2 meters - 1 account?

misaps

Hi

We have been stuck with EDF for the past twenty years due to the fact that we have 2 meters to serve our household (a large property that requires the economy 7 section to be split over two meters due to load capacity).

When we have tried to switch to a better deal previously, the 'new supplier' has always welcomed us, only to be told a few days after joining they can't take us on due to the split load issue and then refer us back to EDF (who by the way installed the meters when we knocked to properties into 1).

Has anyone else got experience of suppliers being able to take on one account which has in effect four meter readings (2 standard and 2 economy 7)?

We gave up trying to switch a few years ago due to big problems arising from the switch but would like to know if the market has moved on at all without going through the hassle we've previously experienced!

Thanks

M

Wywth

misaps wrote: »

Hi

We have been stuck with EDF for the past twenty years due to the fact that we have 2 meters to serve our household (a large property that requires the economy 7 section to be split over two meters due to load capacity).

When we have tried to switch to a better deal previously, the 'new supplier' has always welcomed us, only to be told a few days after joining they can't take us on due to the split load issue and then refer us back to EDF (who by the way installed the meters when we knocked to properties into 1).

Has anyone else got experience of suppliers being able to take on one account which has in effect four meter readings (2 standard and 2 economy 7)?

We gave up trying to switch a few years ago due to big problems arising from the switch but would like to know if the market has moved on at all without going through the hassle we've previously experienced!

Thanks

M

No, I've never experienced this before.

I've known huge factories that use much more electricity than any domestic property would ever use and they only have one meter.

Talk with your supplier. There is no reason I know of because of loading that would require you to have more than one meter.

If you consume more power than would be reasonably expected (about 150A max I think) then it may be that you will have to pay to have your own sub-station, but as you already are supplied the power I can't see any necessity - the current infrastructure obviously is sufficient to cater for the load.

left-right

misaps - is this gas or electric you have two meters for?

Richie-from-the-Boro

misaps wrote: »

Hi

We have been stuck with EDF for the past twenty years due to the fact that we have 2 meters to serve our household (a large property that requires the economy 7 section to be split over two meters due to load capacity).

When we have tried to switch to a better deal previously, the 'new supplier' has always welcomed us, only to be told a few days after joining they can't take us on due to the split load issue and then refer us back to EDF (who by the way installed the meters when we knocked to properties into 1).

Has anyone else got experience of suppliers being able to take on one account which has in effect four meter readings (2 standard and 2 economy 7)?

We gave up trying to switch a few years ago due to big problems arising from the switch but would like to know if the market has moved on at all without going through the hassle we've previously experienced!

Thanks

M

If you draw less than 110a mean you don't need to meters, having said that I don't see why you can't have two meters on two different accounts with one payee, in fact I don't see why you can't have 20 meters and 20 accounts with one payee. Are you a commercial property on a domestic tariff ?

misaps

Sorry for abandoning my own thread and ignoring those who took the time to reply (my pc threw a wobbly!).

left-right wrote: »

misaps - is this gas or electric you have two meters for?

two meters for electric only, both rigged for econ 7

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

If you draw less than 110a mean you don't need to meters, having said that I don't see why you can't have two meters on two different accounts with one payee, in fact I don't see why you can't have 20 meters and 20 accounts with one payee. Are you a commercial property on a domestic tariff ?

domestic! two houses made into one (no gas supply available to either at the outset) when the two were merged EDF connected it up and said we had to have a dual phase system. Other suppliers will take us on but as we have two meters their systems could not make it into one account and we would therefore be charged the standing twice; there was no way (at the time) around this which is why we've had to stick EDF

rogerblack

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

If you draw less than 110a mean you don't need to meters, having said that I don't see why you can't have two meters on two different accounts with one payee, in fact I don't see why you can't have 20 meters and 20 accounts with one payee. Are you a commercial property on a domestic tariff ?

I have in the past wondered about geting another E7 meter installed, and simply not using peak rate electricity from that meter.

misaps

rogerblack wrote: »

I have in the past wondered about geting another E7 meter installed, and simply not using peak rate electricity from that meter.

wonder no more Roger; one of our meters is the same and only records Econ 7 readings so the peak rate stays the same. We ended up with countless appointments to 'speak' to us about our usage as they thought we were fiddling the meter by somehow bypassing the peak rate. It got so bad we made a formal complaint against EDF for harassement :mad: