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  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 18,303 Forumite
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    QrizB said:
    Electric boiler??  There was a poster who lost her Economy 10 with an electric boiler (due to Octopus reassuring her the meter change would be fine and then putting her onto Economy 7) and wasn't allowed onto Cosy - does anyone remember her name to see if she knows about that?
    Yes there was, I'm not imagining it!
    I was looking for her thread earlier, but I couldn't find it easily. I might try again tomorrow when I'm less tired.
    It would be good to know if she still needs help.
    Hello everyone - I’m still here! 🙂  Thanks Spoonie_Turtle for your message, I’ve switched to Octopus Cosy this morning thanks to you.
    That's great news! I'm glad Spoonie_Turtle could find your details :)
    I have not used any heating this winter, apart from my good old Meaco dehumidifier on the laundry setting and during the peak periods have had to resort to candles to light the place!  It’s been a challenge at times but I’ve just looked at my total bill for 2024 and I paid £964.34 for my total energy consumption having swapped to the Agile tariff in late May 2024.  I have a small 2 bedroom mid terrace house with single glazing (listed I’m afraid so can’t do double glazing☹️) and thick interlined curtains at every window.

    Sometimes it’s like living in the 1800’s!  BUT I have learned that putting on an extra warm layer of clothing (and I live in one of those hideous Oodie type fleece things when indoors) and having a warm throw on my legs in the evening is perfectly OK in a mild winter.  We all need to learn how to live and thrive with less heating and it is perfectly fine.  I admit it’s nicer to have a warm house but you have to decide what’s more important to you?  My house is not damp because of the dehumidifier so doesn’t feel unpleasant and I don’t know how anyone can breathe in a house heated to 20/22 degrees, let alone relax 😃.
    You and @HertsLad might be two of a kind :D
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  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    Could I ask for the forum's views on E.On Next 16 m V1 which is apparently being promoted by Martin Lewis on an "exclusive" Aldi-type basis (here today, gone tomorrow).
    Elec @ 21.509 / kWh, SC 22.64/ day.inc VAT
    Gas 6.191 / kWh, SC 31.73 / day.
    £50 / fuel early exit charge.
    I've got mixed feelings about being locked in for 16 months.
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • northernstar007
    northernstar007 Posts: 1,037 Forumite
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    edited 22 January at 6:51PM
    sam them prices are roughly the same as my offer on octopus but no exit fee and its a 14mth contract for the north east region 
    i also notice the SC for electric is 22.64p how is that so low to the 70p most people are paying
  • masonic
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    Could I ask for the forum's views on E.On Next 16 m V1 which is apparently being promoted by Martin Lewis on an "exclusive" Aldi-type basis (here today, gone tomorrow).
    Elec @ 21.509 / kWh, SC 22.64/ day.inc VAT
    Gas 6.191 / kWh, SC 31.73 / day.
    £50 / fuel early exit charge.
    I've got mixed feelings about being locked in for 16 months.
    The elec standing charges look great, and unit rate is pretty decent too. I'm no expert on gas, but that looks like less of a good deal.
  • Telegraph_Sam
    Telegraph_Sam Posts: 2,552 Forumite
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    Tks for the tip. "Fools rush in ..."
    This must be the standard Octopus Fix on offer at the moment for those who are in favour of fixing. All things being equal  I'd prefer to stay with Octopus. I guess that these terms are not exclusive to us in the North East  :)
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • masonic
    masonic Posts: 27,293 Forumite
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    This is what I get for the Octopus 14 month fix using a Northumberland postcode, a bit different no?

  • Telegraph_Sam
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    I hope Northern Star can shed light on that for  us.
    Telegraph Sam

    There are also unknown unknowns - the one's we don't know we don't know
  • masonic
    masonic Posts: 27,293 Forumite
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    edited 22 January at 7:23PM
    Sam, I think you've got your numbers wrong, here's what I get from e-on Next:

    62.64p, not 22.64p!
  • Chrysalis
    Chrysalis Posts: 4,724 Forumite
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    masonic said:
    Sam, I think you've got your numbers wrong, here's what I get from e-on Next:

    62.64p, not 22.64p!

    I guess was too good to be true.
  • Spoonie_Turtle
    Spoonie_Turtle Posts: 10,335 Forumite
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    QrizB said:
    Electric boiler??  There was a poster who lost her Economy 10 with an electric boiler (due to Octopus reassuring her the meter change would be fine and then putting her onto Economy 7) and wasn't allowed onto Cosy - does anyone remember her name to see if she knows about that?
    Yes there was, I'm not imagining it!
    I was looking for her thread earlier, but I couldn't find it easily. I might try again tomorrow when I'm less tired.
    It would be good to know if she still needs help.
    Hello everyone - I’m still here! 🙂  Thanks Spoonie_Turtle for your message, I’ve switched to Octopus Cosy this morning thanks to you.



    Today Spoonie_Turtle messaged me to let me know that Octopus have relaxed their rules on the Cosy tariff and will now include anyone who has an electric boiler.  Disappointed that Octopus didn’t advertise that more openly, but not surprised!  So have switched today in order to have heat and hot food - I have not used any heating this winter, apart from my good old Meaco dehumidifier …

    Great news!  And credit to @QrizB for spotting it in the first place, I hadn't actually looked at the T&Cs for a long time.

    You can of course switch back to Agile when prices calm down again if you wish; Octopus say 30 days between switching smart tariffs but some people find they don't enforce that.  (But either way, 30 days would not be a massive commitment.)
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