Pay based on usage

Stirrups

Do any of the suppliers offer a tarriff where you pay based on your actual consumption during each month or quarter rather than using the smoothing system where you are always in debit/credit over the year?


I am not interested in a prepayment meter or other uncompetitive rates. I'd just rather budget for higher winter costs myself rather than get some useless gas company to screw it up and send me overcomplicated bills.

Thanks

naedanger

Stirrups wrote: »

Do any of the suppliers offer a tarriff where you pay based on your actual consumption during each month or quarter rather than using the smoothing system where you are always in debit/credit over the year?


I am not interested in a prepayment meter or other uncompetitive rates. I'd just rather budget for higher winter costs myself rather than get some useless gas company to screw it up and send me overcomplicated bills.

Thanks

Yes, I think most do on a quarterly basis. (It used to be quite common for the charges to be a bit higher it you chose this option, but I think that may be less common now.)

I suggest you ask your current supplier.

macman

The problem is that quarterly billing rather than monthly DD screens out many of the most competitive tariffs.
Submit regular reads and your DD should be set at the right level.. i.e. one twelfth of your annual usage.

[Deleted User]

British Gas first started this system years ago calling it "energy smart ".Monthly or quarterly exact direct debit of your usage.It requires the customer to be on the ball every month submitting readings.Meter readers still call every now and then though. Other suppliers copied it. Excellent one year fixes can still be used using Energy smart such as the MSE BG 2016 Collective with some of the cheapest tariffs available

Farway

Ebico do this, depends on usage, zero standing charge, but unit price may be higher