - Would the billing rate on a single tariff plan be cheaper than the current day…
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New Immersion heater or keep old?
Is it worth me replacing this with a smaller modern cylinder? It would only be for hot taps living on my own, as the shower is an electric unit on its own. This is an electric only flat so I'm wondering if the outlay is worth it in the long run?
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Fischer electric heating local engineer
Hi Unfortunately my parents have Fischer electric heaters. Just wondering if anyone has used local engineers to sort out problems? Many thanks
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How to check if new storage heaters and washer cylinder installed correctly.
I recently had old storage heaters and water heating cylinder replaced. I had my old 2 electricity meters which were on rts replaced in May with a White Meter 1 Smart Meter. I got the new heater and cylinder fitted on Fri and I understand there will be initial costs as the water heater comes up to temperature and the…
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£150 average, off energy announced in 2025 budget
Everywhere seems to mention reduction in electricity and mains gas. There are many households with no access to mains gas and have to use electricity, oil or lpg. Will we still get the reduction?
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Northern Gas and Power.
I am looking for other people who have had a similar experience to my own. I was mis-sold a new energy and gas contract by Northern Gas and Power. Without wanting to go into too much detail on the matter. I was recently mis-sold a contract by Northern Gas and Power on one of their ‘blend and extend’ contracts. What I was…
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Outfox want to charge me to check my meter
Switched to Outfox from Octopus at the end of July. Electricity handover all OK but gas meter readings are off the scale, giving rise to large bills. No point in my checking the meter as I know the readings Outfox are getting are the same as the meter but the meter is running at about 3-4 times the rate of historical…
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Solar Panels
Hi All, I am looking into getting solar panels for my home. I want to know the pros and cons to having them. Which company do you recommend? Thank you
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Advise on Central Heating temperature/schedules & Cost Savings & Supplier
Hello All Apologies in advance, this is a topic & inquiry to seek advise. Will attempt to be as descriptive as possible and give a breakdown of my inquiry, how to be more effective & cost saving and potentially better supplier? So ... let's start: * Property: 18years old, a 3 floor house with 11 radiators * Boiler: Ideal…
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ENERGY FIXED RATE TRAFIFF
Can anyone tell me what a fixed tariff means with energy companies. I thought it meant the amount paid each month would be exactly the same for the duration of the tariff. Which is different from a price capp. but now I am being told I have and outstanding amount owing
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British Gas Nov 2026 fix
Hi My cheap energy club and british gas accounts both list the end of my energy fix as Nov 2026, but in the past few days both have emailed me telling me the fix will end within days. I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem with their recent switch to the tariff? Thanks
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Monthly direct debit regulation?
Are there any proposals to regulate the monthly direct debit amounts demanded by energy companies? If not, why are consumer champions like MSE not pushing for this? Excessive amounts are still being demanded by energy suppliers. The worst personal example of this came before the recent rise in energy prices, I was with…
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