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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 ..."

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  • edited 11 January 2010 at 12:17PM
    KimYeovilKimYeovil
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    edited 11 January 2010 at 12:17PM
    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.
  • JoyfulJoyful Forumite
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    This puts into perspective why all those on pp meters are complaining. It's just the time of year for using lots of gas.
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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 joy
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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...
  • £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.
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  • JennyR68JennyR68 Forumite
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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.

    Do you live in a castle princess?
  • DecolaDecola Forumite
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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.

    £750 a month - really?
  • Premier_2Premier_2 Forumite
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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.

    You should be able to purchase 144kWh of electricity for a lot less than £25 (about 20% less, possibly more!)

    Use the comparison sites in the resource bar above to get yourself a better deal.
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  • SandrockSandrock Forumite
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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.

    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.
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  • lechatlechat Forumite
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    or if your pipes freeze and burst.. even more!
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