Independant Gas Transportation Co (IGT)

loonygooner

I have decided to switch from the EDF (Standard) tariff that was given to me when I moved to our present 'New house'. I have signed up to NPower and given the 'ONLINE ELEC SOL' tariff. I am sure if I wanted this tariff but when I went through the comparison site it said that the npower - Sign On-Line 8 Paperless Billing was the one for me.

First, are these the same tariffs by different names?
Second, I have been told by NPower that because ' you gas is delivered via a pipe network partly owned by an Independant Gas Transportation Company (IGT), my Standard Gas Tariff Unit rate will go up from 4.295p to 5.068p (exc VAT).:eek:

Does anyone know why an Independant Gas supplier should have been used in teh first place and also whether this seems reasonable.

All seems really strange to me but am I being too weary of NPower? Any help is greatly appreciated

Cardew

loonygooner wrote: »

I have decided to switch from the EDF (Standard) tariff that was given to me when I moved to our present 'New house'. I have signed up to NPower and given the 'ONLINE ELEC SOL' tariff. I am sure if I wanted this tariff but when I went through the comparison site it said that the npower - Sign On-Line 8 Paperless Billing was the one for me.

First, are these the same tariffs by different names?
Second, I have been told by NPower that because ' you gas is delivered via a pipe network partly owned by an Independant Gas Transportation Company (IGT), my Standard Gas Tariff Unit rate will go up from 4.295p to 5.068p (exc VAT).:eek:

Does anyone know why an Independant Gas supplier should have been used in teh first place and also whether this seems reasonable.

All seems really strange to me but am I being too weary of NPower? Any help is greatly appreciated

If you do a search for 'independant gas' you will find loads of threads with masses of information on IGT - reasons. who charges and who doesn't etc.

Presumably your tier 1 gas prices(4,452kWh pa) have risen from 4.295p to 5.068 instead of a flat charge(that used to be £31?)That makes it a charge of £35pa.

Terrylw1

Hi,

Have a look at this link. IGT's are all over Google as well.

http://www.energylinx.co.uk/independent_gas_transporters.htm

colinw

I have a IGT supply and for that reason I am using EDF who do not have a IGT charge if you have dual fuel with them. This might not be what you want to here as it seems you have just switched from EDF.

loonygooner

colinw wrote: »

I have a IGT supply and for that reason I am using EDF who do not have a IGT charge if you have dual fuel with them. This might not be what you want to here as it seems you have just switched from EDF.

I believe that the extar costs will amount to £30.00 but I am supposed to be saving £130.00 by switching so I should still be better off.

Life is never easy is it, always something that happens to make things harder.

colinw

loonygooner wrote: »

I believe that the extar costs will amount to £30.00 but I am supposed to be saving £130.00 by switching so I should still be better off.

Life is never easy is it, always something that happens to make things harder.

I know you save £130 over the EDF standard tarrif but what about the EDF online tarrif? Could you not switch to that.