Energy: Find the cheapest supplier & earn cashback

Biscuit_Tin

barnsleylass83 wrote: »

Have just been looking on energy helpline and the co-op is coming out quite as a strong option. Would anyone recomend them. Am currently with BG on a standard tariff and feel like i am been charged a fortune for gas. If anyone else can recomend i would appreciate it.
Thanks

If the co-op is coming out the cheapest for you on the comparison sites, and you don't want a fixed deal (or it's too expensive), then take the Co-op offering.

Don't forget to check first if you could get an even better deal by choosing two single fuel options as suggested in the article.

davey_b

I'm currently with M&S Energy paying £120 pm for gas and electric - Any recommendations to stay put or move elsewhere, as no one really seems to save you money?

princeperch

sainsburys have a reasonable deal at the moment if you are a low user. £65.00 off the first bill (after 4 months I presume - I will have to check) and 50 quids qorth of nectar points over the year (£10.00 if you only stay for 1 bill).

As the discount is front loaded I will probably sign up for this (even though it is £6/month more expensive at present than my Eon deal) and will leave after I have the £65.00 discount and switch to Npower with a £40.00 cashback incentive.

I've already knocked Eon for £120.00 on quidco this year together with Scottish Power for £80.00 - I was only with them a couple of months!

rookery21

Have like others been on the comparison sites. Do watch the quoted savings as their estimates of what can be saved can be exagerated! I am on Ovo green energy varible having finished the fixed and then seeing what i can save.
Ovo estimate for next 12 months is £1342.
I supplied the same figures to the sites and their estmate for Ovo were-
Moneysupermarket £1380
Ehergyhelpline £1408
Simplyswitch £ 1408
U.Switch £1409
So on theses figures i would not be saving as much as they made out! I have actually stayed with Ovo and fixed again with an estimated figure of £1275 on last years usage. Working it out I thought it was the best option!

SquareMeal

When searching for deals I choose "pay on receipt of bill". What do other forum commentators think of this ? I feel a regular bill helps me retain a bit of control and avoid hassle. My work colleagues complain that after switching to dd deals, their supplier is forever putting the payment up, making excuses that the customer used more than expected - which my colleages dispute as inaccurate.

dd is cheaper but would save only about £15 in my case. Probably going to opt for the coop, the cheapest deal for me and well spoken of above.

Wywth

rookery21 wrote: »

Have like others been on the comparison sites. Do watch the quoted savings as their estimates of what can be saved can be exagerated! I am on Ovo green energy varible having finished the fixed and then seeing what i can save.
Ovo estimate for next 12 months is £1342.
I supplied the same figures to the sites and their estmate for Ovo were-
Moneysupermarket £1380
Ehergyhelpline £1408
Simplyswitch £ 1408
U.Switch £1409
So on theses figures i would not be saving as much as they made out! I have actually stayed with Ovo and fixed again with an estimated figure of £1275 on last years usage. Working it out I thought it was the best option!

What data did you input to get these outputted figures?

i.e what is your annual consumption in kWh and what supply region are you in (or first part of your postcode)

The outputed figures should be the same and if you care to supply what data you input, perhaps someone will investigate why you are seemingly gettting differing outputs.

Wywth

SquareMeal wrote: »

When searching for deals I choose "pay on receipt of bill". What do other forum commentators think of this ? I feel a regular bill helps me retain a bit of control and avoid hassle. My work colleagues complain that after switching to dd deals, their supplier is forever putting the payment up, making excuses that the customer used more than expected - which my colleages dispute as inaccurate.

dd is cheaper but would save only about £15 in my case. Probably going to opt for the coop, the cheapest deal for me and well spoken of above.

As per the article, and as you have actually found, agreeing to pay monthly by DD often gives you the lowest priced option.

If you are not happy paying that way, then by all means limit the output to a way you wish to pay. Why not list all options and see just how much more you are paying for not agreeing to pay monthly by DD?

You suggest there is only £15 difference? Is that per year? Are you certain?
What is your annual consumption and what supply region are you in (or first part of your postcode) and hopefully someone will double check for you

SquareMeal

I switched to the Coop "Pioneer" deal, which should cost £634 per year, a saving of £147 on my current set up.:j

Regards billing, I guess "quarterly dd" would amount to the same thing as "pay on receipt of bill". The payment would be automatic but still be based on a bill, giving the customer that extra bit of oversight and control.

Sorted out the ISAs last week, utilities today, next for the real challenge - the dreaded pension :eek:

sondheimsoc

Hi
I'm confused!!
My current fix with Scottsh Power (Online Saver 16) comes to an end this month so I'm looking for the next one.
I have input my exact fuel usage into Moneysavingsupermarket, Energy Helpline and nPower's own website via Quidco.
My usage is:
Electricity 5084 KWh per year (day 3492, night 5084 which is 31%)
Gas 24511 KWh per year

On Energy helpline and nPower's website those figures give me an annual cost of 1666 / £1670. But on moneysavingsupermarket it's showing an annual nPower cost of £1562.95
This is all for the same tariff, nPower's Energy Online April 2014.
I have doublechecked my figures and it always comes out the same. Can anyone advise as to the huge difference?
Thanks
Lynne

Wywth

SquareMeal wrote: »

I switched to the Coop "Pioneer" deal, which should cost £634 per year, a saving of £147 on my current set up.:j

Regards billing, I guess "quarterly dd" would amount to the same thing as "pay on receipt of bill". The payment would be automatic but still be based on a bill, giving the customer that extra bit of oversight and control.

Sorted out the ISAs last week, utilities today, next for the real challenge - the dreaded pension :eek:

Why did you ignore the advice given in the article and in the responses you received to your earlier post in this thread? :huh: