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Powergen up rates!!

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  • I only switched to Powergen in May too, and have jist had my first bill, which I was actually quite pleased with. Won't be pleased with the next one though. Think I'll go with equipower.

    Scottishpower, who I was with before sent me a final bill for £445 :eek: for one month, which I queried. I sent them a meter reading for May and got a bill for £76 .84 which I paid. They've now sent me another bill for £0.54 (!) , they've used February's reading I queried it, they said it's correct, and have sent me a refund for £76.30 :T
    (AKA HRH_MUngo)
    Member #10 of £2 savers club
    Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is the Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology: Terry Eagleton
  • Geoffo_M
    Geoffo_M Posts: 1,161 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    "this is gettin ridiculous, surely energywatch or someone should start and take some action"

    These ridiculous and frequent double-digit percentage increases really do need investigating. They are becoming so predictable now that the cynics amongst us suspect anti-competitive practices. Especially as they mentioned on the radio today, that Powergen have just announced healthy profits!

    I'm amazed the government allows these hikes. It just sits back and choruses "free market" and expects all consumers to buy in. There's something very suspicious about how the operators take it in turn to announce massive increases. Government won't act until some pensioners actually freeze to death, and even then, I wonder!
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    Yeah, I heard Powergen profits had increased due to inflated wholesale gas prices.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
  • hardpressed
    hardpressed Posts: 2,099 Forumite
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    I got an estimated bill from Powergen dated 31st July, it was very low, good I thought, till I read the meter and found the reading was almost double what they had estimated. Now they used to have a phone number where you could phone you meter reading but that isn't on the bill anymore. Tried to phone but the numbner was constantly engaged so e-mailed them with the reading, which they acknowledged on 4th August. As I haven't been sent a revised bill I phoned them this morning and they told me that they don't issue a new bill unless the reading is less that the bill. So that means the underpayment will be charged at the new rate. What a con! I told them I wasn't happy with this and that I wanted to pay what I owe now. They insisted they weren't able to do that. After a rather heated debate I was told I should phone them the meter reading the day before the rate goes up and they will charge me two rates. I think I got them to agree that they will send me a revised bill now, but I'll believe it when I see it.

    It won't be long before I change from Powergen.
  • HonestJohn
    HonestJohn Posts: 1,192 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Although I'm quite pleased to be in the process of switching from Powergen to Ebico I still expect them to increase their prices soon.
    Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Albert Einstein
  • alared
    alared Posts: 4,029 Forumite
    The people making a stack of money from all the confusion in energy prices is the companies that are telling you to switch.
    They get a fat fee for everyone that switchies via their sites.
    It is in their interest to ALWAYS find you a better deal.
  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    alared wrote:
    The people making a stack of money from all the confusion in energy prices is the companies that are telling you to switch.
    They get a fat fee for everyone that switchies via their sites.
    It is in their interest to ALWAYS find you a better deal.

    No problem, let them find you a better deal and then go through Quidco or someone else so YOU get the cashback, not them!!

    M
  • Derek_A.
    Derek_A. Posts: 74 Forumite
    So please tell me how inflation has been reduced this week to 2.5%, what a joke.
  • irnbru_2
    irnbru_2 Posts: 1,603 Forumite
    Derek_A. wrote:
    So please tell me how inflation has been reduced this week to 2.5%, what a joke.

    Not really, see here.
  • alared
    alared Posts: 4,029 Forumite
    Phoned Pgen today and was told that the energy online price rise takes effect from 6th Sept. and everyone should receive a letter by then outlining the new rates.
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