Cheap Green Energy: How to help the planet and your wallet

MSE_Andrew

Hi all, we have new Cheap Green Energy: How to help the planet and your wallet guide, and we'd love to hear your feedback.

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Benight

The current hot green deals

Here we have highlighted our current top-pick green tariff. While there are deals out there that are a touch cheaper (even some that are green), they either have a poor customer service record or are from small firms with little to no customer service feedback.
British Gas 100% green electricity & gas. Plus 12mths' 'free' heating insurance. Save £330+/year

Yes, as I have often posted here, stick to the Big 6 and you won't go far wrong :money:

Archie_Duke

I switched to Pure Planet in September 2019, generally they’ve been fine, apart from wanting to chuck on a big DD increase to cover a debit balance resulting from (anticipated) higher Winter usage. I resisted and they backed down and the account has gradually balanced through lower Summer usage. I pointed out to them that they set the charges based on a full Winter/Summer cycle, so why did they want to change them after only seeing the Winter bit!?

Now they’re increasing the electricity kWh unit price due to a great long list of reasons given in their blog 
https://blog.purepla.net/wholesale-price-review-update-were-changing-our-prices-91cc1bbe0c71

At least in their email to me they admit they are “increasing” my unit price rather than the mealy-mouthed way they say “changing” their prices in the blog.

I didn’t want to be locked in to the Pure Planet Fixed Tariff with early exit penalty so 
l just have to swallow the predicted £76 p.a. increase, though it leaves a bad taste for the switching experience through the Cheap Energy Club. Do you really know what you’re getting into?

knightstyle

We don't all want the cheapest greenest supplier.  Some get to be green by paying a tiny percentage of their profits to carbon offset schemes which are often dodgy!