MSE News: SSE simplifies energy tariffs

supersuperpav

LewisR wrote: »

Yep - 'simplification' is something, but on its own it doesnt mean a better deal for bill payers. The rest of the big 6 will follow suit, but chances are it will just mean slightly more expensive for most. The one good thing is it might reign in the profits of switching sites, which rake in about £40 per switch - largely because people are so baffled by the 400 tariffs on offer that the service seems worth it, even though it is a ridiculous cost.

It will probably also make group switching - billpayers switching collectively in large numbers for a better discount - more straightforward. The two main group switching options at the moment are thepeoplespower.co.uk and the Which? Big Switch.
Think Which? is on the standard £40 commission which is a shame, but thepeoplespower say they'll only take £2 commission to pass more saving on to subscribers.

What do you mean by the rest of the big six following suit? British Gas already did this, and they did it by effectively getting rid of the cheapest websaver tariffs.

They only have about 4 tariffs now. It is SSE and the others who are following British Gas in this instance

starjam

I am on SSE Standard Energy No Standing Charge Online. I don't want to move fron SSE so am i better staying with what i have or moving to the new Fixed Discount 2014.

jalexa

starjam wrote: »

I am on SSE Standard Energy No Standing Charge Online. I don't want to move fron SSE so am i better staying with what i have or moving to the new Fixed Discount 2014.

This is entirely up to you (if you do not want to move from SSE). You would benefit by 2% (assuming you are not a very low user) in exchange for being liable for an Early Termination Charge until the 2014 tariff maturity.

Only you can decide if that is a "mean deal" or a mean deal.