Fight on our hands - electricity £100 per week

markin

What are your actual rates currently?

And have you worked out what tarrif E7, E10, or the complex?

SkyChild

Still don't have the move-in date one (think it's on my husband's phone somewhere, will get him to check)

Yesterday (24 April)
40630
75084

As for tariff we aren't on E7 or E10 - it says "Standard THTC" which, from previous discussion, is an outdated Scotland-only meant to be cheaper off-peak tariff. But again, SSE won't update our meter and won't change us to any other tariff, so again we are somewhat stuck.

SkyChild

markin said:

What are your actual rates currently?

And have you worked out what tarrif E7, E10, or the complex?

SSE website now won't let me download my bills onto phone so I don't know rates currently. Again, I can check and post when I get home tonight. I know we are paying 2 standing charges though, one for each meter. 

SAC2334

SkyChild said:

Still don't have the move-in date one (think it's on my husband's phone somewhere, will get him to check)

Yesterday (24 April)
40630
75084

As for tariff we aren't on E7 or E10 - it says "Standard THTC" which, from previous discussion, is an outdated Scotland-only meant to be cheaper off-peak tariff. But again, SSE won't update our meter and won't change us to any other tariff, so again we are somewhat stuck.

THTC is still current and its  variable in how many hours the meter is switched on and  live .Can be as much as 12 hrs in mid winter . Its switched on and off  by RadioTeleswitch .

 You will only know when its live either by checking if the night storage heater indicator light ( i presume it has one ) or by a look at the meter which should show if the night rate is active in some way. Digital meters will default to pulsing on and off or showing some sort of digital indicator , and should show a small red light which flashes on use and is solid when not  .Analogues will only show its active and in use by the rotating barrel .

My friend in Aberdeenshire who moved from being a hostage of SSE on his THTC ( Total Heat Total Control )  heating rates are now at 10 p a kwh after switching to EDF. He phoned their specialist complex meter team. Hes overjoyed at the huge drop in heating costs from SSE s rates

SkyChild

On my to-do list this week to get in touch with EDF and Octopus and see what's going to work best for us.
The meter's well above head height in a tiny cupboard, I can only get readings at all by wobbling atop a ladder with my phone above my head so I've ever noticed a indicator light!

EssexHebridean

If you want half decent customer service then bypass EDF - albeit you will pay a little more with Octopus most likely, for me it's a price worth paying! Remember also to get a referral code form a friend or relative if you join Octopus as this will gain both of you £50 bill credit. 

SkyChild

My cousin is an Octopus fan and I have his referral code
Thanks for the warning

Gerry1

The indicator light would be on the fused spur supplying the storage heater, not on the meter.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

something like this.

Mister_G

Probably more like something like this, as you wouldn't normally fuse a storage heater as each circuit has its own MCB back at the fuseboard.