control rate?????

dandare

hi i know i should ask scottish power this but mse is much easier to get through to and much friendlier.
im on sp prem plus package , i have night day and a standing charge which i understand but what is the contral rate ? it costs a little less than night rate and seems to use similar amount of units .
i do plan on changing soonish just curious as im having difficulty with my storage heaters, are they turned on by the meter, newly fitted by sp, they say no. it should be a timer connected at some point on the circuit after it comes out the meter?
so i was just wondering if the control rate is connected to the storage heaters in any way, so much conflicting info from folk some sat timers some say its the meter.
any help greatly appreciated.

dandare

anyone know what the control rate is for??

Ken68

Sounds something similar to Economy 10 where your storage heaters get a boost in the afternoon/early evening.
Nothing obvious in Google without hassle.
Surely there is an explanation on the bill.

dandare

sadly no its just listed the same as night/day rates with units used and price,
im definitely moving from sp but i'd like to know what it is incase ive been paying too much.

Ken68

It seems Scottish power doesn't publicy list their tariffs.
Ring 0800 074 0745 for Energyhelpline free customer advice.
They may guide you thru the process of switching, you will need postcode and per year electric and gas figures. Ask them about the 'control rate'.
If you are a low user, Ebico have good rates tho they don't pay commission to Energyhelpline, so may not be suggested, although they are mentioned on the website.

dandare

just spoke to sp and the say that control rate is for the usage of the heaters, whether you use in am/pm it will draw lecy but be charged at the control tariff, a little less than night rates. does that sound correct?

Ken68

New to me Dan., sounds good tho, as long as it's not a standing charge for using cheap ov ernight electric.
Sounds like you are paying twice.

dandare

well i have a standing charge on my bill also, so its 4 rates/usage:
day, night, control and then the standing charge as well, do you recon thats odd.

Ken68

You need to put your details into a comparison site, postcode and per annum usage.
It will list Scottish Power tariffs.
Perhaps it's a dead tariff, no longer for new customers.

Ken68

Could it be this, Dan.
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Scottish_Power__Review_5070085

Ken68

Another reference here Dan...

http://www.changeworks.org.uk/downloads/projects/Comfort_plus_control.pdf

...I see it's linked into the weather forecast.