Fight on our hands - electricity £100 per week

SkyChild

Ok so if the light is on then it means it's on off-peak?

Mister_G

Yes, it does

SkyChild

Ok, I'll need to try that out at some point. We've switched everything off for the time being

SAC2334

SkyChild said:

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!

You can try Octopus but my friend ended up failing to switch with them . Good as they are I don t think the C.S. understood the THTC meter . EDF were the only one which worked,  ( and that surprised me)  and he only rang the specialist complex meter team .Plus EDF s night rate is cheapest  for your area .

SkyChild

Thanks for the warning

Mstty

Start reading and today's reading. Did you ever supply that? That's key to arguing any usage for a DD forecast.

SkyChild

I didn't get that start reading on here - can't find it. But yes I supplied it to them. 
I've been away over the weekend but my husband's been taking daily readings and it seems relatively low so hoping it was just a blip!

SkyChild

Ok start reading (30th Jan) was apparently 39055 / 74727
and today's is 40717 / 75116
Seem to be going up in reasonably small increments each 24 hours so I think we've sorted it with the off-peak hot water and not using the storage heaters. Hopefully we can save up a chunk before next winter

Mstty

SkyChild said:

Ok start reading (30th Jan) was apparently 39055 / 74727
and today's is 40717 / 75116
Seem to be going up in reasonably small increments each 24 hours so I think we've sorted it with the off-peak hot water and not using the storage heaters. Hopefully we can save up a chunk before next winter

As long as that is what the energy company have and you agree that the base point for negotiating your direct debit then that's a great start. I presume from your first post you still do want to negotiate this payment?

If that is the case I would present to them a use of just over 21kwh a day with a ratio of 80% night and 20% day and suggest the maximum direct debit is set to £200 a month (that is more than enough especially as we move into the summer but will build you a healthy amount for winter if that's what you wish to do)

After a year at that amount you can review with the credit and recalculate.

SAC2334

SkyChild said:

Thanks for the warning

Update on the tariff the  complex meter team at EDF put my friend in Aberdeenshire on . I checked his account and he has been put on Singleheat ( variable ) at only 9.41 p /kwh on the THTC meter and 32.55 p/kwh on the normal meter. It was nt an eco7 tariff which I thought he was on .That is about the lowest night rate in the UK ( from the highest with SSE )
I don t know the live hours that the THTC meter is operational . 

No complaints at all from my friend who is free from his hostage takers at SSE at last