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Independent advice on renovations
I'm looking to build a reasonable sized extension, and as part of the work I'm potentially looking at overhauling our energy setup. This could potential involve installing solar, batteries, heat pump, underfloor heating, new radiators, cladding, insulation, etc. This is quite a range of areas, so I'd like to talk to…
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New Smart Meter to replace RTS meter.
I'm with Scottish Power on an E10 tariff. Called them to book an install but there is no information on which tariff I can go on to? Likewise on the website very little detail that I can find evidently I can choose any tariff once I have a new meter? Does anyone have experience of what is available E10 for example? I'm…
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Energy price cap - cap the profits
Energy company profit is the difference between the wholesale price they buy at and the retail price they charge us. They set this retail price. So why do their profits rise with each increase in the cap? Surely profit should remain the same if the mark-up from wholesale to retail prices is kept the same? But no, they get…
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Meter Certification
I have been advised by Octopus Energy that my electric meter is past its certification date and will have to be replaced with a smart meter, is this compulsory by law or can i ignore it?
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£12,500 OVO Energy Billing Error Unresolved after +5yrs!
Hello - I'm now on my 3rd energy ombudsman case, and 2nd Information commissioner case - it's like groundhog day with no end in site, its a scandal! I first contacted SSE/OVO in 2020 due to excessive electricity usage readings. My electricity meter would record 1 years worth of usage every 4-6 weeks. SSE/OVO have used…
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standing charges
I’m confused .. Top of bill says bill is for 106 days … standing charge lower down says 210 days any help please
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Energy grants for a First Time Buyer of a 170 year old home
Hi, Title explains most but i'm buying a 170 year old home (Grade 2 listed) with a current EPC rating of D, just wondering what sort of grants are available to improve this, happy to provide more details. I've had a look at a few of them but there are so many I'm sure I'm missing some.
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Uswitch Money Back scheme - Christmas Day usage free, up to the value of £10.
"households required to register by December 22" Millions can get free electricity on one day regardless of supplier Uswitch Money Back - Uswitch
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Exasperated with EDF Smart Meter Installation
So at the third attempt yet another "no show" by EDF meter installer. Having driven 100 miles to the property and waited 4 hours for someone to turn up for the arranged installation, I am now just exasperated beyond belief! The prospect of another £30 to keep me quiet until the next time is not really acceptable and I am…
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Smart meter & LPG / Propane with a home monitor
Hi, i am on LPG with a 2200lt tank & a few years ago we fitted a meter so we could keep an eye on usage & costs. This meter is in the bungalows loft next to the boiler & is ok. But now i am nearer 70 & could do without climbing into the loft to get a reading. So, we was thinking lets change the meter to the newer SMETS2…
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Smart meter
I am a tenant with a private landlord. I have a Emlite top up electric meter. It isn’t topped up by voucher or key. It’s topped up by a credit/debit card on a website. The meter is controlled by my landlord and it’s In his companies name. He can dictate what price he wants to charge me for electric. I read that the…
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Gas plus supply limited
Does anyone know the contact details for gas plus supply limited ? Got home from work yesterday and my gas was off and the meter was saying call help , but i cant find any details for gas plus supply limited , been without gas for over 24 hrs now .
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Smart meter for bulk LPG gas monitoring
Hi, we are on a 2200lt bulk LPG tank & the meters they supply are pathetic. So years ago we fitted our own gas meter so we could keep an eye on our cubic met gas usage. This has been very helpful. At the time it was easy to fit the meter in our bungalows loft as that was also where the boiler is. We are now in our 70s &…
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Fluorescent Strip Light Replace with LED .The light is instant
This might have been covered before but just in case. I have just replaced a 40watt tube light with an LED equivalent that uses less than half the power(17.5 Watts). The light now switches on instantly. The only note of caution : - Check which ballast the old light uses. There are plenty of firms selling lights that show…
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Told have to switch from radio signal to smart meter?
British Gas told me I have to switch over from my current electric meter. The radio signal meter will stop working and have to go to smart meter. Is this true and should I book an engineer to come and do it?
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Who is our supplier?
We moved into our current house around 18 years ago. After 6 months or so we realised that we were not receiving gas bills, or paying anyone on direct debit. In those days, people used to regularly knock on doors to try and get residents to change utility providers, and we tried 2 or 3 times to get our gas and electricity…
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MRA OfGem Data Base
Did anyone agree to their energy company sharing their contact details and details of their energy use and costs on the national data base so that prospective energy suppliers can chase them?
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Issue with British Gas withholding credit on old billing system
Some pre-text to this thread: I am no longer a British Gas customer. I left British Gas a year ago after ongoing issues with them withholding my credit. I left BG almost £1000 in credit which took almost a month to get back after I left as a customer. This brings us to October 2024, In early October, I received an email…
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radiator fans
I'm wondering how useful these are. I've seen some for sale at Lidl recently - at least I think they were for rads and not wood stoves. But it seems to me that a simple fan that is moved by the rising heat would be a useful thing to move the heat away from a particular wall and across a room. Any ideas on ones that go on…
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Which batteries are better ECS or EQ
I am going to upgrade my Fox ESS batteries, I have been looking at the ECS and EQ 4800 range as these are best bang for buck and I have Fox ESS inverter already installed. The question is which of these are better? The main difference between these two types of battery is the charge and discharge rate
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