Which type of central heating to go for?

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Cardew wrote: »

Whilst I agree with the thrust of your post and would not dispute that storage heaters can be a viable heating system, I would take issue with you on your comments on Economy 7 prices.

I don't know of any company with an Economy 7 tariff where off peak costs 3p/kWh

A more typical price is 4.5p to 5p/kWh and 11p to 12p/kWh(I am aware that Scottish Power have a cheap pre-increase deal) and then there is the standing charge - either daily or a tier 1 allocation.

Nearly every post on here about storage heating complains that they simply run out of heat in the evening. That ties in with my experience that they simply 'leaked heat' during even when maximum input was selected and set to minimum output during the day.

Sorry my mate disagrees with the leaks heat bit. His may of course be more modern/efficent? Also ref price of electricity below is my tarrif.

Online Energy Reward from ScottishPower
Unit prices
Electricity 19.56p per kWh (day) 900kwh per annum
6.72p per kWh (day) above 900 kWh = p.a 225 kwh per quarter
3.16p per kWh (night)
All prices shown are inclusive of V.A.T. at 5%
online discount for paperless billing 2.877p (incl. VAT) for electricity per day

Online Energy Reward Discount will be given on 7th June 2011
Prices are fixed until 31st July 2011
Cancellation fee of £30 if you cancel before 31st July 2011

Note "Electricity 19.56p per kWh (day) 900kwh per annum" This is instead of a standing charge and would works out £9.63 a month IE a standing charge of £9.63 which everybody has to pay. The only real advantage of this is if you !!!!!! of for a while you will pay nothing IE no standing charge (it is per quarter??)
PPS Electricity bill is £21 a month 2 bed bungalow excellent insualtion but no Economy 7 heaters.

Note just checked with Scottish power and they emailed me this
By choosing our Online Energy Reward Offer you will enjoy the following
benefits:
? Guaranteed fixed prices until 31st July 2011.?
? An Online Energy Reward discount of £105 (inc VAT) for gas & electricity
or £63 (inc VAT) for electricity if you stay on this product until 7th June 2011. ?
? No more paper bills.
? Emails to remind you when it?s time to give us your meter readings.
Additional discounts which may apply to customers who choose our Online Energy
Reward Offer are:
? Gas & Electricity Offer annual discount* of £16.80 (inc. VAT)
? Online Energy Service annual discount** of £5.25 (inc. VAT) for gas and £10.50
(inc. VAT)
for electricity.

It appear that I get £63 if I stay on this tariff until June?? A rather extraordinary high amount considering my bill is only £21 a month??
The £10.50 I think is a discount of my bill which I assume is taken of in part each month and should therefore be off my.............I don't know what????