Energy: Find the cheapest supplier & earn cashback

Consumerist

juliew wrote: »

My son got the keys to his first house today. As he has no bills to compare prices he has no info to put in to this site to find the cheapest gas and electric. Does anyone know the best way to go about sorting this out? The previous owners have not left any information so we don't know which supplier they used. Thankyou.

It's always difficult when moving into a new property.

First priority is to take meter readings immediately and then report them to your supplier when you find out who they are.

He could use Ofgem's typical medium usage figures (1 Sep 2015):-
Gas: 12,500 kWh per year
Elec: 3,100 kWh per year

juliew

Thankyou Consumerist we will do that.

Consumerist

. . . And he can phone to find out <who supplies his energy>
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Futuristic

Estimated saving of £300 by moving from eons energy plan to the collective switch!

victor2

Futuristic wrote: »

Estimated saving of £300 by moving from eons energy plan to the collective switch!

Estimated saving when compared against what though? Doing nothing and going onto E.On's expensive standard tariff? Compare it to going to any other competitive tariff out there at the moment, for the same duration as the proposed fix. Should still be a "saving", but it may not be quite as much...

boobbby

I always check the kWh cost and daily cost for each plan when comparing. Ok there are some other perks sometimes which I might consider in the event the base cost is very similar.

Riqaq

Did you see Paul Lewis's blog about the companies that don't do the Warm Home Discount see his blog at paullewismoney on blogspot many of the smaller and most popular companies here don't give it our so if you're on a low income or a poor pensioner then you may lose out.

It doesn't affect me but if you receive that help you may miss out on the £140 and if it's a fixed deal you may miss out on a couple of years. Bear that in mind when you're considering your switch. If you're not sure - ask, and make sure you can see it in writing.

Consumerist

There is a list of suppliers who do participate in the Warm Home Discount scheme <here>.

ikr2

Hi,

Just switched electricity from Eon to Robin Hood. Unfortunately Robin Hood's Nottingham tariff isn't available to me as I live in Leicestershire. I am not sure why it keeps showing up in the Energy Club comparison for my postcode. Perhaps MSE need to look at that?

My main point is that I usually cancel my direct debit with my old supplier immediately and settle the balance with a one-off payment on the final bill. Eon have written to say I shouldn't cancel the DD as they will use it to take the final bill. I am a bit uncomfortable as I usually cancel the DD to avoid overpaying any more when I am not usuaing that supplier. What is the best course of action?

Consumerist

ikr2 wrote: »

. . . I usually cancel the DD to avoid overpaying any more when I am not usuaing that supplier. What is the best course of action?

I would suggest you only cancel the E.on DD if you have confirmation that the switch has completed (for both gas and electricity). Once you have definitely switched, there is nothing the original supplier can do about it because there is no longer any contract between you except to settle the bill.