Simplicity Energy - Ceasing to Trade

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Simplicity Energy has stopped trading putting another 50000 customers into the SoLR process.

Shedman

yep...it's great news 🤬.  Switched to Simplicity after being SOLR'd to ScotPower from YE and hey presto less than a week later I'm back in the same process.  

Probably wouldn't be too big an issue if it were just Simplicity with 50,000 to SOLR, but with GNE going at same time with another 360,000 it's going to slow things down for sure.

Who's your money on next to go ....Neo, UP, Neon Reef, Green Energy? 

macman

If 6 weeks with SP (SoLR'd from YE like you) hadn't wiped out my cashflow, I'd happily wager you a tenner on Symbio. They haven't been paying their RO's and FIT's to Ofgem and are about to be hit with a £100K fine.  
I doubt they'll last until the end of February.?
As someone said on another thread, we'll soon be down to the Big Seven at this rate.

brewerdave

Shedman said:

Who's your money on next to go ....Neo, UP, Neon Reef, Green Energy? 

Sincerely hope its not Neon Reef - due to switch from Green to NR on 5th Feb. I had my share of SOLR processes in 2018 with 3 failures !!

spot1034

I'm due to join Symbio next week and have been watching their prices since I signed up at new year. Almost immediately after I had done so they raised their rates, then a couple of weeks later brought them down to the extent that I could have done a slightly better deal (but nothing significant) but I see that in the past couple of days their prices have gone up again perhaps in response to the fine imposed by Ofgem. I hope they survive for a while as I am looking forward to a bit of entertainment as one of their customers having heard so much about them from this forum!

Shedman

brewerdave said:

Shedman said:

Who's your money on next to go ....Neo, UP, Neon Reef, Green Energy? 

Sincerely hope its not Neon Reef - due to switch from Green to NR on 5th Feb. I had my share of SOLR processes in 2018 with 3 failures !!

So do I otherwise I'll be dealing with my stepdaughters as well as our own...  

Fast catching up with you on SOLRs....didn't expect 2 in less than 2 months.

Anyone found out what pushed Simplicity over...just find it odd given that they have just started promoting EV chargers and rolling out smart meters

Shedman

SOLR for Simplicity is BG Gas Evolve 
Ofgem appoints EDF to take on customers of Green Network Energy, and British Gas Evolve to take on customers of Simplicity Energy | Ofgem

Shedman

https://www.britishgasevolve.co.uk/simplicity-energy-faqs

Shedman

If they stick us on Direct Online Only v4 fixed (which is the only tariff I get when I do a quote through BG Evolve site) then, without taking a yet another risk on one of the smaller providers such as Neo, Goto Energy or Neon Reef/Zog combo, there only seems to be about £50-60 saving to be made by switching with the latest rates available now (with Avro).  Looks like a case of bunker down, take the hit and stay put and see what's available in the market come late spring/summer.

Shedman

https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/publications-and-updates/simplicity-customers-your-questions-new-supplier-british-gas-evolve

When will I be switched from Simplicity to British Gas Evolve?

Simplicity customers will be transferred to a new contract with British Gas Evolve from Sunday 31 January 2021. British Gas Evolve will then contact all customers to explain what happens next. 

If you haven't heard from them within a few days, please get in contact using the details below. 

Website: www.britishgasevolve.co.uk/simplicity-energy-faqs

Phone: 0330 808 3880

Email: service@britishgasevolve.co.uk

worrywart_3

Well that’s not a bad slor compared to us being out in Scottish power