SSE raises energy prices 8.2% just before winter....again.

boltneck123

Oh yeah without a doubt, any price rise from one level to anther is annoying but life will go on .

Have you, or anyone here read about the solar panels Ikea are to start selling soon, that includes fitting?

ash28

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Mind the sparks!!!

Buy ash.....virtually no sparks.

sweetilemon

That is a crazy price hike! My bills are so much more from when I first moved in and im only in a 1 bed. Its even more unfortunate when wages are not going up at all. As for the 'rich people tax' I think paying 40% tax as it is they pay enough in their wages. I like to have an incentive to work hard and aspire to a better lifestyle. If I ever get there it wouldnt be great to have it taken off to put me back to square 1. Anyway, not good news but I suppose not much we can do.

headcone

CLAPTON wrote: »

why do you hate the country?

is that because we are doing too little to stop climate change and the inevitable Armageddon

or you would like the production of carbon producing energy to be encouraged by reducing energy prices?

What a bizarre response.

At no point did I mention Global Warming or climate change. And as such I have no wish to debate so many controversial theories.

The relationship between energy prices and poverty is well proven.

My hatred of this country is fuelled by this governments treatment of the most vulnerable members of society.

A basic responsibility of Government is to ensure conditions prevail where employment,decent living conditions,lack of poverty and the health and wellbeing of it`s citizens is sacrosanct.

This government of spivs seemed to have failed on every count.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

OK....for the majority of normal families, there is little scope to use less.

This is where, I assume, you go down your usual route of preaching they shouldn't watch TV, use a computer or charge their mobile phone and should continue paying the same tax so that you, from your wealthier position, don't have to pay a penny more?

Absolute nonsense. The majority of normal families have been reducing their normal consumption since 2005.

Maybe it's you that's not normal?

wotsthat

shortchanged wrote: »

As long as you realise that your bill will likely increase by 15-30% depending on the rises after your fix ends.

So your advice seems to be that it's better to pay a high price now so future rises aren't such a shock? Mental?

My fix just finished so just purchased another. Estimated 4% increase for 2014 if I maintain consumption but that's unlikely. I have a dishwasher and washing machine about to give up the ghost and these will be replaced with more efficient units.

Energy companies rely on people not to switch and to waste fuel. Plenty seem willing to oblige.

michaels

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Nothing much. Its looking at prices over a few years. I assume August was simply the last dataset.

Bill prices are obviously outpacing wholesale prices.

Graham, is it your contention that the gap between wholesale and retail prices is made up entirely of supplier profit and therefore all increases in this gap equal suppliers increasing their profit margin? In other words do you deny that there are any payments the suppliers make for distribution, subsidised feed in tariffs (which generally support the rich) and compulsory support for energy efficiency measures?

Do you know how much profit SSE retail made in their latest quarterly figures (I'll give you a clue, it was a loss)

Last week I fixed for 24 months with pioneer energy (a new entrant to the supposed comfy cartel market), it was cheaper than the cheapest variable rate tariff available. Given that the current round of price rises are well trailed there is no reason why anyone else should not have done so unless they are deliberately choosing to pay more.

Fella

BBC had an angry caller from Scotland on regarding this yesterday (they seem to have an angry caller from Scotland for all occasions. I wonder if it's the same person?)

He ranted for awhile & was then asked how much he could save by switching suppliers, to which he replied "I've never looked".

Sums up beautifully the attitude of so many people.

CLAPTON

headcone wrote: »

What a bizarre response.

At no point did I mention Global Warming or climate change. And as such I have no wish to debate so many controversial theories.

The relationship between energy prices and poverty is well proven.

My hatred of this country is fuelled by this governments treatment of the most vulnerable members of society.

A basic responsibility of Government is to ensure conditions prevail where employment,decent living conditions,lack of poverty and the health and wellbeing of it`s citizens is sacrosanct.

This government of spivs seemed to have failed on every count.

One of the factors in increase in price is the all party commitment to reducing carbon production via the price mechanism i.e. make gas, electricity and car fuel more expensive to discourage use.
I thought you would have known that.

The 'most vulnerable' in our society are some of the richest people in the world: personally I give no credit to the government for that but give credit to the people who have created businesses and produce products and services that people are willing to pay for. This has made the UK rich enough to make 'poorest' people quite rich.

I've no idea what the relationship is between poverty and fuel prices; is that the same or different as between poverty and food, clothing, water, flat screen TVs, transport etc.

wotsthat

Just done a few sums..

My utility SPEND in £ (gas, water & electricity) is c12% down on the average of all years since 2006. Obviously consumption down more than this.

2012 was the lowest amount I've spent on utilities since 2006. I'll check the previous years some time but it may well be the lowest spend ever.

Clearly family situations are ever changing and direct debits get changed, there are refunds, money for switching etc. which makes the spend data 'bumpy' but I really do not see myself as atypical.

I might be a bit special about collecting the data but I live in a house where no-one apart from me (and my wife a little) gives a monkey's about utility spend.