new scottishpower tariff just launched ?? 10 % cheaper?

blue-kat

it's a Mitsubishi MJ-E16V-E1 Dehumidifier
we use it to help dry clothes to reduce usage of the tumble dryer, and just finish them off in the TD, also saves on ironing:rolleyes:.
the blurb says:
"the unit can extract 1.5Kg of water from 3Kg of clothes in two hours at a cost of under 4p. That's less than 20% of the cost of using a tumble dryer."

IvanOpinion

blue-kat wrote:

I'm trying to change to online bill management with SP. We're in the Yorkshire area (is it PES area 23?) . I can't see any mention of extra incentives to go online apart from the standard £15 discount.

I can't work out which is cheaper:
online energy capped, ( with or without standing charge)
stanard online energy ( with or without standing charge)

Our monthly dual fuel bill is to go from estimated £80 pm to £130:(, it would've been more ( £155_pale_ ) but I just paid off £300.

The gas consumption is OK but it's the electric that's sky rocketted the bill. Not sure why it's so bad, although would expect high usage as there's 5 people at home a lot. We've used plug in delonghi heaters whilst waiting for new boiler. I charge up my mobility scooter. We run a dehumidifier 24/7 in the basement to keep it dry and avoid future bills for damp damage.

Blue Kat, the package you are looking for is 'Online Energy Saver'. And you should get the extra discount in the Yorkshire area. I don't think it is available through their online site yet .. only through brokers or by contacting the call centres directly.

ivan

volks400

hello all. i just received my quaterly bill. details are as follows:
Scottish power
Duel fuel Standard tariff
period 13/10/05 to 23/01/06: Gas bill £166 units used 662 & Elec bill £77 units used 723 plus standing charges plus vat.

i have been going thru the links in the forum and now im confused to switch to whom. im paying by cash as bill comes. im a single mum with 2 kids and just moved to a new house which is very well insulated. i need save money plz help me out. i can maintain an online account and give them readings etc.
i went thru quidco but they say i have to contact SP by phone as im an existing customer.
one more thing i just did a comparison on energyhelpline and simply switch. both of them are pointing me towards LE which gives me a saving of 31%. i read the thread of LE and ppl are happy about it. should i go for capped 2008 or internet account tariffs?

ta

Cardew

blue-kat wrote:

it's a Mitsubishi MJ-E16V-E1 Dehumidifier
we use it to help dry clothes to reduce usage of the tumble dryer, and just finish them off in the TD, also saves on ironing:rolleyes:.
the blurb says:
"the unit can extract 1.5Kg of water from 3Kg of clothes in two hours at a cost of under 4p. That's less than 20% of the cost of using a tumble dryer."

The power that model consumes is 275 watts. So for 24/7 running it will cost approx £15 a month given the assumptions I made above.

blue-kat

at quidqo is now says:
'Unfortunately existing ScottishPower customers cannot use this website to change to a different ScottishPower tariff. Please contact ScottishPower directly for further details.'


I phoned SP and asked to go on the Dual Fuel Online Energy Saver , it took a bit of persistance but got it in the end.:j
it will be applied to my account when application to go online and new payment plan (agreed this morning) are processed.

Many thanks to other posters for sharing the info

blue-kat

Cardew wrote:

The power that model consumes is 275 watts. So for 24/7 running it will cost approx £15 a month given the assumptions I made above.

many thanks for helping with running costs of the dehumidifier - much appreciated.

an extra £15 per month is a fair whack on the bill, but better than having damp damage to structure of house and all the stuff we have in the basement ( it's tanked out and used a big room for all sorts), and we get dry laundry in winter.
at least I know what it's costing now - cheers :beer:

blue-kat

Hi Volks

for start I'd recommend paying by monthly direct debit.
As mentioned in my other post, I just phoned up SP and asked for a better deal (the new tariff listed at the top of this thread) and got it.
Phone them and say you've been price checking and see what they can offer you to keep your custom.

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volks400 wrote:

hello all. i just received my quaterly bill. details are as follows:
Scottish power
Duel fuel Standard tariff
period 13/10/05 to 23/01/06: Gas bill £166 units used 662 & Elec bill £77 units used 723 plus standing charges plus vat.

i have been going thru the links in the forum and now im confused to switch to whom. im paying by cash as bill comes. im a single mum with 2 kids and just moved to a new house which is very well insulated. i need save money plz help me out. i can maintain an online account and give them readings etc.
i went thru quidco but they say i have to contact SP by phone as im an existing customer.
one more thing i just did a comparison on energyhelpline and simply switch. both of them are pointing me towards LE which gives me a saving of 31%. i read the thread of LE and ppl are happy about it. should i go for capped 2008 or internet account tariffs?

ta

Poppycat

I have my dehumidifier on 24/7 (during Winter and late Autumn, early Spring) although it does turns on and off. I did measure with a meter how much consumption is does use, it uses 620 watts when on.

See this thread
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=129314

cdon

Can I still change to this tarif and beat the price increase? I thought someone mentioned that the prices were fixed until October.

Poppycat

Yes cdon you can. I sent an email to Scottish Power last night and they just rang me, for an extra £4 per month I can be on a capped tariff until September 2007.