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Biggles

I seem to have forgotten my password, is there any way to reset this?
We all forget our passwords from time to time, so don’t worry! Firstly, on the Cheap Energy Club homepage, you can ask for a password reset. Just click ‘Forgotten Your Details?’, which is directly under the log-in area. The link’s valid for a week, or until you’ve used it. If you’re still having issues, email your name, email address and post code to: energyclub@moneysavingexpert.com

LouiseTopp

Who's the best energy suppliar at the moment?

victor2

LouiseTopp wrote: »

Who's the best energy suppliar at the moment?

How long is a piece of string?
Seriously though, if you know your annual usage in kWh, put those figures into a comparison site such as uSwitch. That will show you the best on price for your area. The cheapest probably will not have the best customer service though!
You also have to consider if you would like to have a fixed rate per kWh or are happy to go with a variable rate tariff?
Look also at cashback offers for switching. Also consider if you would prefer the convenience of a dual fuel tariff, or could cope with potentially saving a bit by going to a different supplier for each fuel.
Now, back to that string...;)

Gratis

LouiseTopp wrote: »

Who's the best energy suppliar at the moment?

…..Russiar.

EternallyGrateful

LouiseTopp wrote: »

Who's the best energy suppliar at the moment?

First Utility seems to be the cheapest but have very poor reviews for customer service.
In my view though I'm not sure you can trust reviews because the vast majority seem to be from customers who have issues and will, of course, be bad.
I just looked at switching to First after they came top of the list on Uswitch but when I checked their reviews they were as bad as you can get!
For completeness I thought I should check the reviews for Scottish Power (my current supplier) who I have never had any issues with. Their reviews were equally as bad. I decided to stay with the devil I know and changed to Scottish Power's lowest tariff.
In answer to your question: the best supplier is the one you feel most comfortable with.

Diver_john_2

A big thanks to the energy club. I am recently back from 17 years overseas and wow, have things ganged here. Our house was rented out so there was a gas and electricity contract in place. We also had a lot of renovating/modernising to do. After 6 months we did an energy switch and saved heaps. THANKS. But even better, after going over my 86 year old mother's finances realised she could benefit too. She has never changed her supplier as she did not know how and though whey were all the same. Her supplier had rewarded her loyalty by putting her direct debit up from £83 to £130 per month even though she objected. I managed the swap for her. Got her a 4 year fix and a £30 cash back and she is currently saving £40 a month and looks to be on target for £500 for the year. Fantastic. I know there has been a bit of a campaign to help those who can't manage it themselves but can the money saving expert increase the profile of this.

Consumerist

EternallyGrateful wrote: »

First Utility seems to be the cheapest but have very poor reviews for customer service.
In my view though I'm not sure you can trust reviews because the vast majority seem to be from customers who have issues and will, of course, be bad . .

True. But you can draw some conclusions from the number of dissatisfied customers who do reviews. In my view, where a company receives numerous bad reviews, it is likely that it is a worse company for customer service than another which is rarely reviewed badly. Good reviews of energy suppliers are a rarity, though.

frogsport

We have just moved to a retirement flat in Bognor Regis, there is no gas to the flat and we are one of 66 flats in 2 blocks, all are heated by night storage heaters and the previous owner had Southern Electric as their supplier and we have 2 meters, one being off peak.
Since moving in on 24th March we have not needed to switch on these heaters,( there are 3 of them in the flat), also we have an immersion heater for our hot water, as being on the top floor and having 6 Velux windows in the roof and 7 vertical Velux windows it seems to get all of the available sunshine, the last 4 days the room temp has been around 22C.
We have no idea what our annual consumption will be.
Our request for advice relates to the following,
Is it best to go onto one tarrif for all the heating ? we have heard that the overnight can be expensive.
We moved from a house where we had Spark energy as our gas and electricity supplier and are just waiting for our refund from them as we paid 1 month in advance.
Any advice would be welcome please,

Thanks Frogsport

Consumerist

frogsport wrote: »

. . We have no idea what our annual consumption will be. Our request for advice relates to the following,
Is it best to go onto one tarrif for all the heating ? we have heard that the overnight can be expensive. . .

It's always a problem to estimate annual consumption when moving into a new property. With an electricity-only property you are probably going to be better off with an Economy 7 type tariff so that you can boost heaters overnight when electricity rates are cheaper. The cheaper night rates come at the cost of a more expensive day rate. If you are likely to use lots of energy during the day then Economy 7 may well be more expensive than a standard tariff.

Unfortunately, with Economy 7, it's not just a question of how much energy you use but also when you use it; so it's difficult for anyone to give any hard and fast advice. You should keep a record of your energy consumption on both meters for the next year so you will be better informed about your consumption amount (kWh) and pattern (night/day).

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

Perry525

However well insulated a building is, it still looses heat at a steady rate during cold weather.
You can understand that heating a building overnight, and hoping the heat will remain through the next day and into the evening, is asking for more than a typical UK building can do.


The thing about electrical resistance heating is, that you get 100% of the heat you are paying for, exactly where you want it to be. There are no transport losses. With the aid of two thermostats and a cheap timer, you can keep a room comfortably warm. (Providing the room is insulated to a reasonable standard.) Keeping in mind, the room size, how well insulated it is, how much heat you are adding. A typical room, 4 x 4 x 2.4m with a typical window can be heated with 2kw fire.


Some 50 years ago, I kept a one bedroom flat in Teddington, Middx comfortably warm using two 500 watt bowl fires, placed in the center of the room, they were on 24/7 over two years and kept the flat at 22[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]°[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]C. On, meaning they were switched on all the time, but of course they were only actually hot for a small amount of the time, being controlled by the thermostats. With electric heating, there is no heat loss up the chimney, or heat loss transporting heat via pipes, or by exhaust gasses, you simply get the heat where you need it, when you need it. Probably a quartz radiant heater or two will solve your problem.[/FONT]