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EON - CMA report - Economy 10 problems
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Thank you Molerat for the link to the list of potential suppliers.
I will get working on that later
In the meantime I have to apply for a job this afternoon (not a joke) to help pay for the electricity
There are 7 / 8 of us in the house, children / partners and my pension will not cover the increased tariff :eek:0 -
Hello Footyguy
Yes, finding economy 7 tariffs is easy
My problem is they are very wrong / extremely expensive for our usage (which I cannot change), and I need to switch into a "normal" single rate tariff, but cannot as we are registered as economy 7.
Contact your supplier and request a change of meter
I'm not sure why you have such out of kilter consumption.
Remember, E7 offers 7 hours of chaep rate electricity every day
i.e. about 50%+ less than normal rate for almost 1/3rd of the day.
Single rate is usually a similar price to peak rate. sometimes it's even a bit more expensive :eek: somethimes it may be about 10% less - it depends on region too
e.g. here are Iresa rates. See for yourself (prices exclude VAT)
http://www.iresa.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/IresaEnergyTariffs.pdf
(The low rate often isn't 50% of Iresa peak rate, perhaps because their peak rate is quite low - with other suppliers, you can often save up to 70%)
The daily standing charge is usually a little higher though, but not enough to worry too much about.
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Good luck!0 -
Thank you Footyguy
I am waiting for a call back from them and that may be the best option.
Timing is my issue now, as the current tariff expires in one month and I wouild like to be able to go to market (now) rather than have wait for a change of meter0
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