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Hi,

Do energy companies fix your useage and info when you ask them for annual useage?

Every time I ask them and then input it into comparisons sites my current provider always seem to come out on top?

Coincidence?

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  • System
    System Posts: 178,348 Community Admin
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    Hi,

    Do energy companies fix your useage and info when you ask them for annual useage?

    Every time I ask them and then input it into comparisons sites my current provider always seem to come out on top?

    Coincidence?

    I am not sure that I understand your question. To get an accurate comparison, YOU need to enter your annual estimated consumption in kWhs/year for gas and electricity. For example, I use 10000kWhs/Year for gas and 4000kWhs/year for electricity. This provides me with a list of suppliers with the cheapest first (NB: not all PCWs now show all suppliers).
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  • Yeah, just use the average.
    Or find a bill, work out the kWh for one month, times that by 12 and round it up.

    I use slightly less values than above 12500 gas, 3285 electric.
  • Apologies for the confusion.

    Yeah I get the annual consumption each year and my current provider always come out on top, which just seems strange.

    Unless I’m getting the best deal possible.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Stick your usage on here and we can check.
  • elenax
    elenax Posts: 11 Forumite
    You may got the best supplier, ask in your circle sometimes sites are unable to give you clear perceptive
  • Hi,

    Useage is:

    G 18068
    E 4017

    Thanks
  • System
    System Posts: 178,348 Community Admin
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    edited 22 November 2018 at 1:55PM
    Hi,

    Useage is:

    G 18068
    E 4017

    Thanks

    Postcode? If you don’t want to give your actual postcode then give one for, say, a local pub. Tariffs vary with location.

    Running your usage against my postcode, I get the following results:

    Powershop. £1230 per year

    Pure Planet £1237 per year

    Toto £1357 per year

    I haven’t looked at separate suppliers.
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  • Hi,

    Post code for s OL15 0DD

    Ta!
  • System
    System Posts: 178,348 Community Admin
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    For your postcode and consumption:

    Powershop £1199

    Pure Planet £1205

    Avro Energy £1313

    Source: Citizens Advice Energy Comparison Tool

    Note: the above do not include any cashback or shared referral fees.
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  • Hi ask,

    Massively confused. Here’s my useage and tariffs ive found its don’t know which to go for.

    Current useage
    e 4017
    G 18068

    Unit charge electric

    23.49 standing
    10.99

    Unit charge gas

    23.49 standing
    2.78


    I’ve found two tariffs:

    AVRO
    £179 saving

    Electric
    17.85 standing
    14.595p

    Gas

    16.44 standing
    15.97



    Power shop
    £304 saving

    Electric

    18.186 standing
    12.999

    Gas

    21.956 standing
    2.940


    Does the £304 saving add up to you guys? I’m trying to save my mum some money. She’s also nearly £400 in credit in her current bill.


    Thanks :money:
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