Would a new supplier be best?

sultan123

Just come to end of 12 month fixed tariff. Considering July price cap wondering whether I should go with the following octopus offering:

Electricity Unit price - 27.93p Standing charge - 49.94p

Gas Unit price - 6.96p Standing charge - 31.38p

Annual usage electric is 1256 and gas is 10,030. combi boiler.

This is the variable tariff but these still seem higher than other suppliers.

Please advice.

WiserMiser

Use a few accredited price comparison websites to do the number crunching.

• Energylinx
• The Energy Shop
• Money Supermarket
• My Utility Genius
• Simply Switch
• Switch Gas and Electric
• Quotezone
• Unravel It
• Uswitch

Also consider the 'Which?' ratings.

And then consult your crystal ball as to whether prices will rise or fall.

sultan123

WiserMiser said:

Use a few accredited price comparison websites to do the number crunching.

• Energylinx
• The Energy Shop
• Money Supermarket
• My Utility Genius
• Simply Switch
• Switch Gas and Electric
• Quotezone
• Unravel It
• Uswitch

Also consider the 'Which?' ratings.

And then consult your crystal ball as to whether prices will rise or fall.

Thanks but are octopus best for customer service?

QrizB

sultan123 said:

Thanks but are octopus best for customer service?

They were once. These days it's debatable.

WiserMiser

sultan123 said:

WiserMiser said:

Use a few accredited price comparison websites to do the number crunching.

• Energylinx
• The Energy Shop
• Money Supermarket
• My Utility Genius
• Simply Switch
• Switch Gas and Electric
• Quotezone
• Unravel It
• Uswitch

Also consider the 'Which?' ratings.

And then consult your crystal ball as to whether prices will rise or fall.

Thanks but are octopus best for customer service?

I've found them very good: easy to reach on the phone, good agents are easy to understand, and the app is brilliant.  However, others have reported that they've wobbled a bit recently, and their attempts to use AI with emails seem to have backfired.

But still a million times better than the likes of British Gas etc.

On-the-coast

Why wouldn’t you go with the octopus fixed rate tariff?  Lower price and zero penalty to exit. What’s the point of comparing the variable rates?