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British Gas Problems
We recently moved. Our old house was in the middle of nowhere so had no gas only electric. We used Southern Electric. A couple of months b4 we moved I changed my bank over and gave SE the new bank details. I noticed that I had no money being taken, I phoned them and they said they still had my old details and because I…
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Powergens capped price deal
Has anyone here asked powergen how much they charge for capping the price till 2010??? I have and the answers are a little startling and nothing short of confusing!!! this is one of the email responses that I got from them I am sorry that the level of service you received from us was poor. I've included below the prices…
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switch electricity/gas to another supplier
Hi I am in the process of looking at an alternative supplier of my gas and electric. Just gone on the u switch site and it tells me that i can halve my bill if i go with n power. i really dont know what to do. Do i switch and take the chance that its as good as it sounds or do i stick with powergen. anyone had experience…
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Gas & Elec - Simple comparison tariffs required
Hi Everyone. One of the biggest costs to us householders - UTILITIES. and seems like we are getting price hikes on a regular basis. Comparison sites are currently showing misleading, and extremely confusing price tariffs, which show prices like - First 200 units at £.. then next 200 at £.., and we will charge you £.. per…
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Boiling a kettle
What is the cheapest in terms of energy costs - bioling an electric kettle or using an old fashioned electric one on the gas hob ? Assume two mugs of water as the contents
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EDF Region Problem
When I use the comparison sites, London Energy and/or Seeboard come out near the top, EDF Energy very near the bottom. When I go to their sites to run the comparison direct on their sites, it will not let me enter details as it says my area (Yorkshire) is serviced by another EDF company and redirects me to EDF Energy.…
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Simply Switch/MSE Cashback Discrepancy - Watch Out
If you use the MSE link to Simply Switch,(http://www.simplyenergy.com/mse/), MSE says you get £15 for each switch. But if you use the link then click on terms, they say you only get £10. Who gets the other £5? Doesn't MSE get paid on top of the £15, or do they get the £5? That means you would be better off using another of…
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Champagne deal expired! Watchout!
Just moved house, thought I'd register and switch to take advantage of cahsback offers but... be warned... Champagne offer has expired... Read the T&Cs and you'll find that... "...To qualify for this offer you must confirm a switch to a new* gas and/ or electricity supplier using the uSwitch.com comparison and switching…
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£60 from NPower Vs £12.50 from Energy Helpline
I have been looking into switching elec and gas from BG to Npower (energy helpline inform me they are the cheapest, and I have confirmed this on npowers website). I know I can get a £12.50 "switch" cashback from energy helpline. If I switch through NPower they say you can get £60 a year (DD payment and dual fuel) refund.…
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Relative efficiencies of Gas and Electricity
Gas per kWh is much cheaper than electricity. I have in the back of mind that electricity for heating is more efficient- less energy goes in to thin air. Is that true? If so, what are the ratios ? And why are gas calculations so complicated with their 'correction factors' and ever changing 'calorific values'
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No Electric - Can I get compensation ??
I have had no electric since 9.30pm last night when all our area in manchester got cut off. We still have no electric and I have just been informed we are looking at 11pm at the earliest (thats over 26 hours) before we get it back all my food has gone off I can't iron anything or have a shower or turn on the heating as I…
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Have I calculated the figures properly?
Hi, I have accurately worked out the unit consumption for the last year for gas (1587) and electricity (6979). I have then multiplied the number of gas units by 11.16 to convert this number to kWh which makes it a whopping 17719! And the electricity units are already kWh. When I go to a comparison site using these figures…
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Meter Readings - How often?
Does anyone out there know of any Gas and Electricity suppliers who will read your meters once a quarter or least twice a year? My present supplier, ‘Atlantic Electric & Gas’ read the meters annually. Eyesight and positioning of meters rules out doing it myself. Thanks in advance. James
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An Important Warning About Comparison Sites
Ever wondered why you go to the price comparison sites, see the whopping savings, sign up to the best yet the bills that arrive after you switch appear to be no different? I must give you all a warning about price comparison sites after my experience this week. I recently got the letter from Powergen detailing the new…
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EQUIGAS & EQUIPOWER - WORTH SWITCHING?
I am currently with npower who have just (from 31 March 06) put their prices up (I'm a Sign On-Line customer) to: GAS first 4572 kWh = 3.821p and then (over 4572 kWh) to 2.149p and ELECTRICITY first 726 kWh = 16.74p and then (over 726 kWh) to 8.17p Just had a look at the Equigas/Equipower site here:…
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Bah! Please help! Damn Scottishpower to the bowels of Hell!
Meh. They're not that bad, but I was wondering if anyone can give advice here. It's a bit of a complex issue. We (me and my flatmate) moved into a two-bedroom apartment in the centre of Newcastle last September. The provider for the power is Scottish Power. Boo hiss. The place is heated by a storage heater and lots of…
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cheapest electricity supplier?
i recently changed to scottish power and wish i hadnt. i pay using a pre-payment meter.and for the 10 years iv lived at my home have only ever payed £6 a week on my key occasionaly £10. but since changing supplier im paying anything from £15 upwards a week??? can someone recomend a good cheap supplier?
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London Energy best tarrif for "brand new customers only"
After much deliberating I decided to use the utility comparison sites to see who was now cheapest in my area to supply me fuel. I am currently with London Energy and found that the cheapest rates that I could get were to go onto online billing with them and pay by monthly direct debit. I have now been told that I cannot…
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Shocker of a Gas Bill
I received my gas bill today - £460 for 5 radiators! I switched on 21 Dec from Scottish Gas to Hydro Electric, did all the things, checked uswitch, checked the rates BG vs Hydro on wattage or whatever they use - realised at the end of March I hadn't received a bill, the guy said there was a problem changing from BG and the…
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British Gas doorstep salesmen
Just had a doorstep visit from a BG salesman trying to tell me that they have noticed that we are being overcharged on our fuel bills. I asked how he could possibly know that and he said that our bills were estimated. Well, we are with Equipower for both gas and elec and Southern Electric have people who read meters every…
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