Powergen Bill Shocker

paulbruk07

:eek: I have just recieved my 1st Electricity Bill for a 2 Bedroom Flat im renting, for the period from 31st Jan to May 4th. (1 Quarter i Guess).

I dont have any Gas Appliances, All is Electric!

My Bill for this Quarter is £450 :mad:

I work 6 Days a week, Play golf when im not at work, Live on my own, Im hardly at the 2 bedroom flat. I dont hardly use the lights and the heaters when i am there.. I have a water heater which is only on 1st thing in a morning and late at night...


Looking on the internet even a high usage 2 bedroom flat should average around £900 for the Year Apparently.. Mine seams to be twice that and again i stress im hardly ever there..

Only my Fridge Freezer is on during the day.. i only use the washer dryer 2 times a week..


Am I being Ripped Off?

Any Guidence Much Appreciated..

Paul.

alan6

PaulBruk07
I would hazard a guess that you are -:1. Paying a previous
Tenant's Bill or 2.Your meter is stuck on a ridiculously high rate by the
Landlord /Provider.
There are well informed experts on the Forum who will answer you in a minute,but in the meantime,i live in a bungalow with lots of Electric Apps,I am in most days,using computers, watching tele,using washing machine and
the usual lights and I'm paying Ebico £20.00 a Month.

samwheeler

hello, i also switched to powergen about 2 months ago when there was a big fuss on TV saying that it was the cheapest,, i am now putting in £25 a week in the meter,,when it used to cost about £15,,,nothing as changed apart from me switching to these bluming ripp off's,,,,,

kate2510

paulbruk07
I bet you're seething!
Was the metre read accurately or is the bill based on wildly inflated estimates ?

For comparison my Scottish Power Economy 7 tariff is : day - 8.695p per kWh
night - 4.178p per kWh; Standing Charge 19.04p per day.

When I switched they promised I would save money - but guess what....?

Hope you sort it out.

bookemdano

paulbruk07 wrote: »

:eek: I have just recieved my 1st Electricity Bill for a 2 Bedroom Flat im renting, for the period from 31st Jan to May 4th. (1 Quarter i Guess).

I dont have any Gas Appliances, All is Electric!

My Bill for this Quarter is £450 :mad:

I work 6 Days a week, Play golf when im not at work, Live on my own, Im hardly at the 2 bedroom flat. I dont hardly use the lights and the heaters when i am there.. I have a water heater which is only on 1st thing in a morning and late at night...


Looking on the internet even a high usage 2 bedroom flat should average around £900 for the Year Apparently.. Mine seams to be twice that and again i stress im hardly ever there..

Only my Fridge Freezer is on during the day.. i only use the washer dryer 2 times a week..


Am I being Ripped Off?

Any Guidence Much Appreciated..

Paul.

Hi Paul, is this bill estimated or is it calculated from your own meter reading? I suggest reading your meter and giving them a reading. My last bill from Powergen was an estimated bill and I was shocked to receive a bill for £172 (i live in a studio flat). I work all day and only use minimal electricity. I read my meter and gave it to Powergen which then deducted my bill £72.:money:

paulbruk07

Im all very New to This, Never had any Bills Before and the one powergen has Sent is far from easy to read and understand apart from the Big BOLD PLEASE PAY £450..

Can I copy my Bill Out and see If you can See what is happening?

Ps. They Say they read the meter on the 4th of May..

Here Goes: (You = Letting Agent, us = Powergen)

Charges upto 30 April 2007

Readings:
Normal Previous 2852 Read by You on 31st Jan 07
Normal Mid Period 3035 Read by us on 9th Feb 07
Normal Current 3035 Estimated on 30th April 07

183 Normal Kwh Used

Normal Previous 110 Read by You on 31st Jan 07
Normal Current 4265 Estimated on 30th April 2007

4155 Normal Kwh Used

Charges
Normal Primary Units 219 kwh at 16.65p each = £36.46
Secondary Units Used 4119 kwh at 9.33p each = 384.30

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Then there are charges From April 07 to May 04 (Due to a Price Change)

Charges
Normal Primary Units 57 kwh at 16.57p each = £9.44
Secondary Units Used 130 kwh at 9.28p each = £12.06

Giving a Whopping Total of £442.26

I get a Single Person Discount of 13.27 CR

and then they add VAT @5% on 428.99

Please Pay £450.44

Seething = Yes

:mad:

I dont even know where my Meter is which does not help... when i moved In the letting agent took a reading.. (hence You = Letting Agent Above)

But they do seam to have taken readings..

I live in a block of 6 Apartments.. I think im Paying for all of it

otb666

LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE SECOND RATE on the meter has been over estmated-would suggest you ring them and book a read-once your meter been located take weekly reads and do a pro rata calculation to see if correct -not sure what you meant by water heating property-surely electric or gas heats the water

paulbruk07

otb666 wrote: »

-not sure what you meant by water heating property-surely electric or gas heats the water

Yes Its an Electric Water Heater.. It Comes on 1st thing in the monring on a timer and late at night to provide me with hot water.. although the heater is turned on all day.. its not active most of the day.. (similar to a pilot light for gas)

Hope that helps..

octygone

Looks to be estimated so get a reading in to them quick ....did you take a meter reading when you moved in so you now what the start reading was? they may have estimated on the previous tennants usage ....the only other thing I can think of is your heating electric as well ...this would bump up the bill a lot.

Also try and see if you can use an online tariff as this will save money as well

paulbruk07

Forgot to mention this is a new build, No Tennant before me,

What i find confusing from those readings is this.

The primary units reading started at 2852. (Ended at 3035)
The Secondary Unit reading started at only 110 hence a big jump to 4265 (which is the majority of my Bill)

Does that sound right?

would there be such a massive difference in starting readings?

My Problem is i didnt do the original readings, I`ll have to ask my letting agent where the meter is..

EMPTY_PURSE_5

OMG !!!

I freaked cos my electric bill was £ 133.00 for the quarter and I live in a 4 bedroom house. Albeit only 2 bedrooms are used. But having a teenager at home then everything is on all the time ... TV, DVD, Stereo, Hairdryer, Straighteners, Ipod Player, Lamps ... need I go on !