wow prepayment electricity.. too much now

borderline

before all these price increase I used to top up £40 and it would last me roughly nearly two months (live alone tiny studio flat)  now those £40 last me about 20 days  , is that about right? how much will it be after the next increase ? it's way too much  

Mstty

borderline said:

before all these price increase I used to top up £40 and it would last me roughly nearly two months (live alone tiny studio flat)  now those £40 last me about 20 days  , is that about right? how much will it be after the next increase ? it's way too much  

Quick fag packet calculation come October £40 will last you 12-13 days. But remember from October your usage will increase over the expensive months Oct-Mar.

You will of course get £400 in energy vouchers to add to your meter to help out with the costs.

borderline

Mstty said:

borderline said:

before all these price increase I used to top up £40 and it would last me roughly nearly two months (live alone tiny studio flat)  now those £40 last me about 20 days  , is that about right? how much will it be after the next increase ? it's way too much  

Quick fag packet calculation come October £40 will last you 12-13 days. But remember from October your usage will increase over the expensive months Oct-Mar.

You will of course get £400 in energy vouchers to add to your meter to help out with the costs.

yeah those vouchers.. don't know how they will work.. I hope they show at the time of topping up because the prepayment meter it's not under my name but a former tenant and I don't want to lose out 

stewie_griffin

You need to contact the supplier and get an account set up in your name. Why didn’t you do this when you moved in? You could have been paying someone else’s debt.

Alnat1

Maybe it's time to get it changed into your own name

Mstty

As far as I am aware they would arrive at the property address but in the previous tenants name.

Definitely change it into your name ASAP but they should still arrive.

wild666

Try turning everything you leave in standby off at the socket, the exceptions being the fridge, freezer and router. Doing this could save you around £5 per week if you turn everything off that's not in use and there are loads of appliances you usually left in standby mode, especially if they are older appliances that are now rated more power hungry than the latest tech. 

Mstty

wild666 said:

Try turning everything you leave in standby off at the socket, the exceptions being the fridge, freezer and router. Doing this could save you around £5 per week if you turn everything off that's not in use and there are loads of appliances you usually left in standby mode, especially if they are older appliances that are now rated more power hungry than the latest tech. 

Sorry wild but the majority won't save 17.5kw per week (£5 at 28.5p per kWh). They will save a reasonable amount but not that much.

This is more like a daily mail energy saving segment headline piece so take with a pinch of salt.

However yes turning things off will save 2-5kW a week and that's being generous for the majority so 59p-£1.40

borderline

stewie_griffin said:

You need to contact the supplier and get an account set up in your name. Why didn’t you do this when you moved in? You could have been paying someone else’s debt.

how can I be paying someone else's debt when it's a pre-payment? I've been living here for over ten years though .. it's just that I always thought why do I need the meter to be under my name when it's not my property and it's not a bill per se.. just a prepayment ?

[Deleted User]

Hi,

it's YOUR bill, you use you pay.

borderline

Mstty said:

As far as I am aware they would arrive at the property address but in the previous tenants name.

Definitely change it into your name ASAP but they should still arrive.

I will open the envelope and take the voucher to the shop .. I guess it should be fine..