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Staywarm
Had my renewal from Staywarm today it is going up from £53.90 to £63.25 For a 3 bedroomed semi with 2 people. They say I have used 3521 kw Electricity & 21604 kilowatt hours of gas. How does that compare with the people they have branded as high users. I am now going to search to see if I can find a cheaper supplier based…
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Telecomms +.... not the worst.
i know that their is a thread for t+ matters, but they are only briefly mentioned here. yes, t+ rep activity may be somewhat dubious in certain areas... but compared to southern electric, they are saints.
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Cheapest G + E for benefits
My M in Law currently lives in a 3 bedroom house on her own. She is 57 (so just under the Staywarm limit) She has storage heaters and cannot afford to replace them with central heating. She is disabled and claims disability living allowance (+ a few others) She is currently paying approx. £50 per month from British Gas for…
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Maximum Resal Price
We have a chalet on a holiday site with a £1 coin slot meter which is set at 10 units per £1. There are 200 chalets in all and some of us have grouped together to pool info. One of the questions raised was what is the maximum resale price and are our meters set correctly. I have tried ringing Powergen but they can only…
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London Energy
London Energy seem to be cheapest in my area (manchesta)...but never heard of them...something cheap from london...well I never! Seriously, has anyone had any experience of them as suppliers of gas/elec? Has this already been discussed at all...can you point me to't'thread? Cheers in advance! :)
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gas boiler quotes
I've got 2 quotes to replace my traditional boiler with a condensing combi. Both seem a bit steep - £3,200 - £3,400. When I suggested to one of the Installers that a reduced cost could be obtained by claiming a grant through the 2 regional schemes available - Magic Boiler and Green-Boilers.co.uk, he laughed ! Any views and…
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Avoid Powergen price increase
Powergen have just put up their prices by 9% (ish) for gas and electricity. If you're an existing Energy Online customer, you won't get an increase (yet). If you're not I recommend requesting they put you onto Age Concern tariff, as that is much cheaper anyway and there is no increase until March 05. They are not allowed…
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Energy Saving Grants
The Energy Saving Trust has an 'Energy Grants' search facility. Plug in your post cost and it tells you what is available in your area. The only warning note i would sound is that some of the grants are power company promotions rather than grants. So do always check out alternative costs, while it's in the grant section,…
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Electricity Final Account Statement
I changed electricity supplier from British Gas to SEEBOARD 11months ago. Today, I have received a final account statement from British Gas. Whilst checking the readings out with SEEBOARD, the representative told me that legally, I had as long to pay the bill as it had taken British Gas to send me the bill, i.e. 11 months…
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Which light best to leave on
Not sure were to put this , but here seems a good a place as any, please move me if i'm wrong. Anyway thing is my 4 yr old is going through i'm scared of the dark thing at the mo, so not to upset her i'm leaving the bathroom light on cos it shines along the landing, am i doing right, i do want to leave a light on for her…
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Changing to pre pay electric meter
Hi all, I'm currently with British Gas and have been trying to change to a pre pay electric meter for the last month. Booked numerous appointments but so far each time an appointment has been booked no one turns up. All British Gas says they can do is offer measly compensation and re-book at a very later date offering no…
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Something to share with you
There was a thread about this awhile back but i half heartedly did it, and had bad results. Whilst trying to cut down on my electricity bill, and having to put the heating on in my house so we are all comfortable i decided to switch off the heater in my washer when i did my washing. I am amazed it has made such a…
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Powergen Login/Site - Slow Slow Slow?
I've just signed up for Powergen Online, They sent me a E-mail asking to register my account, login/password. Their site is so slow - Is it always like this ?? Its got me abit worried after signing up for a Online Account !!
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Powergen prices up again - 17.6% so far this year
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3975029.stm UK energy giant Powergen has announced it is to increase its prices once again this year. Gas prices for consumers are to rise by 9.6% - the third rise this year - while electricity prices will be increased by 8.9%, the German-owned firm said. The increase means that gas…
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the energyhelpline
have spoken to a few people who have been told that they are being called by the energyhelpline, offering an independent price comparison. surprisingly enough, they have all been told that scottish power are the cheapest, but when they check the website, it turns out that scottish power are not the cheapest. can anybody…
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INCREASING PRICES 10%
Just to let you all know ... and this is a BIG secret i could get someone sacked for this! Powergen are to announce a 10% increase in gas and elec MONDAY! Get your capped rate before it runs out 31/10/04
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discounts:central heating for oldies
Hello, I have finally managed to persuade my Grandad to have his central heating done. His house is freezing :o My question is: Is he entitled to any discount or grants being a pensioner in his eighties? I know that central heating can cost in excess of £3K to install, and that's alot of money for a pensioner! Thank you
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SEEBOARD Price Hold Deal
I have just spoken with a SEEBOARD telephone operator who said that their legal department are preparing paperwork for a price hold deal. Letters to existing customers will go out in January.
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Summer suppliers and winter suppliers
When working out who is best / cheapest for your usage does anyone consider using a Summer supplier when usage is low. (i.e that offers no standing charge, but higher kWh rate. ) Then a Winter supplier when usage is high, (i.e standing charge but rock bottom kWh rates) ??? It was when reading the last article in Atlantic…
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Virgin Energy
I'm a Virgin Energy customer so was interested in their Price Promise thinking it might be a price cap until Jan 2006. Wrong. Virgin promise to refund twice the price difference if Virgin is above the British Gas price in the period to Jan 2006. As BG are bottom of the price league Virgin's promise isn't worth much. Nice…