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Deleted_User said:

As I suspected, in retrospect, per my later reply to @bristolleedsfan . The recent licences are primarily for generation, rather than supply. 

It looks like the last supply applications were electricity and gas for Alaska Energy Ltd on 19th October 2021, and I can’t see that they were ever actually granted.

I suspect they were applications from our friend with the penchant for company names referencing American states…

Bear in mind that the granting of a supply licence may not result in a new energy offer to consumers. Zog Energy was awarded an electricity supply licence on the 4th September 2017 and to my knowledge it never supplied a kWh of electricity.

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Bit of an own goal by Ovo/SSE. Tips for keeping warm if you can’t afford heating. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59946622 

Sea_Shell

Deleted_User said:

Bit of an own goal by Ovo/SSE. Tips for keeping warm if you can’t afford heating. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59946622 

That's the problem with "money saving tips".     They are useful to people who aren't already doing all those things, as it could help them reduce the impact of higher prices, but at the same time, for those who are already doing all those AND already going further in many cases, it just feels like a kick in the teeth.

The tips are valid tips.  But we're in an era of sensitivity now.

GingerTim

Deleted_User said:

Bit of an own goal by Ovo/SSE. Tips for keeping warm if you can’t afford heating. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59946622 

All a bit Viz ‘Top Tips’.

meinnit

Deleted_User said:

Bit of an own goal by Ovo/SSE. Tips for keeping warm if you can’t afford heating. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59946622 

Some great tips there!

tghe-retford

Sea_Shell said:

Deleted_User said:

Bit of an own goal by Ovo/SSE. Tips for keeping warm if you can’t afford heating. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59946622 

That's the problem with "money saving tips".     They are useful to people who aren't already doing all those things, as it could help them reduce the impact of higher prices, but at the same time, for those who are already doing all those AND already going further in many cases, it just feels like a kick in the teeth.

The tips are valid tips.  But we're in an era of sensitivity now.

The problem is, in our modern society, everything you say and do now must be sanitised down to complete safety and be inoffensive and equal for everyone. Sadly life isn't like that. And with the energy price hikes looking more like to me, a layman admittedly, a correction rather than a blip, they are tips that more and more of us will have to take heed of, whether we find them offensive or not.

Sea_Shell

wittynamegoeshere said:

How would opening your oven door after use keep you warmer?  Keep it shut and the heat will leak out eventually anyway, but minus the damp and cooking smells.  in fact it would be more like a storage heater, it would give its heat out for longer.

Beside the sensitivity issue, I'd suggest many of the tips were rubbish anyway.

The email I got from Eon Next just before Christmas was far more idiotic, honestly I'd say whoever wrote it was drunk.

The heat from the oven will be lost to the house eventually.    So it's either slowly into the adjoining cupboards or quickly into the room.   The suggestion is that you'd feel more benefit from the quickly approach, rather than slower.

But at the end of day, that heat will eventually escape one way or the other.

savers_united

With energy saving its never a one size fits all, some good tips there but people always want to get fed, very few do their own research. 

A good example LED light bulbs, they have come down in price but still more expensive than halogen type bulbs. I have 6 halogen 50w bulbs in the attic room, when they are all on its 300w, the equivalent LED would be around 30w. But when I last did the calculation on paying out £18 to replace perfectly good working bulbs, that get used no more than 30 hours a year (table lamp used most of the time) I would be saving £1.30 a year. A 15 year payback at my current rate, and would lose the welcome benefit of the heat they produce during the winter months. 

So you need to do your own research and calcs, other rooms in the house LEDs have paid for themselves in little more than 12 months. 

Verdigris

I "trickle down" CFLs to places where the lights burn for very little time and use LEDs in high use areas. The only filament bulbs are in the fridge and oven.

savers_united

Today the latest energy chief to come out about rising energy prices and what to do, Chris O'Shea on Centrica predicts prices will remain high for another 18 to 24 months, he has not said they will keep rising just don't expect them to fall back anytime soon, do you trust an energy chief? Keeping prices high benefits their generation side and getting people to fix and lock in longer term and move away from the SVT is also in their interest. 

He has also suggested deterring the costs of failed suppliers and associated costs for SOLR, a removal of Vat & Green Levies from bills. Combined this would half the expected increase in April to the cap. 

Personally I am not a fan of removing the 5% vat completely as it gives everyone a price cut, yes even those who don't have any problem now or in the future paying their bills, but takes much needed tax revenue from the coffers.

Then you have all those at different stages on different tariffs, there are some who are on a good fixed deal for another year or so who fixed prior to these big increases, a 5% cut for them would be like christmas coming early, why do they need a cut on an already decent rate.

If they are going to cut vat on energy bills then at least make it so that only the Ofgem price capped tariff benefits or only tariffs after a certain date that will face the biggest increases, just don't see the benefit of removing vat from a fix taken a year ago. 

No mention of the windfall tax. Surprise Surprise. 

No one yet has mentioned the non means tested winter fuel allowance, not to upset the grey vote I guess but if this was means tested surely there could be extra support for those pensioners / families most in need without any extra cost to the treasury by diverting the allowance away from those who simply do not need it. Appreciate this would take longer to implement but it seems crazy that a millionaire gets this when so many are going to struggle.