changing suppliers?

cazjones99

just had yet another increase from eon, not impressed so im looking to move. my question is what numbers do i need to compare prices? i think ive got the gas sussed but the electric takes 2 readings? also i have 1 economy 7 heater in the attic room which is switched on low over the winter. any advice? thanks

spiro

You need the annual consumption for both registers. You may want to post them on here so we can check if you should be on an E7 or standard tariff if you only have 1 NSH.

cazjones99

right this is the gas
17 oct 11 4261
4 nov 10 3570

electric
17 Oct 11 3660Low
17 Oct 11 15332Normal


4 nov 10 2891 low
13194 normal

what do low and normal mean? im so confused my the useage whic is why i never change

spiro

cazjones99 wrote: »

right this is the gas
17 oct 11 4261
4 nov 10 3570

electric
17 Oct 11 3660Low
17 Oct 11 15332Normal


4 nov 10 2891 low
13194 normal

what do low and normal mean? im so confused my the useage whic is why i never change

Are these annual consumption figures or readings as they are descreasing? If they are consumption I dont think you should be on E7 becuase if low is night (check what register is active during the day) then you are using too much during the day to make it worthwhile.

cazjones99

these are readings, sorry i should have said, this is what i found on my online billing, im not really sure about gas and electric im generally quite good at getting better deals and shopping around but the gas/electric thing has always confused me!

cazjones99

i may have sussed out how to get the annula consumption, would i add each quaters units together?

notbritishgas

cazjones99 wrote: »

right this is the gas
17 oct 11 4261
4 nov 10 3570

electric
17 Oct 11 3660Low
17 Oct 11 15332Normal


4 nov 10 2891 low
13194 normal

what do low and normal mean? im so confused my the useage whic is why i never change

OK, the figures you show are approx 1 years usage (spiro missed the 2010 date!).

They show you have used 691 gas units but we do not know if they are imperial or metric units but as you say you have sussed the gas I will leave that.

Now to the electric, you have used 2138 day units and 769 night units, that is approx 26% used at night. The night rate is 7 hours sometime between 11pm to 8 am, the actual time is determined either by a timeswitch or by the electricity supplier for your region.

Depending on your tariff it is possible that you could just be making E7 pay, but any more things like washing machines or dishwashers you can put on overnight would help.

Now to switching, use a comparison site and input the figures I have shown above as your annual usage, but the gas ones MUST be converted to kwh.

macman

With only 26% being used on cheap rate, you should not be on an E7 tariff. You need to be using approx 33% to make it worthwhile.

cazjones99

hi, thanks for your replies! i just checked my bill and the gas numbers i gave is in kwh thought i had sussed it but i haven't? how did u get the figures you gave me? sorry i seem a bit dopey but like i said they really confuse me lol and i would like to get my head around it once and for all lol

cazjones99

actually i think i must be wrong, i used the 691 and the comparison websites reckon i use £2 a year gas! right so how do i convert to the right units lol

macman

Look at your gas meter. If imperial it's marked 100's cu ft and you multiply by 31 to get to kWh. If metric it will say cu m and you multiply by 11 to get kWh.
Your meter measures by volume (cu ft or cu m), your bill is in energy (kWh).
I'm guessing that you have an imperial meter.