want to change my electric supplier and get single meter

oliviasmummy

Im currently with npower and have no problems with them at the moment but I really want to change providers as I know I can almost half my lecky bill by swtiching. I have an economy 10meter with dual maters (2readings) all the other suppliers I have looked at only have one meter reading ive read a few threads about people changing supplier and them putting in a new single meter free of charge. Does anyone know if this is true, what I have to do and which companies will do this?

Sorry but I have no idea where to start.

Premier_2

You'll have exterme difficulty switching supplier whilst you have a E10 meter. Not many suppliers offer E10 to new customers, and availability may also be restricted to specific regions.
(The E.On rep recently posted saying that they take on new E10 customers )

Probably best to get the meter changed now to a single rate if that is what you prefer (easier said than done - may also need the services of your own electrician) and then you can have the choice of the market.

Btw, how do you think you'll halve your electricity? Even if you are using just peak rates on E10, they are no where like double the standard single rate ... and presumably you are actually getting some cheaper rate units currently anyway.

oliviasmummy

I have had several people call me over the last 12months about changing my electricity supplier and they said by switching over (scottish power was the last one they tried before I found out it was an E10 meter) I could save £604 in comparrison to what I pay now. I have no central heating apart from a small plug in heater which we only use from prob nov to jan a few hours a day as we have a gas heater which was my Gma's which kicks out some bl**dy heat so no need for it. All appliances are electric but out most of day at work anyway and weekends we are out most of time visiting our rather large family.

Premier_2

Don't belive what the lying salesmen will tell you - all they want is to earn commission. They'll say whatever they need to to earn that.

The bottom line is it's not possible - check out the unit prices for yourself!
The peak rate ones are probably only about 10 - 15% more than the comparative flat rate ones ... and that ignores the low rate units you probably benefit from.

You'll probably save something (ignoring the cost of the meter change), but it won't be £600/50%

factoryworker

oliviasmummy wrote: »

I have had several people call me over the last 12months about changing my electricity supplier and they said by switching over (scottish power was the last one they tried before I found out it was an E10 meter) I could save £604 in comparrison to what I pay now. I have no central heating apart from a small plug in heater which we only use from prob nov to jan a few hours a day as we have a gas heater which was my Gma's which kicks out some bl**dy heat so no need for it. All appliances are electric but out most of day at work anyway and weekends we are out most of time visiting our rather large family.

reiterating other advice:

1) change meter first; MOST suppliers will not take E10; it will be worth any cost of doing so;
2) if you are going from the worst supplier paying cash on a prepayment meter to an online Direct DEbit tarif with best supplier/tarif your saving is unlikely to be over 30%; you WILL NOT halve your electric by swapping
3) if you save £604 by halving your electric that suggests you are using £1200 elec at a property that uses gas for heating; this suggests to me either savings are a lie, your using far too much electric for someone out a lot or both