It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

joedenise

Nothing from EDF either!  DD was taken yesterday.

YoungBlueEyes

Rosa_Damascena said:

<snip>  It is in fact blood money.

I think that's too far, it is not blood money. Hyperbole doesn't help anyone.

YoungBlueEyes

I agree @arnoldy. I remember watching a prog a few years ago - can't think of the name or which channel it was on - but they were testing potions and lotions in a lab to determine efficacy and differences.  The only one that I remember was the shampoo testing.  All shampoos are the same, the only one that was chemically different was the shampoo for coloured hair, and specifically the purple stuff for dyed-blonde hair. The others were all the same.

Siebrie

The Netherlands' main conserve producer (tinned and glassed fruit and veg) will stop production for 6 weeks soon. There will not be a shortage, but they will stop their factory to clamp down on the energy part of their prices.

Nargleblast

Shell Energy have kept my DD the same and added the government discount to my credit balance. I am now over £500 in credit. My bills run mid month to mid month, so I won't know until mid November what a month at the new prices looks like. They suggest I increase my DD from £200 to £304. I think not.

Looking carefully at the latest bill dated mid September, it states they do not have a full year of data to be able to accurately predict my usage based on last year. In that case they have used their magic formula - my house size, my postcode and the time of year! In other words, they have based their estimates on nothing to do with the way I actually use energy at all.

Lesson - If you have been with your supplier for less than a year, take their estimates with a pinch of salt. If you have a credit balance, sit tight and refuse to increase your DD until you feel it is the right thing to do. You might find next month they're telling you to increase it by a lower amount, or even leave it the same. Just monitor your usage and watch and wait.

LaineyT

Bulb have decreased my DD from £95.42 to £43.43 after adding the £66 to my account which is now in credit by £197.
Will monitor for the next two months to see how usage goes now we are into the colder months.

dreaming

OVO Energy have credited the £66 to my account, along with interest for being in credit (as a long-standing customer I get 5% ) so with my direct debit paid on the 1st (3rd this month due to weekend) I am actually increasing my balance at the moment. The new suggested DD is £18 per month as I am a low user as I have solar panels and am very mindful of using power anyway. I haven't had the gas central heating on yet except to test it as I hate to be too hot but know that usage will increase over winter especially as I am due to have a couple of operations after which I can see I probably will just be resting/watching tv and may feel the cold a bit more then. So at the moment I will leave the DD as it is and see what transpires over the next few months.

Florenceem

Our SA Officers are on a short retreat this week so I thought events would be cancelled and looked forward to a day off today. Some events are taking place today but I am sticking to my day off. 
Sunny here - no heating on yesterday or the day before.

basketcase

CKhalvashi said:

linz said:

Those people with Shell Energy it looks like theyve added the £67 to accounts. Just noticed the credit in my account has gone up by about that figure since I did the meter reading on 29th Sept

Yes, £66 has gone to ours, balance is now £92 in credit.

Has your direct debit gone out yet? Has it been reduced by the £66?

I've also had the money put into my account.  The DD went out today and was for the normal amount.

I'm considerably in credit (something around £400 after this month's bill's been calculated) but they're still telling me to raise my DD or pay a once-off payment of c £136 so I won't go into debt.

basketcase

Nargleblast said:

Shell Energy have kept my DD the same and added the government discount to my credit balance. I am now over £500 in credit. My bills run mid month to mid month, so I won't know until mid November what a month at the new prices looks like. They suggest I increase my DD from £200 to £304. I think not.

Looking carefully at the latest bill dated mid September, it states they do not have a full year of data to be able to accurately predict my usage based on last year. In that case they have used their magic formula - my house size, my postcode and the time of year! In other words, they have based their estimates on nothing to do with the way I actually use energy at all.

Lesson - If you have been with your supplier for less than a year, take their estimates with a pinch of salt. If you have a credit balance, sit tight and refuse to increase your DD until you feel it is the right thing to do. You might find next month they're telling you to increase it by a lower amount, or even leave it the same. Just monitor your usage and watch and wait.

An almost identical situation to mine, though my bills run 6th-5th.

I think they also based their earlier estimates on the fact that, when I was moved to them from Pure Energy, it took them so long to sort it out that my entire usage from Oct  to April was lumped in April.  So I assume that'd send their estimates out somewhat.

That may well explain why, in the early days, I noticed that I'd been advised to up it to nearly double (going into summer!) then was told to increase by c £50 round the time of the first rise, but by the time I logged on again a few hours later, the amount had changed again!

In fairness, a couple of months ago they did say I could drop it - but that was just as it was announced that the charges were going to rocket.  Now it's recommended I change it to £223, taking into account the £66 and, by the look of it, my credit!

Like you, I think not...