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MSE News: Big freeze could add £60 to energy bills

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"It costs £3 a day to heat a home, but this could rise by £1 a day during the cold snap, it's claimed ..."
"It costs £3 a day to heat a home, but this could rise by £1 a day during the cold snap, it's claimed ..."
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Really? Who knew? Thanks for that amazing and enlightening article.
Edit: Okay, I apologise. Recalling and reading lots of posts on this forum there are a terrifying number of people who would not know.0 -
This puts into perspective why all those on pp meters are complaining. It's just the time of year for using lots of gas.Self Employed, Running my Dream Jobs0
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Well, yes I think it goes without saying the more heating you need the more its going to cost!, don't think it takes a genius to work that one out, we're all just waiting for the energy companies to use this as an excuse to put the cost of gas/oil/electric up yet again, oh joyAug GC £63.23/£200, Total Savings £00
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Nah, the next price increase (when it comes) will be put down to increasing system charges and environmental charges. These have gone up a lot recently. National Grid must be making a mint...0
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£3 a day - i wish. Its costing me upwards of £25 a day as we have electric heaters on full 24/7 just to take the chill off, i would love to feel toasty warm but that is all now a long distant memory.
Oh how i wish i had gas.:TIs thankful to those who have shared their :T
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:T than themselves - you know who you are!:T0 -
princesswoo wrote: »£3 a day - i wish. Its costing me upwards of £25 a day as we have electric heaters on full 24/7 just to take the chill off, i would love to feel toasty warm but that is all now a long distant memory.
Oh how i wish i had gas.
Do you live in a castle princess?0 -
princesswoo wrote: »£3 a day - i wish. Its costing me upwards of £25 a day as we have electric heaters on full 24/7 just to take the chill off, i would love to feel toasty warm but that is all now a long distant memory.
Oh how i wish i had gas.
£750 a month - really?0 -
princesswoo wrote: »£3 a day - i wish. Its costing me upwards of £25 a day as we have electric heaters on full 24/7 just to take the chill off, i would love to feel toasty warm but that is all now a long distant memory.
Oh how i wish i had gas.
You should be able to purchase 144kWh of electricity for a lot less than £25 (about 20% less, possibly more!)
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princesswoo wrote: »£3 a day - i wish. Its costing me upwards of £25 a day as we have electric heaters on full 24/7 just to take the chill off, i would love to feel toasty warm but that is all now a long distant memory.
Oh how i wish i had gas.
I replied to your other post in another thread, princesswoo.
You need to switch tariffs, you mentioned in the other thread that you used 144 units a day. So this means your unit rate is 17.36p. You should be able to almost cut this rate in half if you switch to another provider - I pay 8.95p/unit and that isn't the best rate on the market currently.Self confessed nerd when it comes to anything financial and/or numerical! :cool:0 -
or if your pipes freeze and burst.. even more!0
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