Economy 7 smart meter. Solar panels SEG. British gas.

Phones4Chris

EssexHebridean said:

Phones4Chris said:

QrizB said:

Phones4Chris said:

QrizB said:

Phones4Chris said:

QrizB said:

Using electricity that you could sell for 10p/kWh to heat water that you could heat with gas for 4p/kWh doesn't sound very money-saving to me.

Let's say that you divert 1000kWh/yr that way. You'll have saved £40 on your gas bill but will have lost £100 of export in doing so.

Do you live in cloud cuckoo land, gas for 4p/kWh?

@Phones4Chris I'm paying that now on a capped variable tariff.

How much are you paying, and why?

In the context of the current energy crisis, 4p/kWh will be/become pie in the sky for the majority of users, especially from April, and it consequently detracts somewhat from the rest of your post. Aren't you the lucky one then being on a capped variable tariff

I'm not sure it takes luck to be on a capped variable tariff. Most people reading this message are on them.

I'll ask again, how much are you paying, and why?

"it consequently detracts somewhat from the rest of your post"

Would you rather I'd written:

Using electricity that you could sell for 15p/kWh to heat water that you could heat with gas for 4p/kWh (now) or 7p/kWh (from April) doesn't sound very money-saving to me.

Begging your pardon, the boot is on the other foot here. You original comments were in relation to @ProDave 's post about his setup and the way he uses energy and not bothering with SEG. I assume from the way you've commented you have a solar installation, so let's assume your current tariff is just expiring. So without inventing figures, what tariff can you sign up to before the end of March that give these fantastic figures, because this is the situation most with solar installations and expiring tariffs could find themselves in right now.

Or, alternately, you could just explain to us all why you're paying so much more than those of us on capped tariffs right now, when in fact ANYONE could have gone onto a capped tariff at any stage - as QrizB says, it's nothing to do with luck! 

If you're stuck on a fix that was taken out perhaps because an energy company convinced you you "should", is it still going to be more expensive after April? If so have you done the sums regarding paying any exit fees and moving to SVR? If you're with Ecotricity or another of the uncapped "super-green" providers then presumably that was a moral choice you made - if so it would be a little unreasonable to have a chip on your shoulder about others paying less per unit as a result! 

I didn't say I was "paying so much more than those of us on capped tariffs", nor have I got a chip on my shoulder, you've made an incorrect assumption. Go and read what I actually said. Now, IF you aren't currently on a fixed/capped tariff and/or if your current tariff is ending now you will NOT find a deal of the sort @QrizB was alluding to. If there is one, post the details, because otherwise it makes the original comment look stupid. There's no point whatsoever in talking about deals people are currently on that will expire soon when the figures being talked about cannot be achieved. Oh, and FYI @ProDave did say, he has NO GAS, which makes the comments in response to his post look even more silly. ENDOF.