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PC Power Consumption
Im not too sure if this is the correct section to post this thread but I was wondering how much electricity does a PC consume it if switched on for about 12 hours a day?
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Atlantic Electric & Gas - 25.4% Price Increase
I'm on what used to called Atlantic's 'Direct' tariffs (they're now called Atlantic Internet tariffs) for both electricty and gas. Today I received a letter advising me of price increases and decreases which will apply from 1/3/05. THE DECREASES: Electricity 'Service Charge' going down from 10.14p/day to 4.72p/day - a…
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Getting rid of Economy 7
As we're now getting gas heating into Grandmas flat, we don't need the Economy 7 meters anymore, but.... According to British Gas (both gas/elecric is from them) we need to pay £37 to get the meter changed over to ordinary - IS THIS CORRECT???? Or any hints/tips to avoid this - even by swapping suppliers? & as another…
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Power Cut
HI, COULD ANYONE ADVISE ME PLEASE? my daughter hAd a power cut a couple of weeks ago, her power was off from 1am until 5.30 pm (16 1/2 hours). now power gen says they dont have to give her any compo as her electric was not off for 18 hours or more, as my daughter has a baby of 7 months she could not make any bottles etc…
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swalec token rip off
:confused: please can some one explain recieved statement in dec saying they owed me £200 + spoke to tem they came to change tatriff and I owed them £200+. live in 2 bedroom flat heatong elec. only putting on average £50 - £70 a week. new statement they owe me £315. Somehow after speil of sales dept. I owe them £400. I am…
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Powergen Tariffs
Can anyone tell where to find the tariffs for Powergen Energy Online. I scoured the site but I can't find any tariffs
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London Energy online
using MSE recommended comparison site, the result suggests I change to London Energy online, for Gas&Elec. However this company only has a 3 Star rating. What problems have been experienced to cause them to only get 3 stars? Thanks. Derek
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Powergen - how many are there?
Apparently there are at least three different companies; they all use the same Powergen logo and the only way to tell them apart is the different contact phone numbers - obvious then! There is the original Powergen, Powergen formerly Amerada and Powergen TXU. There may be a fourth Powergen company but their staff are a…
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Utilita Get 80
Anyone heard of the above. They are coming out tops for my gas and electric but I have never heard of them.
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Scottish Hydro Electric tariff
Anyone know whether the Scottish Hydro Electric tariffs have changed recently ? I'm considering switching to them for both elec and gas (from Scottish Power and British Gas) as all the comparison sites suggest I'll save 160 quid per year, but first want to find out where SHE is in the cyce of price changes, ie I don't…
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Can British Gas charge 125 to go on to direct debit?
Help.....Five years ago my husband had a debit balance with British Gas that he could not pay. BG installed a payment metre. We have had a nil balance on the bill (finally) for some time now. Yet the metre is still taking £5 a week to put to the bill. Result, £10 on the metre on a monday runs out by thurs, due to the extra…
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London Energy Price Increases
Martins email this week shows London Energy increasing their prices for Gas & Electric. London Energy website shows that only new standard account customers will have the increases. Those people with online accounts will be unaffected. http://www.ukpower.co.uk/price%2Bupdates.asp
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Savings comparison sites - did you actually save!?
Looking to switch supplier soon and one thing about these price comparison site Im wondering is, I could save £45 a year on leccy so approx £5.50 a month. While this is still a good saving, I was wondering if anyone has switched with the impression they would save but has either cost them more or just not saved anything! I…
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Powergen billing
I have just changed over to Powergen for Gas and Electricity.They rang me to inform me that my monthly gas Direct Debit would be £15. As i have moved from British Gas,they send me a credit for £98,and on a recent letter from them,they said my monthly DD would now have been £11 instead of £17.50 that i was paying before the…
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numbers on radiator thermostats
Hi First and foremost, thank god I have found this site i've only just registered but have saved myself a fortune in less than a month. I am very interested in knocking down my fuel bills and have so far installed new loft insulation, rediator reflectors and draught proofing. Anyway i have a near new combi boiler and a gas…
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Gas Bills
would you say £120 per qtr for a 2 bed flat with a new condensing-combi boiler with heating on for about 5-6 hrs per day (& with a thermostat) is excessive for a gas bill? Its an actual meter reading but still.....
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London Energy "Savings Calculator" broken?
For at least the last fortnight, putting my postcode into the London Energy Price Savings Calculator just gives an error message. I've reported this twice, currently to no effect. Can anyone get this calculator to work, please? Thanks! John PS I suspect that the two other EDF 'outlets' point to the same calculator...
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British Gas Price Protection?
Hi I've just received an email from British Gas (I'm a dual fuel customer) offering me a chance to sign up for a "price protection" until April 2007. They state that if I do, then my energy prices will be protected from rising above the current rates, but this will cost me approx 41p per week. Is this worth taking out or…
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Winter Fuel Allowance Deadline
Hi Do you know anyone over 60 who hasn't yet claimed their Winter Fuel Allowance for 2004/5? Many people over 60 are entitled to a Government pay out of between £100 and £300 depending on their circumstance. There is also an extra £100 one off payment available to the over 70's. If they received it last year, then all…
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Power Supplies
I know this has been raised many times but as a pensioner I am being plagued by Powergen to sign up, at the moment I am with Swalec for both energies. Has anyone any experience with this supplier and is it worth my while to change. They are offering many carrots!
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