Utility Warehouse (Telecom Plus) Discussion

Cassieb8

Hi All

I am considering becoming a distributor and wondered if this is a good decision. I have read a lot of negative press on the internet and obviously there seem to have been a lot of heated discussions about it on here which I have missed?

What are the pro's and con's as I would not want to recommend it to family and friends if it would not be in their interest. I am a new customer as well so it is early days to find out if this will be a good decision although on the face of it is seems okay.

HappyMJ

Cassieb8 wrote: »

Hi All

I am considering becoming a distributor and wondered if this is a good decision. I have read a lot of negative press on the internet and obviously there seem to have been a lot of heated discussions about it on here which I have missed?

What are the pro's and con's as I would not want to recommend it to family and friends if it would not be in their interest. I am a new customer as well so it is early days to find out if this will be a good decision although on the face of it is seems okay.

Pro's - You can make some even a lot of money off your friends and family.
Con's - You'll run out of friends to recommend to at some point. Then you'll run out of work colleagues and so on....

There are many others.

Maz

This is my understanding of the FIT from UW.

UW will pay an extra 2p per unit on top of the standard rate. This is guaranteed for three years.

(The UW FIT does not apply to 'rent a roof' schemes and systems designed to generate more than 4kW of leccy)

Customers have to use UW for their electricity supply.

That's pretty much all I know at the moment! I'm sure if I've misunderstood anything, another ID will toddle along and correct.

HTH

HalloweenJack

if its more than 4kw then your automatically in a lower grade band anyway

Solar PV
>4-10kW
37.8
25

as opposed to the current retrofit scheme which pays:

Solar PV
≤4 kW retrofit
43.3
25





> 4kw is actually the same price paid for a new build with <4KW solar pv

Cardew

NigeWick wrote: »

All providers have to accept FIT applications. I got as far as getting this sorted with UW before I had to back out for financial reasons.

I don't think that is correct. It is my understanding that the smaller companies can opt out of FIT applications. It is perfectly possible for someone to get their electricity from UW and get the FIT payments from, say, E-On.

The administrative burden on a smaller company could not be justified.

Also if a customer changes electricity supplier, they can remain getting their FIT payments from the existing firm supplying FIT payments.

FIT payments are funded from a levy on all electricity customers and so naturally UW will have to contribute pro-rata to that fund.(e.g. if the levy on all customers is £50 a year and UW have 200,000 customers, they put £5 million into the kitty) I suggest that may be the information you 'sorted' with UW?

Cardew

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ghotine

Maz wrote: »

UW will pay an extra 2p per unit on top of the standard rate. This is guaranteed for three years.

I'm considering a PV installation at the moment. Is it possible to translate this into the actual cash benefit this 2p per unit on top would yield each year for a 4kW installation?

Cardew

ghotine wrote: »

I'm considering a PV installation at the moment. Is it possible to translate this into the actual cash benefit this 2p per unit on top would yield each year for a 4kW installation?

The output of a 4kWp PV system will vary depending where you live in UK and the orientation of your roof.

In Northern Scotland if could be below 3,000kWh a year, whilst in Cornwall it could be 4,000kWh a year.

If the 2p is on all generated electricity then that will be between £60 and £80 per year.

However the above is a best case scenario, and you should wait until full details are announced as historically UW place caveats on their offers.

ghotine

Cardew wrote: »

The output of a 4kWp PV system will vary depending where you live in UK and the orientation of your roof.

In Northern Scotland if could be below 3,000kWh a year, whilst in Cornwall it could be 4,000kWh a year.

If the 2p is on all generated electricity then that will be between £60 and £80 per year.

However the above is a best case scenario, and you should wait until full details are announced as historically UW place caveats on their offers.

Thanks for that. I'm on the south coast and the roof is south facing so it should be nearer the top end. I would have thought it will be on 50% of the generated electricity as I think this is the assumption of the average amount fed back into the grid. If this is the case it means the UW 2p benefit would be £40 p.a. My sister is a UW ID and I have previously given her the opportunity to better the price I could get (at the time) by switching to the most competitive provider. She's been very persistent but has never managed to do this, and we've not fallen out over it (yet). She's told me about the UW 2p on top offer but I felt I needed to research this independently for the sake of our relationship!

NigeWick

Cassieb8 wrote: »

I am considering becoming a distributor and wondered if this is a good decision.

Depends on your personality. You will get a LOT of rejection as most people are "happy with the company I am with," "think it's too much hassle," or some other reason not to change companies. Family and friends will likely be dead set against you, thinking you can not make a success of such a venture. Contrary to popular belief, they are your hardest sell. The work is simple but not easy. Consistent effort over a long period is required in order to make it a success. Most people give up very early having thought people would throw money at them. More people give up when they are not making a lot of money within a few months. I gave up because I just couldn't be bothered to put the necessary work in. If that hasn't put you off, sign up as a distributor and then make yourself your own best customer. Being a customer will give you the insight into any challenges there may be. It will also get you a first very easy customer.