Tomato Energy (Electric Only Supplier) - Too Good To Be True ?

Spoonie_Turtle

coupleuk said:

HillStreetBlues said:

 

So my reading with Tomato it's SC 60.35p Unit 20.91p fixed for a year.
I know it's possible Tomato might fold, but if excluding that risk seems like a no-brainer to move, or am I reading the figures wrong?

Do a Quote Request with Tomato and tell it you have a storage battery - your standing charge will come down to 40p

For several hours at night its 5p and for a period during the day its 13p - the rest are around 22p (IIRC)

Unsure if they later check to see if you are drawing energy during the night to charge your battery - I will wait and see with mine.

I go live at the weekend.

I wouldn't recommend committing fraud, which is what that could be if you signed up on that basis without having a battery - would depend on what the T&Cs are, whether the contract requires you to have a battery to be on that tariff.

lohr500

It looks like the FB Group is as responsive as TE!!! I have also been waiting since yesterday morning to be accepted.

Reed_Richards

Reed_Richards said:

I'm on an EV tariff with Eon Next but my meter only records data on one register.  Eon Next seem to generate statements at random intervals.  I strongly suspect this just happens when somebody gets around to doing it, whereupon they take my half hourly data and feed it into the bill calculating computer.  

And for what it's worth, they follow the clocks so the cheap period is Midnight to 07:00 throughout the year.

HillStreetBlues

Spoonie_Turtle said:

coupleuk said:

HillStreetBlues said:

 

So my reading with Tomato it's SC 60.35p Unit 20.91p fixed for a year.
I know it's possible Tomato might fold, but if excluding that risk seems like a no-brainer to move, or am I reading the figures wrong?

Do a Quote Request with Tomato and tell it you have a storage battery - your standing charge will come down to 40p

For several hours at night its 5p and for a period during the day its 13p - the rest are around 22p (IIRC)

Unsure if they later check to see if you are drawing energy during the night to charge your battery - I will wait and see with mine.

I go live at the weekend.

I wouldn't recommend committing fraud, which is what that could be if you signed up on that basis without having a battery - would depend on what the T&Cs are, whether the contract requires you to have a battery to be on that tariff.

I haven't a smart meter, not that I would have done it if I had one.

Spoonie_Turtle

HillStreetBlues said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

coupleuk said:

HillStreetBlues said:

 

So my reading with Tomato it's SC 60.35p Unit 20.91p fixed for a year.
I know it's possible Tomato might fold, but if excluding that risk seems like a no-brainer to move, or am I reading the figures wrong?

Do a Quote Request with Tomato and tell it you have a storage battery - your standing charge will come down to 40p

For several hours at night its 5p and for a period during the day its 13p - the rest are around 22p (IIRC)

Unsure if they later check to see if you are drawing energy during the night to charge your battery - I will wait and see with mine.

I go live at the weekend.

I wouldn't recommend committing fraud, which is what that could be if you signed up on that basis without having a battery - would depend on what the T&Cs are, whether the contract requires you to have a battery to be on that tariff.

I haven't a smart meter, not that I would have done it if I had one.

Oh no I wasn't even thinking you might, but I see how it came across, sorry.  I genuinely meant, I wouldn't be making a recommendation to do it, as the other commenter did.

coupleuk

Spoonie_Turtle said:

coupleuk said:

HillStreetBlues said:

 

So my reading with Tomato it's SC 60.35p Unit 20.91p fixed for a year.
I know it's possible Tomato might fold, but if excluding that risk seems like a no-brainer to move, or am I reading the figures wrong?

Do a Quote Request with Tomato and tell it you have a storage battery - your standing charge will come down to 40p

For several hours at night its 5p and for a period during the day its 13p - the rest are around 22p (IIRC)

Unsure if they later check to see if you are drawing energy during the night to charge your battery - I will wait and see with mine.

I go live at the weekend.

I wouldn't recommend committing fraud, which is what that could be if you signed up on that basis without having a battery - would depend on what the T&Cs are, whether the contract requires you to have a battery to be on that tariff.

A user may have a battery but the charge from utility company not required as the solar panels do it.

Or, the user may be planning a battery installation

Etc etc

Either one would be reasonable but not actually interact with the supplier as the tariff would imply

HillStreetBlues

Anyone know how quickly the first DD is taken?

MP1995

Do they allow whole bill monthly variable Direct Debit?

lohr500

MP1995 said:

Do they allow whole bill monthly variable Direct Debit?

Their billing arrangements are explained on their website.

MP1995

lohr500 said:

MP1995 said:

Do they allow whole bill monthly variable Direct Debit?

Their billing arrangements are explained on their website.

I was looking for a yes or no from those that are with tomato and have set it up and any pitfalls or if its not possible.(I couldn't find it easily on the website hence asking, probably just me)

This thread is all about tomato so thought it was a valid question I and others might want to know and any pitfalls setting it up with them if they do offer it.

I see this thread as a go to for future potential customers and they can read about the good and the bad.

I am running the numbers for out heatpump and 4kwh battery storage/solar project (not connected to house but used to run the tumble dryer, gym and office heat and outside cooking etc.)

We pay variable DD either Octopus but that has recently failed they don't take any money or bill at the moment so something has gone wrong so any responses form others that have been with them for a while woukd be handy.