Am I on a good deal?

TuftyMatt

What do you think of these prices for both Gas and Electric?

I pay by DD and do my own readings.

Gas = 4.25p per KWH

Electric = 16.172p per KWH

Thanks in advance.

baby_frogmella

They seem waaaaaaay too high! Assuming you live in Southern region with a single rate electricity meter, this is what Scottishpower charge on their dual fual online pay monthly account: (all inclusive of VAT)
http://www.scottishpower.co.uk/Home_Energy/Product_Prices/Online_Energy_Prices/

Electricity: 11.104p per KWH with a daily standing charge of 13.52 p
Gas: 3.576p per KWH with a daily standing charge of 12.21p

or with no standing charge option:
Electricity: 16.589p for first 225 kwh used each quarter then 11.104p for remaining kwh
Gas: 4.552p for first 1143 kwh used each quarter then 3.576p for remaining kwh

http://www.scottishpower.co.uk/Home_Energy/Product_Prices/Online_Energy_Prices/

At my previous home in Kent, Scottishpower were the cheapest dual fuel energy supplier and now at my current home in North Scotland Scottishpower are also the cheapest....whether this is pure coincidence or whether they really are the UK's cheapest energy supplier i don't know. However their customer services are a bit of hit and miss

Vestra

Do you have standing charges on your bill? If not you will have a second tier price. Those sound high otherwise. Also do they include or exclude VAT?

Premier_2

Gas 3.5p per kwh (excl. VAT), no standing charge, just one flat rate with ebico.

... but no discounts either.

Why not use the comparison sites in the resource bar above to see what is suggested would be the best value plan for your circumstances?
Check also single fuel supplies - duel fuel is not always the best value.

TuftyMatt

First of all thanks for the above posts.

Having checked in a bit more detail I am paying the above costs for some of my fuel then .03617 for Gas and .09172 for Electric with no standing charge.

I also get a bit of discount for taking both and doing my own readings but have to add 5% VAT

Can I top this?

1carminestocky

:rotfl:.................

baby_frogmella

TuftyMatt wrote: »

First of all thanks for the above posts.

Having checked in a bit more detail I am paying the above costs for some of my fuel then .03617 for Gas and .09172 for Electric with no standing charge.

I also get a bit of discount for taking both and doing my own readings but have to add 5% VAT

Can I top this?

I think these prices 3.617p kwh and 9.172p kwh for supplemental gas and elec units are pretty good....you'll find it hard to beat these prices. May i ask which energy company you're with?

Premier_2

baby_frogmella wrote: »

I think these prices 3.617p kwh and 9.172p kwh for supplemental gas and elec units are pretty good....you'll find it hard to beat these prices.

Unless you look at my previous post (for gas at least) :rolleyes:

TuftyMatt

baby frogmella,

I am with scottish and southern on their online energy saver 4 deal.

They told me it is the best they offer currently.

Premier_2

TuftyMatt wrote: »

baby frogmella,

I am with scottish and southern on their online energy saver 4 deal.

They told me it is the best they offer currently.

Makes you wonder why they offer all the other tariffs then, if that is the best deal they offer for everyone.

Don't believe the sales hype - check for yourself, it's so easy with the comparison sites in the resource bar above.

Even if you want to stick with SSE for their customer service, Ebico use their customer service staff and their supply licence, so a switch from SSE to Ebico is treated as a tariff transfer and therefore capable of being done immediately by a simple phone call to them