Airtricity

The_Write_Girl

Hi - has anyone made the switch from NIE? Our bill has gone up £12 per month so I'd like some feedback on Airtricity prices. Don't know much about them and have never really considered switching in the past but would like to know - have you found it cheaper? Also, what is involved in switching? From their website it looks easy enough and is just a matter of sending them direct debit details.

D.A.

There's already a couple of threads on electricity suppliers - Mods, can you join this one to those?

ballyblack

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2489921

mark206000

Have a look at

http://www.budgetenergy.co.uk/

Cheaper than airtricity

The_Write_Girl

Thank you for the swift replies!

hazelc56

mark206000 wrote: »

Have a look at

http://www.budgetenergy.co.uk/

Cheaper than airtricity

There is also a Budget Energy thread on the Northern Ireland board.

Wee_Bargain_Hunter

We went with Budget as they were cheaper & you're not tied into a contract. Switching process was very easy. Just filled in the form on-line & then filled in & returned the direct debit form they posted me. Check out the consumer council website for their energy calculator http://www.consumercouncil.org.uk/energy/

The_Write_Girl

Thanks again for the info.

jeffer

I don't do Direct Debit - is it true that Airtricity only accept payment this way?

bigsy

jeffer wrote: »

I don't do Direct Debit - is it true that Airtricity only accept payment this way?

No, but you have to pay a £200 deposit and you lose the DD discount. Payment options include phone, cheque, standing order or bank transfer.

ollywood68

The_Write_Girl wrote: »

Hi - has anyone made the switch from NIE? Our bill has gone up £12 per month so I'd like some feedback on Airtricity prices. Don't know much about them and have never really considered switching in the past but would like to know - have you found it cheaper? Also, what is involved in switching? From their website it looks easy enough and is just a matter of sending them direct debit details.

All electricity prices are up something like 29%. Airtricity is cheaper than NIE. They track the NIE price and give you 14% cheaper that it in the first year and 8% in the second. Compare those figures. Im on my second year with them, reluctantly. Their customer service and processes but ultimately they are cheaper!!!!

Fpr example - I phoned once to complain and their operator response was that if I didnt like their service I could go back to NIE!!! Re their processes, I phoned through a reading on a Thursday and the operator assured me that this would be the reading used and on the following Monday a bill arrived with an estimated reading. When I phoned to ask why they had provided an estimated reading they gave me some rubbish answer justifying it. I had to argue with them to base it on the actual i previously provided. They also forgot to bill me after 2 months and I had to phone up after 3 months to find out why. But ultimatley they are cheaper so I will be staying with them while they are cheaper. When they are no longer cheaper Im away back to NIE. They are cheaper at mo, as I understand it, is becasue OFREG are allowing them to get established in the NI market, It wont last forever