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Avro Simple Energy

stingrayjjj
stingrayjjj Posts: 21 Forumite
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I'm not a complete luddite but could someone help please. I've been on Avro Simple Energy for some time now, two years plus. Just checking via three comparison sites, (here, Confused and Uswitch) they seem to agree that this is the most economic plan, and if I switch I'll pay more. 

Tariff
Simple Energy
Type
Variable
Electric Standing Charge
24.05p per day
Electric Unit Rate
19.64p per kWh
Gas Standing Charge
26.51p per day
Gas Unit Rate
3.31p per kWh

The charges are above. Is this really correct? We live in a large-ish family home , five beds and are four adults. 

thanks for any advice 

Comments

  • QrizB
    QrizB Posts: 21,543 Forumite
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    I'm not in a position to give you any better result than the comparison sites have. Those tariffs look reasonably good to me, given the current state of the energy market.
    Why do you doubt them?
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  • greenguppie
    greenguppie Posts: 173 Forumite
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    edited 15 September 2021 at 6:16PM
    stingrayjjj said:
    I'm not a complete luddite but could someone help please. I've been on Avro Simple Energy for some time now, two years plus. Just checking via three comparison sites, (here, Confused and Uswitch) they seem to agree that this is the most economic plan, and if I switch I'll pay more. 

    Tariff
    Simple Energy
    Type
    Variable
    Electric Standing Charge
    24.05p per day
    Electric Unit Rate
    19.64p per kWh
    Gas Standing Charge
    26.51p per day
    Gas Unit Rate
    3.31p per kWh

    The charges are above. Is this really correct? We live in a large-ish family home , five beds and are four adults. 

    thanks for any advice 
    If you don't switch, you will probablly pay more ;)
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6296956/martins-warning-your-energy-bills-about-to-jump-by-100s-here-are-my-11-need-to-knows

    As you have "been on Avro Simple Energy for some time now, two years plus", shame you didn't secure yourself a fixed tariff earlier. @MSE_Martin and his team have been warning this was coming for months.

    You could have even have been paying more than necessary if this has been ongoing for 2 years.(but that is water under the bridge now)

    Think about signing up to the CEC and receive alerts whenever a cheaper option exists.





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