British Gas Standard variable Supply regions

datlex

On the British gas website you can download the standard variable rates from April https://www.britishgas.co.uk/energy/gas-and-electricity/supply-terms-and-conditions.html.  On the spread sheet it has a number of regions.  It is not necessarily clear what area we fall under, for example where does Yorkshire end and Northern start? Or are supply areas not necessarily geographical.  There is variation between the areas  (snip from direct debit electricity payments).  Does anyone know how you know what supply area you fall under.  I cannot get through to chat to ask them.

Supply area	pence per day	pence per kWh
Eastern	36.112	27.847
East Midlands	42.619	26.311
London Electricity	30.610	28.221
ManWeb	45.315	28.175
Midlands	45.835	26.538
Northern	46.583	25.801
Norweb	40.230	26.686
Scottish Hydro Electric	47.671	26.577
ScottishPower	47.282	26.512
Seeboard	39.676	28.080
Southern Electric	41.328	27.100
SWALEC	45.857	26.942
SWEB	49.167	27.055
Yorkshire	46.216	26.055

MWT

Quick and easy route via this website...

https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/who-is-my-distributor/

Gerry1

MWT said:

Quick and easy route via this website...

https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/who-is-my-distributor/

Unfortunately the SSEN website can be very misleading.  For example, if you submit a London postcode it says you are supplied by UK Power Networks, Eastern England.

You might therefore reasonably conclude that you are in Eastern England and that your new EDF E7 night rate would be 13.91p/kWh.

BONG !  The reality is that you're in the London area and the true rate would be 16.32p/kWh, some 17% higher.

It's usually much easier and more accurate to look at the leftmost two digits in the lower row of the S number on the electricity bill and then look up the area.

MWT

Gerry1 said:

MWT said:

Quick and easy route via this website...

https://www.ssen.co.uk/about-ssen/who-is-my-distributor/

Unfortunately the SSEN website can be very misleading.  For example, if you submit a London postcode it says you are supplied by UL Power Networks, Eastern England.

That's irritating, I did check it before posting, but it probably doesn't help that I really am in the Eastern region

I was looking for a route that didn't require parsing the MPAN, but if that is all there is then so be it...

datlex

I managed to get through to them on the phone.  I am in Northern but could so easily have fallen under another.  Have now used the figures to estimate my yearly usage based on what I used over last three years and set my direct debit accordingly.