Best cheap energy provider of renewables?

willfuse

Hey!

I'm keen to hear people's experience of renewable energy providers (Octopus, etc).  I'm thinking of switching and especially want to understand the app features (can you split bills, do flexible financing etc.)

Thanks!

[Deleted User]

There are only 3 Ofgem-approved renewable energy providers in the UK.

‘Clean power suppliers Good Energy, Ecotricity and Green Energy UK have been awarded permanent derogations from Ofgem's price cap by the regulator’

The rest may buy some energy from renewable sources but not all. Some is bought under REGO arrangements.

What we all get through our wires and pipes in a mix of what goes into the Grid.

FWiW, I can recommend Octopus. The App is excellent particularly if you are a smart-metered home. Bills are monthly for smart metered customers - gas and electricity charges are combined into a single bill. You can top up your credit balance at anytime. 

BUFF

I have been with GE UK since last August.
As a new customer you will go onto variable DD (you can apparently go onto a fixed DD after 6 months) paid, of course, in arrears of use.  
They don't have the flashiest of websites or apps but they answer the phone remarkably quickly ...
On the whole they remind me quite a lot of the much missed Zog Energy - basic but reliable & their bills are understandable.

gbhxu

Sorry, once the generated electricity is in the grid, it's all the same

barker77

There is the co op with their community tariff too https://energy.yourcoop.coop/community-power/ although you cannot currently sign up to that sadly . I’m holding out that will be available again as I must admit I’m not that keen to move to GE - not sure why though! 

pochase

Coop is using Octopus and Octopus is not an approved renewable energy supplier.

markin

You can buy a share of a wind turbine or now a solar farm from Ripple, Pay back on your power bills seems to be around 8 years.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6177271/ripple-energy-wind-farm/p62

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OV_diBtXC4

barker77

pochase said:

Coop is using Octopus and Octopus is not an approved renewable energy supplier.

Technically true but as you can see co op buy electric direct from PPA so that bit is fully green… 

Qyburn

I don't see how any supplier can claim 100% renewable. Even if they only contract with renewable generators that doesn't increase the amount of renewable energy generated.

barker77

I believe it does though. If more power bought power or sought to buy from tariffs that were directly PPA backed etc then this would have a real difference 

BUFF

Surely as long as they contract at least enough to deal with their own needs plus a small bit extra for variability in demand (which if unused by their own customers they can sell on) they can ? e.g. GE UK requirements are not going to be anything like the needs of BG, EDF et.