Atlantic Gas prices

starM

Hi,

Any idea when Atlantic last changed their prices for Gas?

On my spreadsheet its showing 0.0319 & standing charge of 0.1336. I have just checked their website and it showing 2.83p & standing charge of 25.57p

Elecric rates are still the same.

Thanks
MS

espresso

Yesterday.

KimYeovil

29 March (I think). That's when Scottish and Southern's changes were due to kick in.

starM

So basically they have lowered the unit rate but increased the standing charge - anyone know if they do any fixed plans?

kjsmith7

Did a quick check on their web site for you, and after popping in my post code on the 'our prices' section, it only brought up standard gas, standard elec and standard dual fuel. Might be worth giving them a call?

http://www.atlanticeg.co.uk/OurPrices/

Talldave

This may be a stupid question, but why do they offer a standing charge tarriff? Whatever your consumption, the no standing charge tarriff always works out cheaper.

Or have I got my maths wrong?

espresso

Talldave wrote: »

This may be a stupid question, but why do they offer a standing charge tarriff? Whatever your consumption, the no standing charge tarriff always works out cheaper.

Or have I got my maths wrong?

The price per unit is greater on a no standing charge tariff. Usually works out about the same unless a property is uninhabited for part of the year.

KimYeovil

Talldave wrote: »

This may be a stupid question, but why do they offer a standing charge tarriff? Whatever your consumption, the no standing charge tarriff always works out cheaper.

Or have I got my maths wrong?

You are correct. There is no point having both versions other than scamming the unwary.

espresso wrote: »

The price per unit is greater on a no standing charge tariff. Usually works out about the same unless a property is uninhabited for part of the year.

Eh? May not matter with the electricity but it certainly matters for a great many households with the gas.

KimYeovil

No need for the sarcasm. Talldave was correct, that's all.

macman

I'm on Atlantic Standard Online, and have just done the calculations on my own annual consumption of 23,894 kWh (pretty near the average for a 3 b/r house). If I switched to Domestic Standard Online No Standing Charge (and assuming that I will pay the A Rate on the ceiling of 1143 units each quarter) then I estimate the saving if I switched would be only £1.53 pa on a bill of £807.65.
Scratching my head with this one, as I can't see where I might have miscalculated?

KimYeovil

macman wrote: »

I'm on Atlantic Standard Online, and have just done the calculations on my own annual consumption of 23,894 kWh (pretty near the average for a 3 b/r house). If I switched to Domestic Standard Online No Standing Charge (and assuming that I will pay the A Rate on the ceiling of 1143 units each quarter) then I estimate the saving if I switched would be only £1.53 pa on a bill of £807.65.
Scratching my head with this one, as I can't see where I might have miscalculated?

The £1.53 is a rounding error, not a saving . Espresso, Talldave and I are saying the same thing. (Not sure where the brouhaha came from). Multiply the number of tier 1 units charged each day by the difference between the tier 1 and tier 2 price and the result will be the same as the daily standing charge on the SC version of the same tariff. As such there is little point having both versions. If the supplier is happy for a no [daily] standing charge customer to occasionally save a fiver or a tenner over a summer quarter (not £100) then this should be extended to everyone by not having a standing charge version. But I suppose there are a lot of people who prefer the SC version - they think it is clearer.