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MSE News: Co-operative Energy to supply the Which? 'Big Switch'

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  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Well that was pointless. Co-op is going to cost me £96 more than my current tariff and the cheapest in category is Ebico at £30 more than I am currently paying.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Consumerist
    Consumerist Posts: 6,311 Forumite
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    Well that was pointless. Co-op is going to cost me £96 more than my current tariff and the cheapest in category is Ebico at £30 more than I am currently paying.
    Clearly, you are not on a standard tariff. Co-operative switches are never likely to be of any use to you. But I'm sure you knew that already.
    >:)Warning: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
  • HappyMJ
    HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite
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    Consumerist wrote: »
    Clearly, you are not on a standard tariff. Co-operative switches are never likely to be of any use to you. But I'm sure you knew that already.
    I just put down Npower's standard plan as my existing tariff. Nothing special.
    :footie:
    :p Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) :p Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money. :p
  • Consumerist
    Consumerist Posts: 6,311 Forumite
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    HappyMJ wrote: »
    I just put down Npower's standard plan as my existing tariff. Nothing special.
    The point is you do use comparison sites to inform your selection of energy supplier; the vast majority don't and it's this majority who are going to find co-operative switching beneficial.

    I don't see co-operative switching as being in competition with comparison sites but rather a supplement to them. The average energy customer hasn't a clue what a kWh unit is or how it's used to calculate energy bills, so how are they supposed to use comparison sites effectively?
    >:)Warning: In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
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