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E.on: E7 meter v standard meter

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I’m looking for a bit of help with E.on E7 tariff v standard tariff

I’m a single person in a 1 bedroom flat who works all day and I’m paying £105 a month for my electricity (no gas) but I am on Economy 7. (Still seems a ridiculous amount to me!)

I’ve recently been doing up my property and have removed a storage heater from the kitchen and the one in the hall is about to go. I will be left with just one in the bedroom and one in the living room. These will eventually go but not for a while yet.

I was wondering whether it would it be better for me to get my meter switched to a standard meter now from Economy 7 as the day rates are cheaper than E7?
I have to use an extra electric heater anyway in the living room as the storage heater is never warm enough so if I don’t use the storage heaters at all and only use the electric heater as and when I actually need it I think I’d save money in not having the storage heaters going every night. Plus as I’m Seeboard, there are 2 hours in the middle of the night when you don’t get the cheap E7 rate anyway.

If this is a better option, do I have to pay for the meter to be changed to a standard meter from E7? If so, anyone know how much this would be?

Cheers
Minky

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  • Posts: 2,359 Organisation Representative
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    Hi Minky,

    I'd call E.ON and ask them to do a comparison for you, to see if it would be cheaper for you to be billed on a one rate tariff.

    You wouldn't need to have a meter change :jyou can just request a product change. This can be done straight away.

    What sort of heating will you be putting in?

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  • Posts: 29,048 Forumite
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    Unless you use storage heating, it is very difficult to make E7 worthwhile.

    As summer is coming, and you won't be using much heating, it will probably pay you to switch now.

    The utility companies have different policies when changing meters. Some charge, others don't. Some simply add the 2 meter readings and treat the total as a single amount.

    Don't know EON's policy - and EON rep should post on this soon.

    If they do threaten to charge, threaten to move to another company that doesn't charge, and move if necessary.
  • Posts: 70 Forumite
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    Thanks both.

    Helena – Great to know that I don’t need a new meter. Not sure on what heating I’m having put in yet. Gas isn’t an option so I need to find the most efficient and warm solution.
  • Posts: 20 Forumite
    Solar thermal heating. If you can install a panel on the roof, it's a bit larger than 1Msq usually and works like a fridge in reverse.

    It uses the ambient temperature to heat the panel (doesnt matter if its cold as there is still heat there) then it compresses that heat down into a small area and it then exchanges it from the panel to your heating system.

    I think its a little less efficient than ground source heat pumps where the 'panel' is in the ground. They generate about 4kWh of heat for every 1 kWh used. so if you need 4kWh in the flat for instance you would only need 1kWh to provide that.

    instead of directly heating it uses the pump instead and is more efficient. I think these panels are about 3kWh to 1Kwn so less efficient if you cant get the heat out of teh ground. but thats a bit of speculation on my part, still better than directly heating...

    ... if you have a roof and permission to fit a panel.

    It's the sort of thing there might be a grant for as well.
  • markowen58 wrote: »
    Solar thermal heating. If you can install a panel on the roof, it's a bit larger than 1Msq usually and works like a fridge in reverse.It uses the ambient temperature to heat the panel (doesnt matter if its cold as there is still heat there) then it compresses that heat down into a small area and it then exchanges it from the panel to your heating system.I think its a little less efficient than ground source heat pumps where the 'panel' is in the ground. They generate about 4kWh of heat for every 1 kWh used. so if you need 4kWh in the flat for instance you would only need 1kWh to provide that.instead of directly heating it uses the pump instead and is more efficient. I think these panels are about 3kWh to 1Kwn so less efficient if you cant get the heat out of teh ground. but thats a bit of speculation on my part, still better than directly heating...... if you have a roof and permission to fit a panel.It's the sort of thing there might be a grant for as well.

    How easy are these to have installed and what sort of cost is involved?
  • Posts: 29,048 Forumite
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    edited 31 July at 8:39AM
    How easy are these to have installed and what sort of cost is involved?

    I think 'markowen's post is a little confused!!!!

    No solar system with 1 sq mtr will provide heat(for Hot Water only) worth more than a few pounds a year - and cost several Thousand pounds to install.

    He then goes on to talk about Ground Source Heat Pumps(GSHP) which are very good indeed, but can cost well over £10,000 to install.

    The 'fridge in reverse' is nothing to do with solar but a term used for Air Source Heat Pumps(ASHP) these are a cheaper form of providing heating - but installation costs are still measured in £thousands.
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