Eon Direct Debit - fixed or variable?

tbs152

Hi everyone.

I think I'm finally getting my head around my energy bills having just moved into my own place. I was just wondering if I should choose variable or fixed DD payments?

Currently they're offering a fixed rate of £45 a month for my 2 bed flat, and I'm using about 6 units per day. But at about 21p per unit on the HeatWise plan, doesn't this mean a variable rate would be cheaper?

Thanks in advance!

macman

They're both the same price if the tariff is the same. Variable DD's just mean that you won't have credits/debits on your account if the meter reading is regularly submitted.
Your DD amount is not ever the actual usage amount.
Fixed DD's mean that you don't pay more in winter, because you have built up some credit in the summer-it's the average calculated from your annual consumption divided by 12.

G1598

Fixed usually offers a DD discount while variable does not, so find out if that discount is more then what you would save on variable DD.