Costs Per Unit, Where To Find Info?

Horizon911

Hi all,

First post here, be nice.:)

Just received the EDF letter ending my version 5 tariff, the same as many here. Spoke to EDF and asked them to give me the cheapest prices per kilowatt for the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs they have, but they refused.

I've used the price comparison sites before and of course they are good at telling you how much you "save", but they don't say what the energy companies actually charge you.

How do I find out what the energy companies actually charge per unit of gas and electricity used both for duel fuel and separately on their
cheapest tariffs?

Many thanks

smidgey

Horizon911 wrote: »

Hi all,

First post here, be nice.:)

Just received the EDF letter ending my version 5 tariff, the same as many here. Spoke to EDF and asked them to give me the cheapest prices per kilowatt for the cheapest gas and electricity tariffs they have, but they refused.

I've used the price comparison sites before and of course they are good at telling you how much you "save", but they don't say what the energy companies actually charge you.

How do I find out what the energy companies actually charge per unit of gas and electricity used both for duel fuel and separately on their
cheapest tariffs?

Many thanks

Hi Horizon911,

British Gas display price per KWH on the website, I can't speak for other suppliers.

Standard - Gas
Standard - Electricity
OnlineSaver2 - Gas
OnlineSaver2 - Elec
WebSaver8 - Gas
WebSaver8 - Elec

Horizon911

Thank you for that Smidgey.

Cardew

Welcome to the forum, If you go to a comp[arison website like http://www.energyhelpline.com/ enter detail and then select the Tariff - on the right is a link 'more details' clicking this gives another page with full details of the tariff.

This below is for an EDF tariff - it is formatted better on the site.

EdF Energy EdF (Electricit! de France) is the French state owned electricity company, and the group supplies gas and electricity to around 5.5 million customers in the UK. EdF has grown by buying a number of UK energy brands including London Energy, Seeboard Energy, Sweb Energy and Virgin Energy.

Overall, they have a 5 star service rating as they recently had a low number of cases raised by Consumer Focus against them, coupled with a 24/7 hours call centre and a relatively broad service offering.

Customers who sign up to EdF Energy can also earn Nectar points, including:

- 50 points per fuel, per quarter for being an EdF customer
- 200 points annually for being a Dual Fuel customer
- 250 points per fuel, per quarter for providing meter readings online
- 250 points per fuel, per quarter for reducing your energy consumption from one year to the next

EDF Energy is an official partner of the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Tariff Details Name EdF Energy - Online S@ver v6 Region Midlands Payment method Monthly Direct Debit Features • Good service ratings / low levels of complaints
• Free nectar points
• Cancellation fees apply
• Choice of paper or paperless billing
Pricing Details Gas Electricity Standing charge 25.04p per day (£91.41 per year) 22.37p per day (£81.63 per year) Unit charge (pence per kWh) 2.578p 7.770p Discounts Direct debit customers receive a discount of 6% off their total annual bill. Dual fuel customers receive a discount of £8.40 a year. All prices shown are inclusive of VAT at 5%.

penrhyn

All comparison websites tell you what your 'new' bill will be.
If you use energyhelpline (and others probably) and click on the info button for your selected tariff the unit pricing is displayed.

spiro

Just comparing kwh prices is not going to find you the cheapest, all suppliers offer discounts for DD, dual fuel, paperless billing etc.

It is only when you apply all of these to the base price do you find out the actual amount per kwh you will be paying i.e. I could charge you 10p/kwh but someone else may charge you 12p/kwh but give you discounts totalling 20% which means you actuall pay 9.6p/kwh.

Horizon911

Thanks everyone for your replies.