Fuse Energy, anybody with them?

The_Green_Hornet

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82076077#Comment_82076077

To answer your questions:

1. You can have both electricity and gas
2. They have a website as well as an app
3. They only offer variable DD
4. They do a credit check. It seems a deposit is only required if they deem you uncreditworthy.

Patr100

My gas only (as I recently fixed electricity longer with EDF) switch is complete now. Initiated Sunday, done by early Tuesday morning,

I'm only using the website.

Now switch done no incorrect reference to me being a renter rather than an owner showing so for now no need to follow up unless it pops up again somewhere.

Otherwise satisfied with a quick move.

Sea_Shell

Thanks everyone.

Sounds good.

Happy with variable DD, credit check and even a deposit if needed.

Sea_Shell

Right… buttons clicked, switch initiated. No deposit requested.

Dual fuel, July V8 (15 month fix)

£85 a year more expensive than our current Octopus fix (ending 1/9/26)…it was nice whilst it lasted.

But…£132 cheaper than Octopus' best new fix options.

Sorry Octopus…but adios.

Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.

gpman

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82076077#Comment_82076077

Fuse Energy started out only supplying electricity. But they also supply gas nowadays. In fact they are one of the few suppliers that offer a gas only tariff if so desired (ignoring those suppliers who it may be able to sometimes negotiate a gas only supply from) . You probably need to apply direct for a gas only tariff, as I'm not aware of any third party sites that that cater for that option currently.

(ETA: The MSE Cheap Energy Club does cater for gas only tariffs. Thanks to @Patr100 for the reminder. Still worth checking direct with Fuse as they may offer an even cheaper tariff than those shown on the CEC)

Fuse are a digital supplier, so there is no one you can call to speak to. All discussions are via chat, email, etc. Again, they were originally app only, but nowadays offer online access too (which effectively replicates the app, so even if you do not want to use a smart phone or tablet, you may need to get used to navigating around the online access unless you are familiar with how apps operate)

When you join Fuse, to will initially be put on the variable DD payment method, but nowadays once onboard you can request a fixed monthly DD payment method if that is what you prefer (most posts on this forum appear to recommend moving from a fixed monthly payment to variable, but that does require careful financial budgetting to ensure you can fund the expensive winter bills)

As with all suppliers offering credit, you will be credit checked. As with all suppliers, credit will only be offered to those passing that credit assessment. As with all suppliers, borderline cases may be offered credit subject to a security deposit. It does seem Fuse may set their acceptance levels slightly higher than some other suppliers (one way they keep their prices low is to try their best to ensure everyone pays for their own usage … and only their own usage). Anecdotally I can say I was not asked for any security deposit, and there are other posters on here who have reported similar

(However I was totally refused supply by Octopus, they were not even prepared to supply with the safeguard of a security deposit. Managed to sort that out with them eventually by phone. I also had a mortgage approved in principle based upon a soft credit check just after that, so nothing adverse on my CRA files according to that lender. Go figure.)

All Fuse tariffs are available direct from them, so well worth checking their own website for what is available, as uSwitch may not include details of an exclusive tariff not available through uSwitch. Fuse often have exclusive tariffs on offer. Then you will see all the options you really have from Fuse. Of course, you will not get any possible cashback going direct, so if you do see something of interest, do your own research to see if there is a possibility of cashback on that tariff via a third party site. Also worth stating, as you will discover going direct, Fuse are happy for you to mix & match your different fuel tariffs. They even indicate to you if that is the cheaper option for you. Similarly. they will show you (and so allow you) if a single rate electricity tariff would be cheaper for you even if you have a 2-rate, E7 meter.

All this type of flexibility is unfortunately not usually shown on (or available from) third party comparison sites

missile

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82076077#Comment_82076077

I have electricity ang gas

No deposit or credit check for my switch from EDF

You can have fixed or variable DD

I can access account on my PC.

Patr100

You probably need to apply direct for a gas only tariff, as I'm not aware of any third party sites that that cater for that option currently.

I switched to gas only via MSE energy club.

gpman

Just a couple of points I wanted to clarify based upon some comments I see posted here.

1. I'm not sure I was ever credit checked. I simply went via the Fuse T&Cs which say they may credit check applicants and I agreed to those terms.
2. What I previously referred to as a security deposit was incorrect. It is actually a prepayment on account. The amount gets added to your account and is used to fund future bills. How that assists Fuse, I'm not too sure. Perhaps they use it to buy some time for those they are not confident about, and so they can check CRA again in say 3 months time to see if the situation has changed. That could be an important distinction as customers credit is protected in the event a supplier fails but I read some worrying posts on here previously about the lack of protection regarding 'security deposits', although I've not verified those posts.

Good to now see a few more posts who, like me, were not asked for any form of down payment, to add a bit of balance to this forum. 😊

gpman

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82077044#Comment_82077044

Thanks, I've now added this possibility to my earlier post 😊

bristolleedsfan

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82077044#Comment_82077044

Moneysupermarket offer Gas only comparison, top result for me - Fuse Energy July 2026 Fixed (13m) V12

Standing charge	14.99p per day
Unit rate	7.45p per kWh

( V13 currently promoted below)

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/are-there-any-cheap-fixed-energy-deals-currently-worth-it/