MSE News: Npower to up energy prices by 10%

hollyhorse

what wrote: »

How and when can we revolt against this robbery?
Heat and light are becoming a luxury in the UK!
I really feel for pensioners who can't access comparison sites, they are at the mercy if these companies.

We should be ably to buy from the generators + a percentage for future investment.

Instead were just paying for call centres, advertising,corporate sponsorship and dividends.


Green taxes my a#$€,

This country is becoming a joke!

There is an online petition (well lots actually) at 38 degrees. I'm not allowed to post the link as a newbie! :-(
Google it. 38 degrees petition "gas and electricity"

Chiddles

OK this is interesting (or not :P)...

I applied for npower's Price Protector March 2017 last week and that tariff has now been dropped, replaced with Price Protector December 2017. For my usage, the new tariff is £6.30 ex. VAT cheaper. Seems like they already priced in the 10% increase into the Mar 17 tariff when it was launched in September (probably knowing there'd be a rush of customers switching to it once the first of the Big Swizz made an announcement of price hikes).

From the details on their web site http://www.npower.com/idc/groups/wcms_content/@wcms/documents/digitalassets/current_open_closed_products3.xlsx?WT.mc_id=VURL999&091113 , the main difference in the two tariffs is that the newer one doesn't have a Standing Charge for Electricity by Direct Debit and the SC for Gas by DD is £90 cheaper, although the unit prices for each are higher.

Tinkering about with SCs and Unit Prices makes comparison much harder as you can't compare like for like. SC ought to be abolished imho. Anyway, I guess if my consumption goes higher than it was last year then the savings will start to show.

But its worth everyone else checking the actual figures for themselves to make sure it really is worthwhile staying on the Mar 17 tariff instead of the Dec 17.

(FYI, my usage estimates were based on last years ... Gas: 3102kWh, Electric: 12379 and I used the prices listed in the linked spreadsheet for the "Southern" Area code.

meher

asking people to fix without explaining what fix means, in some detail, might be misleading

fix doesn't mean that you pay only the agreed amount

For instance if you agreed to pay £2, it doesn't mean that you pay only £2 forever. It means that your base price would remain £2 for the agreed time. However the total amount always would be reflective of energy consumption. Fixed price is always high, therefore quite deceptive because in the long term, you would have end up paying a lot more than you normally do if you still haven't changed your consumption behavior

one of the ways to save bill really is to consume less, save the planet, stop being so selfish - i for one am terribly glad that utilities have become a luxury; when the middle east wakes up and boots their foeigners out of their lands, fuel will also become a luxury - i just can't wait for that day to see the unenlightened peasants get rid of their characeterless 4x4s

the other way to save is to actually find a partner and actually learn to stay in relationships like normal human beings do and share expenses or marry someone wealthy, like me

Daichip

vashenca wrote: »

just had an email from energy helpline confirming this

Hi Vashenca

I too applied yesterday to npower.

Can you ell me their email address. I have been on their site but says have to register is this what you did?

mikeyorkie10

NicRit wrote: »

I just applied to switch to n power's 4 year fixed tariff on Saturday. Will this 10 percent increase affect me or will I still get the price I was quoted on Saturday?

I'm in the same boat... how do we find out. Still not had any communication from Npower since applying for the switch?

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays

meher wrote: »

asking people to fix without explaining what fix means, in some detail, might be misleading

fix doesn't mean that you pay only the agreed amount

For instance if you agreed to pay £2, it doesn't mean that you pay only £2 forever. It means that your base price would remain £2 for the agreed time. However the total amount always would be reflective of energy consumption. Fixed price is always high, therefore quite deceptive because in the long term, you would have end up paying a lot more than you normally do if you still haven't changed your consumption behavior

one of the ways to save bill really is to consume less, save the planet, stop being so selfish - i for one am terribly glad that utilities have become a luxury; when the middle east wakes up and boots their foeigners out of their lands, fuel will also become a luxury - i just can't wait for that day to see the unenlightened peasants get rid of their characeterless 4x4s

the other way to save is to actually find a partner and actually learn to stay in relationships like normal human beings do and share expenses or marry someone wealthy, like me

But only a moron would think that a fixed price related to the DD you pay, and not the unit rate for energy?

meher

Bluebirdman_of_Alcathays wrote: »

But only a moron would think that a fixed price related to the DD you pay, and not the unit rate for energy?

if i am honest, i am one of those morons this website did not explain it for me - my husband did

Chiddles

meher wrote: »

stop being so selfish - i for one am terribly glad that utilities have become a luxury

Spoken like a true hypocrite. Your "I'm alright, Jack" attitude stinks of the most grotesque selfishness.

Unlike you, there are many who can't afford to worry about the planet because they're too preoccupied with worrying about putting food on the table for their children, let alone paying for their energy bill. For many, hardship is not a choice, but I don't expect someone with such an ideological view of the world to appreciate such realities.

And to take you up on your point that the "only way to save bill (sic) really is to consume less" ... Energy consumption in the UK was LESS last year than it has been for over 25 years! and yet prices are still going up. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/244767/chapter_1_overall_factsheet.pdf

DragonQ

I suppose the "silver lining" of rising energy prices is that the trend is towards using less energy in the first place. The fact is energy use is dropping and that (in simplistic terms) is a good thing. If that means investing in insulation, turning down the thermostat, being more efficient with boiler and radiator settings, turning off appliances, manufacturers making more efficient products etc. then that's good. If it means shivering because you can't afford to have the heating on for more than 2 months a year then that's a big problem.

meher

Chiddles wrote: »

Spoken like a true hypocrite. Your "I'm alright, Jack" attitude stinks of the most grotesque blah bah ... blah ...

Felt good about yourself after hurling personal abuse? Congratulations.

sure, you're correct; i care about the environment and animals and i am privilged - it doesn't make me selfish just because i have absolutely no regard for the socially irresponsible class

and play the ball man, not the person - i shall not be responding to you becasue as a general rule i don't indulge anyone who doesn't give me substance to work on