On GEUK (Now 100Green). SVT seems good, or am I missing something?

wibbler

QrizB said:

Do 100Green still offer their Tide four-rate time-of-use tariff? I see that it isn't available to new customers, but can you get it as an existing one?

I'm not offered it, no.

markin

Perfect case for going big on solar and the money better spent than paying a premium to GEUK.

Unless you all are up all night baking i cant see a reason to be on E7 What is the day/night yearly readings?

Spoonie_Turtle

wibbler said:

My thought process - as we work and live at home doing the day, there's no point for us in the Eco7 offerings from Octopus. So, the remaining choice is between Fixed (Octopus) and Variable (maybe 100Green as no exit penalty).

Octopus Flexible (their standard variable tariff) is lower cost than 100Green's variable.  And no penalties for switching away should you wish to.

In the interests of balance, most other suppliers will have similar variable tariffs (the few Green suppliers exempt from the price cap are more expensive than everyone else), although Octopus' standing charge is marginally lower than the rest.

If you do decide to switch to Octopus, make sure to get hold of a referral code which gives you and the referrer £50 credit each.  And if you decided to switch to another supplier, check whether they do referral codes too.

wibbler

Thanks for the advice! So maybe the best option is to switch to Octopus variable, and see where we are in January. Thanks!

BUFF

QrizB said:

wibbler said:

I will automatically switch to 100Green's Sparkling SVT at the end of this month. As far as I can see, it's better than I have now (GEUK's Sparkling Fixed) and better than Octopus etc. Here's what I have now, compared with the SVT and new Fixed they are offering. Would love to know people's thoughts on whether this is a good deal, whether I should go Fixed or SVT, and if it compares well to other providers. Thanks!

As others have said, if you value 100Green's eco credentials then the SVT is slightly cheaper but the fix gives you price stability.

the last email that I had from 100Green said for electricity only on Sparkling Variable Tariff "can guarantee there will be no increases throughout the winter months." (So gas could still vary.)

wibbler

BUFF said:

the last email that I had from 100Green said for electricity only on Sparkling Variable Tariff "can guarantee there will be no increases throughout the winter months." (So gas could still vary.)

Are you staying with 100Green?

BUFF

I am pondering it atm. Luckily I am a low user of both electricity & gas (especially when not yet in heating season).
I would probably be prepared to pay the relatively small % increase in electricity costs for the "green-ness"  but the % difference to available other gas prices is quite substantial (albeit I appreciate that their requirement for purchase is all biogas derived rather than from oil drilling/petrochemicals etc.) so I suspect that I will shift.
Shame that they won't let you split supplies, it's all or nothing afaik (& other suppliers like Octopus don't offer gas only). Otherwise they have imo been a decent supplier (in terms of cs etc. better than BG, EDF)

markin

Should you be on E7  ?  Again i really don't think you should be unless your wife runs the dish washer 5 times over night and sleeps all day.


It seems you were with octopus in May 2022 and worried about a £3104 bill, How you ended up with a premium green company boggles my mind!

All summer you could have been on Octopus Tracker and made very good savings.

Tomorrows Tracker prices.
https://mysmartenergy.uk/Tracker/North-West-England

bristolleedsfan

BUFF said:

(& other suppliers like Octopus don't offer gas only). 

Octopus do offer gas only switches albeit not via a link, need to contact them directly, a few have reported success by phone, twitter message certainly a good method of communication for that, if more than 12 months since you left Octopus would get £50 each refer a friend again, often when they initiate switches manually they require more info relating to friend that just a code.