Green Energy Price Hike - Thoughts?

Pugliese

I am on duel fuel so Anderson does not work for me.  Green just told me that Oak is their cheapest Dual Fuel tariff and having checked all the above suggestions, they all work out a little dearer than the increased Green tariff.  So looks like I will be staying with Green FTTB

Shedman

Gerry1 said:

UnclaimedEnergy said:

Symbio, Utility Point and Neon Reef all have the cheapest unit rates for Elec. However I personally would avoid them, but if you're looking to save a few £ in the short term then you might as well join them:

Utility Point - tend to stack up credit on customers accounts, months delays on getting it refunded after switch away
Neon Reef - owned by Utility point.

Agreed, Utility Point have a dreadful reputation, but I've had no problems with sister company Neon Reef and they responded lightning fast when I had a query.

It's been nearly a year and, although not available to new customers they haven't increased their ultra-cheap variable prices so I can't complain.

I haven't left them, and that process is always the proof of the pudding, but Neon Reef might be worth a try.

Just a heads up but if anyone is thinking of switching to Neon Reef then don't forget to check the referrers thread as they are now offering a referral signing on bonus.   (BTW this isn't for self interest as I haven't posted anything there even though my stepdaughter is with Neon...we are happy with Neon and glad they haven't raised their cheap tariff so far especially at this time given she's got electric panel heaters 😱)

HeatherLass

Hi all, I am a Sustainable  Fuel Manager (biomass energy). Energy is quite expensive at the moment because of arguably the worst Harvest in living memory.  There simply isn’t enough straw to create our Green Energy this year.  Most crops have been on average 70% down and straw is now selling at approx £150/tonne as opposed to around £55/£60 a tonne on normal years.   Some stations have had to shut down until this years (2021)Harvest when they can start up again.   Is genuinely very expensive to create this year.  Is quite scary really.

maisie_cat

I'm also with Green, E7 as we don't have gas, for our particular usage the increase is 15%. I used MSE and other comparison sites, only to find that only symbio is cheaper, by the grand total of £40 a year!

grumpycrab

Verdigris said:

Have you tried separate suppliers for gas and electric. That can often be cheaper.

Great idea!.  I'm with Scottish (after YE collapsed).  Scottish are not THAT bad but looking at Electric ON ITS OWN saves me between £130 and £170 with green.energy (just trying to work out why MSE saves me £40 more!?)
EDIT. damn green.energy's Elec unit rate seems to be 5% higher than MSE (just gone up?)

Gerry1

grumpycrab said:

EDIT. damn green.energy's Elec unit rate seems to be 5% higher than MSE (just gone up?)

Green have made several changes recently.

LXS

I'm on Oak duel fuel. Gas tariff stays the same but electricity unit price going up from 12.35p to 15.69p.
I'm aware that there will be few duel fuel tariffs that are better, but just wondering if I split to separate electricity and gas. Could I stick with Oak for gas but switch my electricity to another Green tariff?
My electricity use is low, and I've spotted a couple of tariffs on their website (Elm and Lindsay) which have a lower standing charge and would work out cheaper for me overall, but these tariffs are not listed on comparison sites when I input my usage data. Why is this? 

Pugliese

I spoke to Green about this and Oak is only available as a dual fuel.
Get Green to quote you on their website as a new customer and you will see what is actually available from them.

bristolleedsfan

Pugliese said:

I spoke to Green about this and Oak is only available as a dual fuel.
Get Green to quote you on their website as a new customer and you will see what is actually available from them.

Oak not showing as available to new customers on their website ( Buchan 12 Month Fixed Dual Fuel)

Pugliese

bristolleedsfan said:

Pugliese said:

I spoke to Green about this and Oak is only available as a dual fuel.
Get Green to quote you on their website as a new customer and you will see what is actually available from them.

Oak not showing as available to new customers on their website ( Buchan 12 Month Dual Fuel)

Unfortunately that is true about Oak and why I have concluded that there is little if nothing to gain from switching as even with the price hike the Oak tariff remains pretty competitive