My energy bill going up by over 100%

QrizB

Jedigirl70 said:

Verdigris said:

The SVT is far cheaper than that tariff.

There are no standard variable rate tarrifs on offer 

Yes there are. Read the replies.

EssexHebridean

Jedigirl - think about it as if you were going down a ski-slope. it just keeps going on and on and a short distance ahead of you the colour of the surface changes from blue (your current fixed rate) to green (the standard variable tariff that is the default)....but your energy provider has offered you the chance of paying a bit more money than you need to and is giving you a ski-lift to grab hold of if you'd like to take that option. If you choose to not grab hold of that ski-lift, then all that happens is you transition smoothly from the blue surface (your fix) to the green one (the SVR). You don't have to do ANYTHING apart from not grabbing hold of the ski-lift. Your costs will still increase, but not by as much as if you took the ski-lift option.

Jedigirl70

Thanks for all the replies and advice - very helpful. Sorry for the repeated comment on  there being no SVT - my mobile wasn't updating my replies. 

400ixl

Have a read of this: https://www.scottishpower.co.uk/blog/price-cap

Especially the line which says "If you’re on one of our fixed price tariffs, your prices will be protected for the duration of your tariff. Once your tariff comes to an end, you’ll move to our default tariff unless you choose another of our fixed price tariffs or switch supplier."

So as people have said if you do nothing you will move to their standard tariff.

wild666

Jedigirl70 said:

I am a below average energy user. Annual bill around £1150 or around £80 a month for duel fuel with Scottish Power. If the price increase is 54% or around £700 a year why is my new tarrif set at £185 a month? Over double what I pay now… and an annual increase of £1200. Can anyone explain? I’m out of the house for around 12 hours a day as well! 

The only way to decrease energy usage is to turn off everything that's not in use, the exceptions being the fridge, freezer and router, do you really want multiple items in a room telling you the time i.e. the microwave and cooker or a STB. Unplug charging leads when the item has finished charging the appliance. The kids might not like the Xbox or PS5 being turned off at the socket  but they will get used to it eventually. Turn down the thermostat to between 18 & 20 degrees and lower the combi boiler settings to 50 degrees for hot water and 55 degrees for heating, personally I put mine to 50 degrees.  

Carrot007

wild666 said:

The only way to decrease energy usage is to turn off everything that's not in use, the exceptions being the fridge, freezer and router, do you really want multiple items in a room telling you the time i.e. the microwave and cooker or a STB. Unplug charging leads when the item has finished charging the appliance. The kids might not like the Xbox or PS5 being turned off at the socket  but they will get used to it eventually.

OK so that's £20 a year saved. Feel free to be that person but I won't.

wild666 said:

Turn down the thermostat to between 18 & 20 degrees and lower the combi boiler settings to 50 degrees for hot water and 55 degrees for heating, personally I put mine to 50 degrees.  

Thermostat will indeed have saving if you can tolerate the lowering. Hot water is not going to do anything except chage the mix of hot/cold you use, so will not save anything.

Oh you said boiler setting so do not mean you thermostat? In that case you have just made you home heat slower and less efficient so costs more. So fails all round.

Jedigirl70

wild666 said:

Jedigirl70 said:

I am a below average energy user. Annual bill around £1150 or around £80 a month for duel fuel with Scottish Power. If the price increase is 54% or around £700 a year why is my new tarrif set at £185 a month? Over double what I pay now… and an annual increase of £1200. Can anyone explain? I’m out of the house for around 12 hours a day as well! 

The only way to decrease energy usage is to turn off everything that's not in use, the exceptions being the fridge, freezer and router, do you really want multiple items in a room telling you the time i.e. the microwave and cooker or a STB. Unplug charging leads when the item has finished charging the appliance. The kids might not like the Xbox or PS5 being turned off at the socket  but they will get used to it eventually. Turn down the thermostat to between 18 & 20 degrees and lower the combi boiler settings to 50 degrees for hot water and 55 degrees for heating, personally I put mine to 50 degrees.  

Pretty much already done that. Haven’t had the heating on at all. Hot water half an hour morning in and evening…. 

BUFF

Carrot007 said:

Oh you said boiler setting so do not mean you thermostat? In that case you have just made you home heat slower and less efficient so costs more. So fails all round.

wild666 mentioned both thermostat & boiler flow settings. If it's a condensing boiler then turning down the flow/return temp will slow down the rate at which the house heats but the boiler efficiency will go up (albeit by only a few %) so cost less to run .

Carrot007

BUFF said:

Carrot007 said:

Oh you said boiler setting so do not mean you thermostat? In that case you have just made you home heat slower and less efficient so costs more. So fails all round.

If it's a condensing boiler then turning down the flow/return temp will slow down the rate at which the house heats but the boiler efficiency will go up (albeit by only a few %) so cost less to run .

Which would be diffent form turning it down blindly as indicanted. It would be turning it down as it was set wrong. No reason was given.

badmemory

Watch Martin's lips move - do nothing.  Watch his TV programme & he will say again do nothing.  Do not accept a fix -  you do not have to accept an SVR it is what you go on if you don't.  They are bouond to try to get you to accept a fix as that way they will get more cash out of you.  Again  DO NOTHING.