smart meter

Aljo2229

I am thinking of switching my energy supplier but have a smart meter, that was supplied to me a few years ago from British Gas. If I do switch, would I still be able to use this meter with the new supplier?

lstar337

Aljo2229 wrote: »

I am thinking of switching my energy supplier but have a smart meter, that was supplied to me a few years ago from British Gas. If I do switch, would I still be able to use this meter with the new supplier?

No.

There are no smarts that are supplier cross-compatible.

Aljo2229

Ok thanks.

[Deleted User]

Aljo2229 wrote: »

I am thinking of switching my energy supplier but have a smart meter, that was supplied to me a few years ago from British Gas. If I do switch, would I still be able to use this meter with the new supplier?

Only Sainsburys Energy......because its BG s low cost no frills tariff, much cheaper than the premium brand. Smarts will carry on working, as mine has.

bsod

yes, you or they just go and read it like before, with a pair of eyes.

matelodave

Yes you can go on using the meter although it won't be smart anymore - someone will have to actually read it rather than it automatically sending info to the supplier. I don't know whether the in-house display will still work though

Aljo2229

I got a call today from one of the comparison sites who told me that Sainsbury's would save me a few hundred pounds a year, but their reviews do not seem to be much good - what do you mean by no frills?

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Aljo2229 wrote: »

I got a call today from one of the comparison sites who told me that Sainsbury's would save me a few hundred pounds a year, but their reviews do not seem to be much good - what do you mean by no frills?

Thats not my quote, its one of the bosses of BG responding to how the same company can offer a much cheaper tariff using a white label third party as an advert, justifying the lower rates by a lesser service I presume. I ve signed up to them on a dual fuel one year fix and so far its been fine.

footyguy

Aljo2229 wrote: »

I got a call today from one of the comparison sites who told me that Sainsbury's would save me a few hundred pounds a year, but their reviews do not seem to be much good - what do you mean by no frills?

You'll find bad reviews for almost every supplier if you look.
Sainsburys energy is supplied by British Gas, so you'll be dealing with the same customer service as you do at present.

Why don't you run your own comparison online and compare the whole of the marketplace? :huh:

If you call a comparison site (and so presumably if they call you), they usually limit their offerings to only those that they will switch you to (because those the the ones that pay them commission) ... which makes me a little surprised that the comparison site offered to switch you to Sainsburys when you are already supplied by BG. If you call BG they should be able to arrange this as a simple tariff transfer.
(in fact, very soon suppliers will have to include such white label tariffs when advising you if you could be on a cheaper deal from them)
Edit: In fact the proposal was that such change was to start in July 2015